Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust
Historic Dockyard Museum
Stanley FK, FIQQ 1ZZ
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
manager@falklands-museum.co.fk
+500 27428
Tuesday – Friday 10:00 – 16:00
Saturday, Sunday 14:00 – 17:00
Closed Monday
Admission fee
Aircraft collection
| XV409
XZ725 XZ593/I |
McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 (cockpit)
Westland Lynx HMA.8SRU Westland Sea King HAR.3 |
The surviving cockpit section of a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom jet, which for years had stood guard at the gate of RAF Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands, is currently stored in a hangar pending restoration. The Phantom FGR2, serial number XV409, was scrapped in 2012 due to corrosion that rendered the airframe unsafe and uneconomical to repair. But its cockpit was saved by the Falkland Islands Museum, which hopes to display XV409 alongside other historic vehicles.
Photo Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust