Lonely F-4

Post a reply

Confirmation code
Enter the code exactly as it appears. All letters are case insensitive.
Smilies
:smallsmile: :wave_1: :big_grin: :thumbs_up_1: :heh: :cool_1: :cool_2: :woo_hoo:
View more smilies
BBCode is ON
[img] is ON
[url] is ON
Smilies are ON
Topic review
   

Expand view Topic review: Lonely F-4

Re: Lonely F-4

by Brocky » Tue Dec 02, 2014 4:33 pm

Very cool. Gotta love the Rhino....

Hmm. So even with the nose cone swung open off to the side it still couldn't fit?

Re: Lonely F-4

by Phil R » Sun Dec 22, 2013 3:51 am

kylewoody wrote:Very cool, and interesting info! I thought the RN F-4's were the same airframe except for the engines and nose gear.

Kyle
British Phantoms were slightly shorter than US ones ,only by a matter of inches,but enough for the US aircraft not to use British lifts.

Cheers Phil

Re: Lonely F-4

by kylewoody » Sat Dec 21, 2013 4:19 pm

Very cool, and interesting info! I thought the RN F-4's were the same airframe except for the engines and nose gear.

Kyle

Lonely F-4

by Phil R » Fri Dec 20, 2013 3:19 pm

In 1972 ,a USMC F-4B Phantom had an enforced stay on HMS Ark Royal,because the ship was due to visit Malta ( which had bad relations with the US at that time) ,it was decided to paint the fin of the F-4B with the Omega emblem of No 892 sqn NAS,and hide it in a line-up of RN Phantoms.The American aircraft couldn`t be stowed in Ark`s hangar as the US F-4`s were slight longer ,and wouldn`t fit on the lifts (elevators).
The kit is the Academy 48th Phantom with decals from a Korean company.It was a joy to build ,and a pleasant change from my usual warships.

Regards Phil

Image

Image

Image

Image

Top