McDonnell Douglas F-4J UK Phantom ZE353

Royal Air Force - McDonnell Douglas F-4J(UK) Phantom ZE353, of No.74 Squadron, at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk. (a.k.a. Phantom F.3). With the deployment of No.23 Squadron to the Falkland Islands in 1983, the UK air defence system was critically short of aircraft. To alleviate the shortage, a number of ex US Navy F-4Js were acquired from the US, fitted with equipment to allow integration with UKADGE and issued to 74 Sqn at RAF Wattisham

Acquired Alleviate Allow Critically Deployment F-4j Falkland Fitted Integration Issued Mcdonnell No.23 Shortage Wattisham

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