McDonnell-Douglas/BAC F-4K/M Phantom II - Survivor XV582
FG.1 XV582 - South Wales Aviation Museum, St. Athan, Wales
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Phantom FG.1 XV582 at South Wales Aviation Museum, 4th February 2023; Jake Wallace
XV582, nicknamed 'Black Mike' is possibly the most well-known RAF Phantom, being the record-breaking airframe to perform the fastest flight from Land's End to John O'Groats (46 minutes and 44 seconds).
Last flown in 1992, she was kept as a BDRT airframe/mascot airframe at RAF Leuchars. With RAF Leuchars closing in 2013 the airframe was planned to be scrapped, but thanks to great efforts by various parties including the British Phantom Aviation Group, she was allowed to be disposed of into restoration rather than drinks cans.
After several months, XV582 was dismantled and road-moved to RAF Cosford in 2017 for static display at the RAF Cosford Airshow 2018 to celebrate 100 years of the Royal Air Force, she was certainly the star out of all the static exhibits! She then went into storage at RAF Cosford awaiting her move to the South Wales Aviation Museum (SWAM) which took place in October 2018.
XV582 can today be seen on display inside SWAM's hangar where she is being cared for by their team of volunteers.
Last flown in 1992, she was kept as a BDRT airframe/mascot airframe at RAF Leuchars. With RAF Leuchars closing in 2013 the airframe was planned to be scrapped, but thanks to great efforts by various parties including the British Phantom Aviation Group, she was allowed to be disposed of into restoration rather than drinks cans.
After several months, XV582 was dismantled and road-moved to RAF Cosford in 2017 for static display at the RAF Cosford Airshow 2018 to celebrate 100 years of the Royal Air Force, she was certainly the star out of all the static exhibits! She then went into storage at RAF Cosford awaiting her move to the South Wales Aviation Museum (SWAM) which took place in October 2018.
XV582 can today be seen on display inside SWAM's hangar where she is being cared for by their team of volunteers.
Information on this page current as of 24/02/2023, last updated by Jake |
Find other photos of XV582 on the following sites:
Air-Britain - Airliners.net - Airplane-Pictures.net - flickr.com - WorldAirPics.com - JetPhotos.net - PlanePictures.net