F-4 FGR2 RAF Phantom - T-shirt Avro Lancaster The Sea Vixen was the

The Sea Vixen was the first two-seat British aircraft to achieve supersonic speed in a dive

Controversially the programme was scrapped by the British Government in 1965

Germany and South Korea

Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader

A spirit that has stayed with this Squadron until it was disbanded in 2000

F-4 FGR2 RAF Phantom - T-shirt Avro Lancaster The Sea Vixen was theMcDonnell Douglas F 4 FGR2 RAF Phantom After the cancellation of the TSR2 project, the Royal Air Force had to find a replacement for the Canberra and Hunter types. Initially the F 111 was considered but the option of ordering the Phantom was taken with alteration to engines, airframes and avionics. The first RAF Phantom entered service in 1969 with the formation of 6 Squadron at Coningsby. The FGR2 took on the roles of Close air support, tactical