Photos F-4 Phantom II Paradise

[Conhoon]

"This particular jet is now buried at Mount Pleasant Airport, Falkland Islands."

"Buried" please explain this one...?? How's it buried??

After decommissioning the F-4 of the 29 Squadron RAF stationed at Stanley base and from 1985 Mount Pleasant base, I suspect that the planes were not transferred to Great Britain (especially since the British bought the ex-American F-4J for the 29th Squadron in place of those sent to the Falklands). One of this planes is on display at Mount Pleasant Airport.

 

[Conhoon]

Phantom FGR.2 'XV476' from No.31 Squadron at Luqa Malta on 2nd April 1973 (Godfrey Mangion).

 

[uktabber]

After decommissioning the F-4 of the 29 Squadron RAF stationed at Stanley base and from 1985 Mount Pleasant base, I suspect that the planes were not transferred to Great Britain (especially since the British bought the ex-American F-4J for the 29th Squadron in place of those sent to the Falklands). One of this planes is on display at Mount Pleasant Airport.

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Okay mate.....that clears it up. I took you at face value when you said "buried" at Stanley and I'd sure never heard about an F4 buried in the Falklands!! By "buried" you mean on display....it's all in the terminology!

 

[BravoZulu]

F4H-1 #6 aboard the USS Independence during carrier suitability tests in 1960.

 

[BravoZulu]

523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 405th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1972

80th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, 1972

 

[BravoZulu]

Grand Harbour, Malta.

 

[Conhoon]

The VF-21 Freelancers’ F-4B Phantoms over Vietnam in 1965. VF-21 was assigned to CVW-2 on board USS Midway (CVA 41) during this first of seven combat deployments.

 

[Conhoon]

Okay mate.....that clears it up. I took you at face value when you said "buried" at Stanley and I'd sure never heard about an F4 buried in the Falklands!! By "buried" you mean on display....it's all in the terminology!

Unfortunately, there is no mistake here, 1 plane from the F-4 has been left in its entirety as an exhibition. Other scrapped insitu at Mount Pleasant Airport and buried when Tornados took over. It was August 1992. I don't think any F-4s other than that for the exhibition were spared and returned to the UK.
Sorry for my English, I hope I have made myself clear now.

 

[BeNder]

I say it again, it's a beautiful bird!

 

[BravoZulu]

F-4D-29-MC Phantom II (s/n 66-0243) from the 171st Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 191st TRG, Selfridge ANGB, on 17 July 1987

 

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F-4C ZG575 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron,18th Tactical Fighter Wing. 1975

 

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RF-4B VMFP-3 DET-B, 1979, USS MIDWAY。

 

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F-4S VF-151

 

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F-4E OS325 36Tactical Fighter Squadron, 51st Composite Wing (Tactical), 1980

 

[Aqua vitae]

 

[BravoZulu]

Four U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom IIs (BuNo 149460, 150450, 151430, 152208) of Fighter Squadron VF-14 Tophatters. circa 1968-72.

 

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F-4S of VF-161

 

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Ejection off an F-4. Tail-chute deployed, indicative of spin-recovery attempt

 

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F-4D 80th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, 1974

 

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RF-4C Phantom IIs of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing based at Bergstrom Air Force Base. 1988. CMSgt. Don Sutherland,