Enzo the Magnificent Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I quite fancy building a Phantom FG.1 just before withdrawal from FAA service. Back in the day, I'm convinced I saw photos of FAA Phantoms with the red/blue tactical roundels, but I simply can't find any now! They all seem to be the Type D roundels. Someone put me out of my misery. Did Phantoms use the red/blue roundel or am I simply imagining it due to my advanced age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I've only ever seen pictures of FAA Phantoms with the full colour roundels (apart from the 'Colonial Navy' one!), even when the Sea Harrier came into service they had the three colour style. Seemed to be a R.Navy fighter thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV571 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Hi Enzo, You might be thinking of XT597, the A&AEE jet. Some time before being painted in the 'Raspberry Ripple' scheme it received a new pair of outer wings painted in the standard RAF grey/green colours with red/blue roundels. You can make them out in this picture: https://www.flickr.com/photos/flyer_2001/26334943179. There's also a picture of her in the same ESDG/White scheme with these roundels in the Volume 1 of the Double Ugly books (page 120). The RAM Models 'Early British Phantoms' decal sheets also provide this scheme. HTH, Jonathan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Dennis Robinson once posted a photo of 892 Sqn all lined up at RAF Leuchars ready to fly out for the last time and all the aircraft had the 3 colour roundels. Another thing to note about the wing roundels is that the top and bottom roundels were not placed in the same relative position to each other, this is something that quite a lot of people miss. It is obvious when you see a photo of them with the wings folded (there is another photo of 892 on the line at Leuchars and you can clearly see that the top and bottom wing roundels are offset). Duncan B Edit: I've found the photo that shows the wing roundels, compare one aircraft's underside with the next one's topside. Credit to the original photographers. Here's another where it is more obvious 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 Thanks all. So it is my imagination! 71chally's comment about a royal Navy fighter thing makes perfect sense. The FAA Buccaneers definitely used the red/blue roundels, but the Sea Harriers didn't until they went to war. I could always ask "what if Ark Royal wasn't withdrawn in the late 70s and lasted into the mid 80s?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Imagine Falkland's war Phamtoms all over EDSG or Barley grey with royal navy titles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Enzo Matrix said: I could always ask "what if Ark Royal wasn't withdrawn in the late 70s and lasted into the mid 80s?" We all asked that in April 1982! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missile-monkey Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, 71chally said: We all asked that in April 1982! We certainly did....oh if only..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 17 minutes ago, missile-monkey said: .oh if only..... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missile-monkey Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 ..........AWESOME..........800 and 801 guys might not be too happy though ! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Wonder why I would've gone for 803 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missile-monkey Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Like it....... had to look up 803 NAS. The daddy of them all. Quite a history......Yes agree. Regards MM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Alas they never got Phantoms Apologies for slight thread drift. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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