Subject: Re: RAF Phantoms
From: "Steve Bamford" <[email-masked]>
To: "Christopher Hughes" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 16:39:42 -0800

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Hughes" <[email-masked]>
To: "Steve Bamford" <[email-masked]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: RAF Phantoms

> Hi Steve,
>
> The Phantom parked outside is XV424 "Q" of 56 Sqn RAF.  She is an FGR2 and
> was repainted in early '79 in the "Alcock and Brown" scheme to commemorate
> the original Transatlantic Crossing, making the record breaking run across
> the Atlantic on 21/6/1979 to RAF Greenham Common.  She was then issued to
56
> Sqn and was probably scrapped '92/'93...
>
> Sad end for a memorable aircraft.
>
> Chris
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