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McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG1, Cockpit Section

Aircraft & Exhibits, JUN 1969-JAN 1994, Cosford, Hangar Four, 1994/1474/A

One of the most successful and widely-used warplanes of all time, originally designed to meet a US Navy requirement for a supersonic two-seat carrier-borne air defence fighter, the Phantom first flew in May 1958 and entered US Navy service in July 1961. This Cockpit section is from Phantom FG1 XV591 – one of 48 production Phantom FG1 aircraft initially purchased for British service, 20 for the RAF and the remainder, including XV591, for the Royal Navy.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Murdo MacLeod, 25 March 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7334

Murdo MacLeod served as an RAF pilot in Lightning, Phantom and Harrier aircraft, including ground attack operations from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Hermes during the 1982 Falklands War.

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