FOR 2 Phantom XT 891
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FOR 2 Phantom XT 891
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 5 Jun 2018
XT 891 was the first Phantom to enter service with the Royal Air Force in July 1968 and one of the last to be retired. Issued to 228 OCU the following month. At the end of October 1990 it was flown to RAF Wattisham to serve with 74 Squadron. The airframe has 4271 hours, and was operationally flown for the last time on December 21st 1991. It was landed at Coningsby and became the gate guardian on being formally presented to the Station by AOC 11 Group Air Vice Marshall J. S. Allison, CBE on 8th July 1992. The other Gate Guardian, a Tornado can be seen here http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5798217
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Image Location
Latitude
53.099097
Longitude
-0.169279