McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 XV424/I 56 Sqn. RAF
Of the total 5,195 Phantoms built this was one of the 118 FGR2s ordered for the RAF & RN and was delvered to RAF Coningsby for service with No 6 Sqdn in April 1969. Her last operational sortie was in July 1992 and arrived at the RAF Museum a few months later. In 1979 this aircraft perfomed a commemorative Trans-Atlantic flight on the 60th anniversary of Alcock and Brown’s first crossing. | Rob Vogelaar