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MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS PHANTOM II

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This page last updated on 29th February 2004

They've delivered it upside down!
- Anon RN Admiral.

Phantom FG.1 XT914; Allan Barley

One of the most famous aircraft of all time, the UK's purchase of the type was a demonstration of the failures of successive governments' procurement policies. Heavily modified to use British engines, the end result was a Phantom that performed poorly in many ways compared to the off-the-shelf versions later bought to augment the UK force. Jack of all trades but arguably master of none, it was nonetheless a highly capable type and filled a significant gap in the RAF's line-up.

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