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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:Phantom FGR.2
    Last Military Serial:XV499 RAF
    Construction Number:3477
    Compressed ID:McDonnell Phantom FGR.2 sn XV499 RA...
    Latest Owner or Location:South Wales Aviation Museum, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Phantom FGR.2.

    22 September 1969

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XV499.

    30 July 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Phantom FGR.2 of 92 Squadron on display at the 1977 Royal Review at RAF Finningley.

    30 July 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Phantom FGR.2 of 92 Squadron on display at the 1977 Royal Review at RAF Finningley.

    Circa 1983

    Transferred to 228 OCU, RAF Coningsby.

    Circa 1983

    Markings Applied: R

    Circa 1984

    Markings Applied: F
    Noted at RAF St Mawgan Airshow on 6 August 1986.

    By July 1987

    Transferred to 64SQN, 228 OCU, RAF Leuchars.

    By July 1987

    Markings Applied: CF

    18 July 1987


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at IAT RAF Fairford

    5 October 1992

    Last flight.

    Circa October 1992

    Transferred to RAF Leeming.
    As a Weapons Loading Training airframe.

    By July 1993

    Markings Applied: I
    In the markings of 23Sqn with 1435 Flight RAF Mount Pleasant on the nose.

    31 July 1993


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Leeming Airshow

    29 March 2008


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Leeming during bthe Photo-shoot to commemorate the last days of the Tornado F3 at Leeming

    12 February 2013

    To Leeming Bar-Gatenby-Londonderry, Yorkshire, England.
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    10 April 2014


    Photographer: Jon Wickenden
    Notes: Mc Donnell Douglas F-4M Phantom XV499 at Air and Ground Avn, Hixon. This aircraft wears the crest of 23 Sqn and was previously stored at RAF Leeming

    10 April 2014


    Photographer: Jon Wickenden
    Notes: Phantom FGR.2 XV499 at Air and Ground Avn, Hixon

    To South Wales Aviation Museum, Saint Athan Airport, Eglwys-Brewis, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Military Aircraft Markings by Howard J. Curtis
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    South Wales Aviation Group
    UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
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