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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:Phantom FG.1
    Last Military Serial:XV571 RAF
    Construction Number:3020/9325
    Compressed ID:McDonnell Phantom FG.1 sn XV571 RAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:43 SQN, RAF Leuchars

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Phantom FG.1.

    12 November 1968

    First flight.

    17 June 1969

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XV571.

    June 1969

    Transferred to 43 Squadron RAF.
    Operated with markings: A
    David Chappell comments (28 April 2020): The first aircraft allocated to 43 Squadron RAF (I do not think it was ever on RN strength). It had the designation A and was intially regarded as the COs aircraft. It spent the whole of its service on the books of 43 Squadron and during my time on the squadron (May 1970-June1971) was the aircraft I flew in most - 26 sorties.

    1974


    Photographer: Unknown

    20 July 1974


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Phantom FG.1 of 43 Squadron in the static park of the 1974 RAF Leconfield Airshow.

    Circa 1978

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XV571.

    By June 1984

    Transferred to 43 SQN, RAF Leuchars.
    Operated with markings: A

    9 June 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Mildenhall Air Fete 84

    9 June 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    18 July 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Chivenor Airshow

    18 July 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    April 1992

    Scrapped.
    By Adams Scrapyard (Glasgow) at RAF Leuchars.
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     UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
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     David Chappell
    Robert Nichols
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