QUESTION: When did the Marconi ARI 18228 Radar Warning Receiver get adopted to RN FG. 1 Phantoms????

[Corvi]

I have boith tails in my kit and it seems I read that it was 1976...But then ALL RN Phantoms were handed over to the RAF after 1978 since they converted to VSTOL Harriers for the Fleet.

 

SO it seems that the Marconi ARI 18228 Radar Warning Receiver was on very few RN FG. 1's???   My decals show the original tail  [similiar to USN F-4j's]  But I like the look of the later tail since it distinguishes the British Phantoms even more from US Phantoms.   

 

SO I guess i want to know the date/year of the retro-fit for the Marconi ARI 18228 Radar Warning Receiver on Royal NAvy FG.1's??????

 

Thanks Guys

 

Steve,

[71chally]

The Royal Navy Phantoms started getting the RWRs from 1976, by 1978 most, if not all, of the front-line aircraft (ie 892 Sqn) had received the mod.

POCU/PTF training jets didn't receive the mod by the time they were handed over to the RAF.

Edited October 9, 2021 by 71chally

[Corvi]

Thanks .....You confirmed my suspicion. 

 

I am depicting a 1969 Trials deployed HMS Eagle bird so it would NOT have the RWR's on the tail

 

Thanks

Steve,