Royal Navy F-4K Phantom FG.1 landing on HMS Ark Royal (R09)

In 1964, new-build Phantoms were ordered for the Fleet Air Arm to serve as the Royal Navy's primary fleet air defence aircraft, with a secondary strike capability. Initially 143 were ordered, which was cut to 110, and finally just 50, with options for another seven. The Royal Navy received its first F-4K Phantoms, which carried the British designation FG.1, in April 1968. Ark Royal had entered refit to accommodate the Phantom in 1967 The Phantom served in the Fleet Air Arm until 1978, when Ark Royal was finally withdrawn from service, leaving no ship in the Royal Navy capable of operating the type. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_Phantom_in_UK_service#F-4K_Phantom_FG.1 video Royal Navy

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