Aviation Art of Philip West. Dedicated site to the Aviation prints of
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Twin Seater Ground attack fighter with a
maximum speed of 1386mph and a ceiling of 60,000 feet maximum range 1750
miles. Ground attack aircraft of the US Air
Force and Royal Air Force, originally considered for the Fleet Air Arm.
The Phantom was first purchased for the Royal Air Force in May 1969, First
squadron to receive the Phantom was 6 squadron. The types were
ordered. The FGR2 for ground attack and the Fg1 for Air defence. The first
FG1 arrived for No. 43 squadron in September 1969. The FGR2 were
replaced in the Royal Air Force in 1974. A total of 168 phantoms
were ordered for the Royal Air Force between 1969 and 1974. the
Fleet Air arm received their first Phantoms (FGI) in 1968 and
remained with the Royal Navy until 1978.
Phantom Patrol by Philip West Passing between the Shetlands and Faroe Islands a Soviet Tuplev Tu-142 long
range surveillance aircraft is intercepted by two FG1 Phantoms out of Leuchars,
Scotland.
