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DOOMED...?

A selection of pictures telling the disgraceful tale of the Phantom's troubled retirement... thanks to Des Brennan, Eric Dewhurst, Hans Rolink and Hermen Goud for their contributions on this page. If you want to redistribute or republish their pictures, you must get in contact with the appropriate person to ask permission.

  1. XV460 at RAF Coningsby in 1999. She was so well looked after - now she exists only as a nose section, having been scrapped in March 2000.
  2. XV577 at RAF Leuchars, 11th March 2000. Used for BDR training, the blue X marks an aircraft as being out of use for satellite surveillance purposes, or Open Skies flights. The FILE addition is not standard! With the remains of XT903 nearby when this photo was taken, time was clearly running out for XV577 and sure enough she was scrapped in April 2001.
  3. XT867 - same day, same place, same fate - scrapped in July 2001. Compare the condition of these two with XV460, which avoided BDRT use though it was officially used as such.

  1. XT905 at RAF Coningsby, 14th August 1996. Another one in great condition for many years past retirement; since moved to RAF North Luffenham for EOD duties.
  2. XV497, same day, same place, scrapped since?
  3. XV426, same day, same place, scrapped by the end of 1999, but thankfully the nose at least is now preserved at RAF Coltishall.

  1. XV425 at RAF Brüggen, 18th July 1995. Since scrapped.
  2. XV475 - same day, same place, same fate. Not sure what the star on the tail signifies - perhaps a 31 Sqn visit?
  3. XV485 - same day, same place, same fate.

  1. ZE357 at RAF Brüggen, circa 1996. Since scrapped. I like the 9 Sqn zap on the tail...
  2. ZE350 (9080M) at RAF Laarbruch, 14th May 1994. Since scrapped, with the nose saved.

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