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F-14 FUN FACT OF THE DAY #53

VF-11 Red Rippers transitioned from the F4J Phantom II to the F-14 Tomcat in 1980. Over the course of the squadron’s 25 years flying the Tomcat, they flew deployments in each of the three variants just not in the order in which the variants were introduced.

F-14 A - 1980 to 1992

F-14 D - 1992 to 1996

F-14 A+/B - 1996 to 2005

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F-4J (UK) Phantom F.3

The British had adopted the F-4 Phantom in the late 1960s with the F-4K (FG.1) for the Navy and the F-4M (FGR.2) for the RAF. By the late 1970s a more advanced interceptor was needed to replace the Lightning and the Phantom which could combat new soviet supersonic bombers like the Tu-22, this resulted in the Tornado IDS being modified into the Tornado ADV F.2, however these early F.2s and F.2As proved problematic during development and had many issues upon entry into service, which meant the Lighting and the Phantom would remain.

In April of 1982 the Falklands war broke out between the UK and Argentina, following the end of the war with a British victory it was decided to reinforce the Island’s defences by sending 23 squadron equipped with Phantom FGR.2s to RAF Port Stanley to provide CAP.

With 23 squadron’s departure to the Falklands, a gap was created in the air defences of the UK. So with 23 Squadron down in the south Atlantic and the Tornado F.2/F.2A proving unreliable to replace its predecessors at this time the MOD had no choice but to fill this air gap with more F-4 Phantoms, but unlike the British specific Phantoms, these stop-gap aircraft would be completely off the shelf aircraft, it was decided to acquire 12-14 ex US Navy F-4Js as these had been the basis for the British Phantoms so they were the closest match.

12-14 airframes considered in best condition were re-worked in the US before the first delivery flights were made to the UK in 1984. These received the designation “Phantom F.3” in British service however given the Tornado was under development (they would be upgraded to F.3 standard soon after) they were simply referred to as The F-4J (UK) and 74 Squadron became the operational squadron of these unicorn Phantoms in 1984/85 at RAF Wattisham.

Being off the shelf these aircraft retained the original Pratt & Whitteny J79 engines which proved to be a better airframe combination than the British Rolls Royce Spey used in the UK modified Phantoms as the Spey suffered at high altitudes. Also because of mostly US made systems in these aircraft the aircrew used US Navy equipment when flying. A more unusual difference was the initial grey painted on by the US before the aircraft were delivered. Because of the Yellow primer underneath the grey became a more egg-blue type of color and would remain like this for a number of years, very different to the standard air-defence grey applied to British Phantoms

By the late 1980s more of the Tornado ADVs reached RAF squadrons, which led to the retirement of the Lightning force in 1988 and by 1991 the Phantom squadrons began either disbanding or being re-equipped with the Tornado, and by 1991 there were enough surplus FGR.2 airframes to replace 74 Squadron’s F-4J (UK)s and they would be the last operational UK Phantom squadron, being in operation until October of 1992 when they disbanded, ending the use of the mighty F-4 phantom in British service after almost 30 years.

After harsh carrier use with the US Navy and about 7 years in RAF QRA duties, the aging F-4J (UK)s disappeared fast. Most have been scrapped with only 2 of the original 12-14 surviving: ZE359 resides in the RAF museum at Duxford (restored to its original US Navy colors) and ZE360 which unfortunately deteriorated in a RAF fire-training facility.

Thankfully the 74 squadron association have successfully bought the aircraft and plan to restore it to its former RAF glory days, however they are looking for donations in the hopes of restoring an example of one of the more unusual Phantoms that served in the RAF

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March 1969:  Marine F-4 Phantoms from VMFA-232 “Red Devils” being refueled by KC-130s over the Johnson Islands while on transpacific flight to Vietnam. The aircraft at front of picture – 155811- was the only Marine jet shot down by MiGs during the Vietnam war.   “Lt Sam Cordova , 28, (pic 2) was the pilot of an F4J fighter jet shot down over Laos on August 26, 1972. His plane was downed on the border of Laos and Vietnam in Houa Phan Province near the city of Sop Hoa. His F-4J was BuNo 155811, and he was shot down by a MiG-21, the only Marine jet ever to be lost to enemy aircraft during the Vietnam War. Cordova was part of a two-plane flight.  The NVAF pilot who shot him down was Nguyen Duc Soat (26), of the 3rd Company, and it was his fifth of six aerial kills. Lt. Cordova spoke to U.S. aircraft in the area over his survival radio while safely parachuting from his aircraft. He later radioed that he had fallen into a ravine and heard his pursuers approaching. According to a member of Cordova's squadron, Sam Cordova's last transmission stated that he was going to be captured if he wasn't picked up immediately.   Cordova's back-seater – Lt Darrell Borders - was rescued, but rescue attempts for Cordova were hampered because of heavy ground fire. Sam's emergency radio beeper was traced to Ban Na Ca Tay, a Viet Cong village. Attempts to contact him through the device failed.  This seemed clear indication that Cordova was  captured, but he was classified Missing in Action.” Src POW Network.   On December 15th 1988, the remains of Maj. Sam Cordova were returned home to be buried in American soil. 📷Feel free to repost but please remember to tag us 👍😊 #aircraft #airforce #airshow #avgeek #aviation #aviationdaily #aviationgeek #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #aviationphotos #avnerd #instaaviation #militaryaviation #militaryaviationphotography #oldairplanes #navalaviator #navalaviation #fighterpilot #warbird #warbirds #f4phantom #kc130 #c130 https://www.instagram.com/p/CSRjLUbBFC8/?utm_medium=tumblr

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النّور في قَلْبِي وَبَيْنَ جوانِحي      فَعَلامَ أخشى السًّيْرَ في الظَّلْماءِ؟

Transliteration : Ann-nooru fee qalbee wa bayna jawaanihee

fa ‘alaama akhsha  as-saayra fith-thalmaa’i

Translation : Light is in my heart and between my wings, so why would I be scared of walking in the dark?

General info : This poem was written by the Tunisian poet “ Aboul-Qacem Echebbi” أبو القاسم الشابي, the title of the poem is نشيد الجبار which is the song of someone who is able to endure great hardships.

Meaning : the poet is saying that, despite all the darkness which is a representation of the difficulties and great hardships that are surrounding him, his heart is still filled with light and hope which gives him the courage he needs to face the darkness surrounding him.

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