Phantom FGR.2: Production model for the RAF, designated Phantom FGR2. Equipped with Spey turbofan engines and Ferranti AN/AWG-12 fire control radar, with better ground mapping modes than the Ferranti AN/AWG-12 fitted to the Phantom FG-1. Unlike the Phantom FG-1, the Phantom FGR2 could be armed with a belly mounted SUU-23/A gun pod. The YF-4M prototype flew February 17, 1967. The first Phantom FGR2 arrived in July 1968 and ultimately saw service in 14 RAF squadrons, serving in the air defence, reconnaissance and strike roles. The Phantom served in the RAF until 1992, when No. 72 Squadron disbanded and the other air defence squadrons were re-equipped with Panavia Tornado F2 fighters.
Last British Phantom
Drie uitvoeringen mogelijk;
- RAF - Phantom FGR.2 - No.19 Squadron 1983.
- RAF - Phantom FGR.2 - No.1435 Flight, Falkland Island, 1992.
- RAF - Phantom FGR.2 - No.64 (Shadow) Squadron, 1989.
Aantal onderdelen; 118.
Maten; L.265 mm / Br.163 mm.
