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It is hard to believe that 25 years have
passed since the RAF retired its ‘Phinal
Phantom’, in October 1992. Considering
it was an aircraft the RAF never really
wanted, the Phantom went on to have
a distinguished air force career. But all
things come to an end, and in 1992 the last
examples were fl own into retirement, with
the majority of them succumbing to the
scrapper’s axe. This 100-page special is a
eulogy to the British Phantom, one of the
most loved fi ghter aircraft to ever serve
with the British military.
Featuring:
THE FLYING ANVIL - SIXTY PHABULOUS YEARS
In May 2018 it will be 60 years since the
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom fi rst took to the
air. The aircraft has enjoyed a remarkable career
and it remains in service with the several air arms
around the globe. We look back at 60 Phabulous
Years.
FLYING THE PHANTOM
Air Commodore Rick Peacock-Edwards CBE AFC
FRAeS FCIM fl ew the English Electric Lightning,
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom and Panavia
Tornado F.2/F.3 during a stellar RAF career. He
explains to Steve Bridgewater why the Phantom
was a real war machine.
A MONTH ON THE FRONT LINE
From Cold War Battle Flight in RAF Germany to
air combat training at Decimomannu Air Base in
Italy - former RAF Phantom FGR.2 pilot Ian Black
looks back at his logbook and discusses the 28
hours he fl ew in May 1984.
FALKLANDS PHANTOMS
The Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands in
1982 revealed a weakness in British air defences.
Soon after the confl ict RAF Phantoms found a
new home at a small South Atlantic airport and
1435 fl ight was reborn.
...and much more!
A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO A COLD WAR LEGEND