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    Airframe Family: McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
    Latest Model:Phantom FG.1
    Last Military Serial:XV577 RAF
    Construction Number:3155/9331
    Compressed ID:McDonnell Phantom FG.1 sn XV577 RAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:RAF Leuchars

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Phantom FG.1.

    4 December 1968

    First flight.

    21 April 1969

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XV577.

    By September 1972

    Transferred to 43 Squadron, RAF Leuchars, Fife.
    Operated with markings: M

    10 September 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Phantom FG.1 of 43 Squadron in the static park at the 1977 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    By June 1982

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

    12 June 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Brize Norton Airshow

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n 9065M.

    Transferred to RAF Leuchars.
    As Ground Instruction Airframe.

    By 14 September 1996

    Markings Applied: XFILE

    14 September 1996


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Phantom FG.1 formerly in service with 43 Squadron on decoy duty at the 1996 RAF Leuchars Airshow.

    March 2000

    Scrapped.
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     UK Serials Resource Centre by Wolverhampton Aviation Group
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
    Peter Nicholson
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