FGR.2 XT899 at Kbely, April 2005; G. Melville via Brian Yates	FGR.2 XT905 at North Luffenham, 24th January 2004; author

XT899 served with 19 Sqn, 228 OCU, 6, 29, 92, 23 and 56 Squadrons and ended her active career at RAF Wattisham with 19 Squadron once again, gaining this overall blue scheme in 1991 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Royal Air Force. On retirement in 1992 the airframe was gifted to the then-Czechoslovakian Air Force in recognition of the contribution made by Czechoslovakian aircrew during WWII. It was put on display in the Kbely Aviation Museum in the Czech Republic where it remains to this day - sadly looking rather faded nowadays. Information current as of 04/2005.

Tucked away on the edge of a runway at what used to be RAF North Luffenham, XT905 is now used for training MoD personnel in the disaraming of explosives - so you probably wouldn't want to risk sitting in her any more! Provided nothing goes bang, she should be around for a while yet. She served with 17, 29, 31 and 74 Squadrons and also 228 OCU. XT905 suffered a nosewheel failure in 1981 and had to land without it, but after repairs was back in the air once more. She's now engineless and the outer portion of her starboard wing is also missing. Her flaps hang loose in the wind but the canopies are held shut by strops and apart from that and some minor damage elsewhere, she appears to be fairly sound - certainly worthy of preservation if it is ever permitted. Information current as of 24/01/2004.

FGR.2 XT907 at Chattenden, January 1993; Pete Brown	FGR.2 XT914 at RAF Brampton, 17th February 2001; author

XT907 is seen here at Chattenden Barracks, pictured at the end of the rebuild following its move by road from Wattisham in January 93. Pete was part of the 'crash and smash' team that did the move.

Displayed just inside the station, permission to photograph XT914 can sometimes be had from the guard personnel but writing to the station's CRO in advance is advisable. She's in pretty good nick bar a bit of faded paintwork. She served with 14, 56, 74 and 92 Squadrons plus 228 OCU, and is preserved in 74's colours. Information current as of 14/03/2004.

FGR.2 XV401 at Boscombe Down, 1st May 2000; author	FGR.2 XV406 at Carlisle, 22nd March 2002; Bob Lawson

XV401 served with 23, 29, 41, 56, 74 and 111 Squadrons plus 228 OCU, ending active service with 74 at RAF Wattisham. Transported to Boscombe Down and put under DERA's care, she was transferred to the new museum there in 2000. She's a bit tired looking but is pretty much intact.

XV406 started life with the MoD(PE) for recon pod trials, and the moved to the A&AEE for more trials work. Finally entering RAF service, she served with 23, 29, 43, 54 and 111 Squadrons. Subject of a bit of a bureaucratic wrangle at the moment, XV406 is nominally under the museum's care, but is not yet in their area at the airport, instead being stuck behind a fence a short distance away. Information current as of 05/05/2003.

FGR.2 XV408 at Fairford, 25th March 2004; author	FGR.2 XV409 at RAF Mount Pleasant, January 2003; Pete Brown

XV408 served with 6, 19, 23 and 29 Sqns. After retirement, she was displayed on the parade ground within RAF Halton (and therefore completely out of sight from outside the station). She was mounted on blocks and made a good background to graduation photos. Sadly though she lost her overall blue scheme and was put in an anonymous grey scheme, lacking even squadron markings. In 2003, the aircraft was moved to RAF Fairford for inclusion in the '100 years of flight' static display, but did not return to Halton as she was replaced there by a Tornado. She was abandoned in a corner of the airfield at Fairford, and was scheduled to be scrapped. However a multitude of efforts to save the airframe finally bore fruit with the result that the airframe was gifted to the RAF Museum, who have placed her on loan to the museum at Tangmere. Information current as of 29/11/2005.

XV409 is seen here the markings of her last unit - 1435 Flight - at RAF Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands. She's a gate guard outside the terminal building at MPA, and was taken out of service in June 1992 when the Tornados arrived and. A survey had been conducted to return the last aircraft down there back home but it was deemed too expensive and XV409 became a gateguard while the other three in the flight met their various fates. Information current as of 19/02/2003.

FGR.2 XV411 at Manston, 1995; Gary Parsons/F4 Aviation	FGR.2 XV415 at Boulmer, 31st August 2001; Mike Sibley

Poor old XV411 looks considerably worse than this now, having been burned on a few occasions which has reduced the nose section to a blackened and gutted hulk and left much of the rest of the airframe as a badly damaged and rusting shell.She served with 2, 14, 19, 56 and 92 Squadrons but presumably does not have much time left. Information current as of 29/11/2005.

Standing guard at RAF Boulmer, but behind a damn fence, is XV415. She served with 23, 29, 31, 56, 92 and 111 Sqns plus 228 OCU. The plaque nearby reads as follows: "Phantom FGR-2 XV415. Entered RAF service in 1969. Last flew in June 1992. Airframe hours total 5050. Take off/landings total 4803." ... plus a list of dates and squadrons.