XT596 McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG1 cn 0002 / 1527 Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 14Jul19

            Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum.
The following is from the FAAM website.
XT596 - McDonnell Phantom FG1, built as YF4K prototype at St Louis, Missouri - Line no - 1527

31/08/1966 - first flight
Date unknown - at Edwards AFB 
Date unknown - at NAS Patuxent River
28/04/1969 - to MinTech/MOD(PE) charge
01/05/1969 - to Rolls Royce Hucknall
02/03/1970 - first flight after Rolls Royce instrumentation installed
11/06/1970 - to RAE Bedford
17/07/1970 - to Rolls Royce Hucknall
02/04/1971 - to Bristol Siddeley Engines at Filton
06/1972 - to Hawker Siddeley Aviation at Holme at Spalding Moor for equipment trials
01/1974 - back to RAE Bedford
11/10/1974 - severely damaged, taxing trials, tyre burst, aircraft slew, damage to fin, spar and undercarriage - left unrepaired until 25/01/1975
08/1980 - by now repaired and noted with BAe until 06/1981
13/10/1982 - engine runs at BAe Holme, also on 20th, 22nd and on numerous occasions until 5/83
05/12/1983 - left for BAe Scampton and used for various trials
19/01/1988 - flown into FAAM
   

Taken in: UK / England / South Somerset District / Yeovilton (show map)

Taken on: July 14, 2019

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