McDonnell Douglas Phantom in UK service - data
{{Short description|Fighter aircraft in UK service}}
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File:McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG1, UK - Navy AN1343800.jpg
A total of 185 F-4 Phantoms were produced for and operated by the United Kingdom between 1968 and 1992. Between 1966 and 1969, 170 Phantoms were specially built for the UK, replacing the de Havilland Sea Vixen in the fleet air defence role for the Royal Navy, and the Hawker Hunter in the close air support and tactical reconnaissance roles in the Royal Air Force. Subsequently, when replaced by the SEPECAT Jaguar for close air support and reconnaissance, the Phantom replaced the English Electric Lightning as the UK's primary air defence interceptor. The Phantom was operated by the Royal Navy until 1978, when {{HMS|Ark Royal|R09|6}}, the only British ship capable of operating the aircraft, was decommissioned. Following this, the Royal Navy's Phantoms were turned over to the Royal Air Force. In 1984, a batch of 15 former United States Navy and United States Marine Corps Phantoms were obtained by the Royal Air Force to form an additional squadron. The Phantom began to be replaced by the air defence variant of the Panavia Tornado from 1987, and was finally withdrawn from service in 1992.
Basic specifications
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| rowspan=2 colspan=2|Variant
!rowspan=2|Powerplant !rowspan=2|Speed (at 40,000 ft) !rowspan=2|Ceiling !rowspan=2|Range !colspan=2|Weight !rowspan=2|Wingspan !rowspan=2|Length !rowspan=2|Height !rowspan=2|Production total |
|---|
| Empty
!Maximum |
| align=center
|2 x Rolls-Royce Spey 201/203 low-bypass turbofan |rowspan=2|{{convert|1386|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} |rowspan=2|{{convert|57200|ft|m|abbr=on}} |rowspan=3|{{convert|1750|mi|km|abbr=on}} |rowspan=2|{{convert|31000|lb|kg|abbr=on}} |rowspan=3|{{convert|58000|lb|kg|abbr=on}} |rowspan=3|{{convert|38|ft|5|in|m|abbr=on}} |rowspan=2|{{convert|57|ft|7|in|m|abbr=on}} |rowspan=2|{{convert|16|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on}}{{efn|{{convert|16|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}} with Radar Warning ReceiverGledhill 2017, p. 48}} |52 |
| align=center
|2 x Rolls-Royce Spey 202/204 low-bypass turbofan |118 |
| align=center
|2 x General Electric J79-10B axial flow turbojet |{{convert|1428|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} |{{convert|64700|ft|m|abbr=on}} |{{convert|29900|lb|kg|abbr=on}} |{{convert|58|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}} |{{convert|15|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}} |15 |
Comparison of Phantom FG.1 with Sea Vixen and Lightning
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|+Comparison of Sea Vixen FAW.2,Hobbs 1982, p. 20. Lightning F.6{{cite web |url=https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/english-electric-lightning |title=English Electric Lightning |author= |website=BAE Systems |access-date=10 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206011640/https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/english-electric-lightning |archive-date=6 December 2022 }} and Phantom FG.1 |
| rowspan=2 colspan=2|Aircraft
!rowspan=2|Powerplant !rowspan=2|Thrust !rowspan=2|Speed !rowspan=2|Ceiling !colspan=2|Range !rowspan=2|Armament !rowspan=2|Avionics |
|---|
| Combat
!Maximum |
| Sea Vixen
|2 x Rolls-Royce Avon Mk.208 turbojets |{{convert|11000|lbf|kN|abbr=on}} |{{convert|700|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} |{{convert|48,000|ft|m|abbr=on}} |{{convert|600|mi|km|abbr=on}} |{{convert|2000|mi|km|abbr=on}} |
| Lightning
|2 x Rolls-Royce Avon Mk.301 turbojets |{{convert|12690|lbf|kN|abbr=on}} {{convert|16360|lbf|kN|abbr=on}} |{{convert|1,500|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} |{{convert|60,000|ft|m|abbr=on}} |{{convert|800|mi|km|abbr=on}} |{{convert|1,250|mi|km|abbr=on}} |2 x Firestreak or Red Top AAM |Ferranti AI.23 X-band monopulse radar |
| Phantom
|2 x Rolls-Royce Spey Mk.203 turbofans |{{convert|12140|lbf|kN|abbr=on}} |{{convert|1,386|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} |{{convert|57,200|ft|m|abbr=on}} |{{convert|1,000|mi|km|abbr=on}} |{{convert|1,750|mi|km|abbr=on}} |4 x AIM-7 Sparrow or Skyflash AAM |Ferranti AN/AWG-11 X-band multi-mode radar |
List of surviving complete aircraft and aircraft sections
While the majority of UK Phantoms were ultimately scrapped, a number of complete examples survived after the type's final withdrawal in 1992, either preserved in museums, or for further use as static articles by other units. Additionally, a number of examples that were ultimately scrapped had sections preserved for display in museums. These surviving complete examples and preserved sections are listed.{{Cite web |url=https://bpag.co.uk/survivors/ |title=Survivors |author= |date= |website=BPAG |publisher=British Phantom Aviation Group |access-date=31 December 2024 |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613015633/https://bpag.co.uk/survivors/ |archive-date=13 June 2024}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thephantomshrine.co.uk/hist.htm |title=Aircraft Histories |author= |date=3 December 2019 |website=The Phantom Shrine |publisher=Corsair Publishing |access-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621065200/http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/hist.htm |archive-date=21 June 2021 }}{{efn|Other Phantoms are also on display in the UK – a former United States Air Force F-4C version (63-7699) is preserved at the Midland Air Museum in Coventry; the museum has a second F-4C (63-7414) that was used as a spares source for the display example.{{Cite web |url=https://www.midlandairmuseum.co.uk/aircraftlist.php |title=Aircraft Listing |author= |date=2024 |website=Midland Air Museum |publisher= |access-date=27 December 2024 |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619011855/https://www.midlandairmuseum.co.uk/aircraftlist.php |archive-date=19 June 2024}} A third F-4C, painted to represent 65-0777, is mounted on display at the "Wings of Liberty Airpark" at RAF Lakenheath.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lakenheath.af.mil/Portals/8/documents/Airpark%20Trifold.pdf |title=Airpark Guide |author= |date= |website=RAF Lakenheath |publisher=United States Air Force |access-date=31 December 2024 |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117161536/https://www.lakenheath.af.mil/Portals/8/documents/Airpark%20Trifold.pdf |archive-date=17 November 2021}} An ex-United States Marine Corps F-4S (BuNo 155848) at the National Museum of Flight in East Fortune.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-flight/see-and-do/aircraft-location |title=Aircraft location |author= |date=2024 |website=National Museum of Flight |publisher=National Museums of Scotland |access-date=27 December 2024 |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214054924/https://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-flight/see-and-do/aircraft-location |archive-date=14 December 2024}}}}
File:McDonnell Phantom FG.1 ‘XT596’ (49935567756).jpg, Yeovilton]]
File:McD Phantom FGR2 XV424 at RAF Museum Hendon.jpg]]
File:McDonnell F-4J Phantom II ‘155529 - AJ-114’ (24197935271).jpg at the Imperial War Museum Duxford]]
File:RAF Museum Cosford - DSC08464.JPG]]
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| Aircraft serial
!Variant !First UK operator !Final UK operator !Fate !Notes |
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| XT596
|YF-4K |Rolls-Royce |Preserved (Yeovilton) |
| XT597
|F-4K |Ministry of Defence |Aeroplane and Armament |Preserved (Kemble) |Final UK Phantom to fly{{cite web |url=http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/hangar/2002/xv497/xv497.htm |title=Midsummer Phantom |last1=Parson |first1=Gary |date=23 June 2002 |website=airsceneuk.org.uk |access-date=15 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908121225/http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/Hangar/2002/xv497/xv497.htm |archive-date=8 September 2010 }} |
| XT863
|F-4K |700P Naval Air Squadron |No. 43 Squadron |Scrapped |Nose section stored (Cowes) |
| XT864
|F-4K |700P Naval Air Squadron |No. 111 Squadron |Preserved (Lisburn) | |
| XT891
|F-4M |No. 228 OCU |No. 74 Squadron |Preserved (Coningsby) |
| XT895
|F-4M |No. 228 OCU |No. 74 Squadron |Scrapped |Nose section preserved |
| XT899
|F-4M |No. 228 OCU |No. 19 Squadron |Preserved (Kbely) | |
| XT903
|F-4M |No. 228 OCU |No. 56 Squadron |Scrapped |Nose section preserved (Cosford) |
| XT905
|F-4M |No. 54 Squadron |No. 74 Squadron |Preserved (Kemble) |
| XT914
|F-4M |No. 228 OCU |No. 74 Squadron |Preserved (Wattisham) | |
| XV399
|F-4M |No. 228 OCU |No. 56 Squadron |Scrapped |Nose section preserved (Vik) |
| XV401
|F-4M |No. 228 OCU |No. 74 Squadron |Preserved (Bentwaters) | |
| XV402
|F-4M |No. 31 Squadron |No. 56 Squadron |Scrapped |Nose section preserved |
| XV406
|F-4M |Ministry of Defence |No. 228 OCU |Preserved (Carlisle) | |
| XV408
|F-4M |No. 6 Squadron |No. 92 Squadron |Preserved (Tangmere) | |
| XV409
|F-4M |No. 228 OCU |No. 1435 Flight |Scrapped |Nose section preserved (Stanley) |
| XV415
|F-4M |No. 54 Squadron |No. 56 Squadron |Preserved (Boulmer) |Gate guardian |
| XV419
|F-4M |No. 54 Squadron |No. 19 Squadron |Scrapped |Nose section preserved (Ruthin) |
| XV424
|F-4M |No. 6 Squadron |No. 56 Squadron |Preserved (Hendon) | |
| XV426
|F-4M |No. 31 Squadron |No. 56 Squadron |Scrapped |Nose section preserved (Norwich){{Cite web|title=McDonnell Douglas Phantom FRG.2|url=http://cnam.org.uk/aircraft/planes.php?index=phantomxv426|publisher=City of Norwich Aviation Museum|date=24 May 2012|access-date=23 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813214832/http://cnam.org.uk/aircraft/planes.php?index=phantomxv426|archive-date=13 August 2016}} |
| XV460
|F-4M |No. 14 Squadron |No. 74 Squadron |Scrapped |Nose section preserved (Bentwaters) |
| XV470
|F-4M |No. 2 Squadron |No. 56 Squadron |Stored (Akrotiri) | |
| XV474
|F-4M |No. 17 Squadron |No. 74 Squadron |Preserved (Duxford) |
| XV489
|F-4M |No. 2 Squadron |No. 92 Squadron |Scrapped |Nose section preserved |
| XV490
|F-4M |No. 54 Squadron |No. 74 Squadron |Scrapped |Nose section preserved (Newark) |
| XV497
|F-4M |No. 41 Squadron |No. 74 Squadron |Preserved (Flixton) |
| XV499
|F-4M |No. 228 OCU |No. 74 Squadron |Scrapped |Nose section stored (St Athan) |
| XV581
|F-4K |align=center colspan=2|No. 43 Squadron |Scrapped |Nose section preserved (Aberdeen) |
| XV582
|F-4K |No. 43 Squadron |No. 228 OCU |Preserved (St Athan) | |
| XV586
|F-4K |892 Naval Air Squadron |No. 43 Squadron |Preserved (Yeovilton) | |
| XV591
|F-4K |892 Naval Air Squadron |No. 111 Squadron |Scrapped |Nose section preserved (Cosford) |
| ZE350
|F-4J(UK) |align=center colspan=2|No. 74 Squadron |Scrapped |Nose section preserved (Adelaide) |
| ZE352
|F-4J(UK) |align=center colspan=2|No. 74 Squadron |Scrapped |Nose section preserved (Preston) |
| ZE359
|F-4J(UK) |align=center colspan=2|No. 74 Squadron |Preserved (Duxford) |
| ZE360
|F-4J(UK) |align=center colspan=2|No. 74 Squadron |Preserved (Kemble) |Formerly used for firefighting training |
Phantom bases
File:McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG1, UK - Navy AN1159113.jpg on the ramp at RNAS Yeovilton.]]
File:Phantom Taking the RHAG at Stanley 1984.jpg catches the wire upon landing at RAF Stanley.]]
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- United KingdomHobbs 1982, p. 38.{{cite journal |date=1992 |title=Royal Air Force Phantom Squadrons |journal=RAF Yearbook |publisher=IAT Publishing |pages=16–18 }}
- RNAS Yeovilton
- 700P Naval Air Squadron April 1968 to February 1969
- 767 Naval Air Squadron January 1969 to August 1972
- 892 Naval Air Squadron March 1969 to September 1972
- RAF Leuchars
- 892 Naval Air Squadron October 1972 to April 1978
- No. 43 Squadron September 1969 to July 1989
- No. 64 (R) Squadron{{efn|name=ocu1}} April 1987 to January 1991
- No. 111 Squadron July 1974 to January 1990
- Phantom Training Flight August 1972 to May 1978
- RAF Coningsby
- No. 29 Squadron December 1974 to March 1987
- No. 41 Squadron April 1972 to April 1977
- No. 54 Squadron August 1969 to April 1974
- No. 6 Squadron May 1969 to October 1974
- No. 64 (R) Squadron{{efn|No. 228 OCU was originally formed in August 1968, and was assigned the shadow squadron identity of No. 64 Squadron in July 1970.}}{{efn|name=ocu1}} July 1970 to April 1987
- RAF Wattisham
- No. 23 Squadron November 1975 to March 1983
- No. 56 Squadron March 1976 to June 1992
- No. 74 Squadron July 1984 to September 1992
- Phantom Training Flight January 1991 to January 1992
- Germany
- RAF Laarbruch
- No. 2 Squadron December 1970 to February 1976
- RAF Brüggen
- No. 14 Squadron June 1970 to January 1976
- No. 17 Squadron July 1970 to July 1975
- No. 31 Squadron July 1971 to June 1976
- RAF Wildenrath
- No. 19 Squadron December 1976 to January 1992
- No. 92 Squadron March 1977 to July 1991
- Falkland Islands
- RAF Stanley
- No 23 Squadron March 1983 to May 1985
- No 29 Squadron (Detachment) October 1982 to March 1983
- RAF Mount Pleasant
- No 23 Squadron May 1985 to November 1988
- No. 1435 Flight November 1988 to June 1992
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Accidents and incidents
Over the course of the Phantom's service with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, a total of 47 aircraft were lost to crashes, while another 8 were damaged and not repaired.{{cite web |url=http://f4phantomeers.org.uk/RAF%20Phantoms%20history.xls |title=Concise History of RAF Phantom F4s (All Marks) |author= |date= |website=f4phantomeers |publisher=The Phantomeers |access-date=24 May 2023 |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224143448/http://f4phantomeers.org.uk/RAF%20Phantoms%20history.xls |archive-date=24 February 2017}}
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| Date
!Variant !Aircraft serial !Operator !Location !Country !Fatalities !Description !Notes | |
|---|---|
| 9 July 1969
|FGR.2 |XV395 |No. 6 Squadron |{{UK}} |0 |Crash due to loss of hydraulic pressure leading to locking of controls | |
| 3 May 1970
|FG.1 |XV566 |A&AEE{{efn|On loan from 892 Naval Air Squadron.}} |{{UK}} |2 |Crashed into Lyme Bay; no trace of aircraft found | |
| 19 May 1971
|FG.1 |XT862 |767 Naval Air Squadron |{{UK}} |0 |Crash due to engine flameout | |
| 29 June 1971
|FG.1 |XV565 |892 Naval Air Squadron |{{USA}} |0 |Crash while undertaking low level air combat manoeuvring | |
| 12 October 1971
|FGR.2 |XV479 |No. 54 Squadron |Holstebro, Holstebro Municipality |{{DEN}} |0+2{{efn|The aircrew survived, but two civilians on the ground were killed.}} |Crash due to engine failure | |
| 15 October 1971
|FGR.2 |XT904 |No. 228 OCU |{{UK}} |0 |Crash following loss of aerodynamic control in spin | |
| 10 January 1972
|FG.1 |XT876 |767 Naval Air Squadron |Trevose Head, Cornwall |{{UK}} |1 |Crash following loss of aerodynamic control in spin | |
| 14 February 1972
|FGR.2 |XT913 |No. 228 OCU |Off Happisburgh, Norfolk |{{UK}} |0 |Crash due to hydraulic failure | |
| 20 November 1972
|FGR.2 |XV477 |No. 6 Squadron |Scarrowmanwick Fell, Cumbria |{{UK}} |2 |Crash into Fell as a result of attempt to climb to altitude due to poor visibility at lower level | |
| 1 June 1973
|FGR.2 |XV397 |No. 17 Squadron |Kempen, North Rhine-Westphalia |{{FRG}} |1 |Crash following steep dive as a result of instrument failure | |
| 25 June 1973
|FGR.2 |XV440 |No. 31 Squadron |{{NED}} |2 |Crash believed to be due to pilot error | |
| 17 July 1973
|FG.1 |XT871 |892 Naval Air Squadron |{{UK}} |0 |Crash due to engine failure | |
| 22 August 1973
|FGR.2 |XV427 |No. 17 Squadron |Arfeld, North-Rhine Westphalia |{{FRG}} |2 |Crashed into high-ground during low level sortie | |
| 15 October 1973
|FG.1 |XT869 |892 Naval Air Squadron |{{UK}} |0 |Crash due to engine failure | |
| 9 August 1974
|FGR.2 |XV493 |No. 41 Squadron |Fordham Fen, Norfolk |{{UK}} |2+1{{efn|Both the crew of the Phantom and the pilot of the second aircraft were killed.}} |Crash following mid-air collision | |
| 11 October 1974
|FGR.2 |XV431 |No. 31 Squadron |{{FRG}} |0 |Crash due to wing tips being left unlocked and folding on take-off | |
| 21 November 1974
|FGR.2 |XV441 |No. 14 Squadron |{{NED}} |0 |Crash due to engine fire on take-off | |
| 3 March 1975
|FGR.2 |XV416 |No. 111 Squadron |Coningsby, Lincolnshire |{{UK}} |0 |Crash due to engine failure | |
| 18 September 1975
|FG.1 |XV580 |No. 43 Squadron |{{UK}} |0 |Crash due to loss of control during practice sortie for air display | |
| 24 November 1975
|FGR.2 |XV405 |No. 228 OCU |Skegness, Lincolnshire |{{UK}} |0 |Crash due to loss of control | |
| 17 December 1975
|FGR.2 |XV463 |No. 41 Squadron |Mawbray, Cumbria |{{UK}} |2 |Crash due to loss of control | |
| 23 July 1976
|FGR.2 |XV417 |No. 29 Squadron |Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire |{{UK}} |0 |Crash during air combat manoeuvring when wing tip folded due to loose securing bolt | |
| 18 May 1977
|FG.1 |XV588 |892 Naval Air Squadron |{{UK}} |0 |Aircraft burnt out due to engine fire during aborted take-off | |
| 12 May 1978
|FG.1 |XT868 |892 Naval Air Squadron |RAF Leuchars |{{UK}} |1 |Crash due to engine flameout | |
| 24 July 1978
|FGR.2 |XV483 |No. 92 Squadron |Drenke, North-Rhine Westphalia |{{FRG}} |2 |Crash during practice intercept | |
| 4 August 1978
|FGR.2 |XV403 |No. 111 Squadron |Off Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire |{{UK}} |2 |Crash during practice intercept | |
| 23 November 1978
|FG.1 |XT598 |No. 111 Squadron |St Andrews Bay, Fife |{{UK}} |2 |Crash during landing approach | |
| 28 February 1979
|FG.1 |XV578 |No. 111 Squadron |{{UK}} |0 |Crash due to engine failure | |
| 5 March 1980
|FGR.2 |XV436 |No. 29 Squadron |{{UK}} |0 |Aircraft ran off runway having missed arrestor cable following hydraulic failure | |
| 3 June 1980
|FG.1 |XV589 |No. 111 Squadron |{{UK}} |0 |Crash due to loss of aerodynamic stability from nose radome unlocking and folding back | |
| 11 July 1980
|FGR.2 |XV418 |No. 92 Squadron |{{FRG}} |2 |Crash due to loss of control during manoeuvring | |
| 12 November 1980
|FGR.2 |XV413 |No. 29 Squadron |Off Cromer, Norfolk |{{UK}} |2 |Crashed into the North Sea during night flying | |
| 9 December 1980
|FGR.2 |XV414 |No. 23 Squadron |Off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk |{{UK}} |0 |Crash due to fire caused by ignition of fuel leak | |
| 9 July 1981
|FG.1 |XT866 |No. 43 Squadron |RAF Leuchars |{{UK}} |0 |Crash on landing due to loss of control as a result of slipstream | |
| 14 April 1982
|FGR.2 |XT912 |No. 228 OCU |Billinghay, Lincolnshire |{{UK}} |0 |Crash due to mid-air collision with second aircraft in formation | |
| 7 July 1982
|FGR.2 |XV491 |No. 29 Squadron |Off Cromer, Norfolk |{{UK}} |2 |Crash in fog due to faulty altimeter | |
| 17 October 1983
|FGR.2 |XV484 |No. 23 Squadron |Mount Usbourne, Falkland Islands |{{FLK}} |2 |Crashed into mountain following descent through cloud | |
| 31 July 1985
|FG.1 |XT857 |No. 111 Squadron |RAF Leuchars |{{UK}} |0 |Aircraft overran runway on landing | {{cite web |author= |date=2014 |title=Phantom FG.1, 31 July 1985 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/82600 |website=Aviation Safety Network |location= |publisher= |access-date=6 February 2025}} |
| 7 January 1986
|FGR.2 |XV434 |No. 29 Squadron |{{UK}} |0 |Crash due to loss of control | |
| 3 July 1986
|FGR.2 |XV471 |No. 19 Squadron |Rath-Anhoven, North-Rhine Westphalia |{{FRG}} |0 |Crash due to fire destroying stabilator control unit, leading to total loss of control | |
| 26 August 1987
|F.3 |ZE358 |No. 74 Squadron |Pant-y-Gwair, Dyfed |{{UK}} |2 |Crash while undertaking low level air combat manoeuvring | |
| 7 September 1987
|FG.1 |XT861 |No. 43 Squadron |Off Firth of Tay, Perthshire |{{UK}} |0 |Crash as a result of mid-air collision | |
| 20 April 1988
|FG.1 |XT860 |No. 43 Squadron |Leuchars, Fife |{{UK}} |2 |Crash as a result of poor visibility due to sea fog | |
| 2 August 1988
|FGR.2 |XV501 |No. 56 Squadron |{{FRA}} |0 |Crash due to loss of control during practice intercept | |
| 23 September 1988
|FGR.2 |XV428 |No. 228 OCU |{{UK}} |2 |Crash during aerobatic manoeuvre | |
| 18 October 1988
|FGR.2 |XV437 |No. 92 Squadron |Holzminden, Lower Saxony |{{FRG}} |0 |Crash due to engine failure | |
| 9 January 1989
|FGR.2 |XT908 |No. 228 OCU |{{UK}} |1 |Crash due to loss of control following pilot loss of consciousness | |
| 24 April 1989
|FGR.2 |XT893 |No. 56 Squadron |Flamborough Head, North Yorkshire |{{UK}} |0 |Crash following loss of aerodynamic control in spin | |
| 1 April 1990
|FGR.2 |XV478 |No. 19 Squadron |{{FRG}} |0 |Aircraft caught fire while on the ground | |
| 30 April 1990
|FGR.2 |XV402 |No. 56 Squadron |{{UK}} |0 |Aircraft caught fire during landing due to tyre burst | |
| 9 October 1990
|FGR.2 |XV394 |No. 92 Squadron |RAF Wildenrath |{{GER}} |0 |Aircraft sustained minor damage on landing - not repaired due to imminent retirement of type | |
| 8 January 1991
|FGR.2 |XV462 |No. 19 Squadron |Off Limassol, Limassol District |{{CYP}} |0 |Crash due to uncontrollable roll | |
| 12 August 1991
|FGR.2 |XV438 |No. 56 Squadron |{{UK}} |0 |Aircraft damaged due to mid-air collision - not repaired due to imminent retirement of type | |
| 30 October 1991
|FGR.2 |XV421 |No. 1435 Flight |Off McBrides Head, Falkland Islands |{{FLK}} |2 |Crash believed due to crew disorientation in cloud | |
| 15 July 1992
|FGR.2 |XV473 |No. 56 Squadron |{{UK}} |0 |Aircraft damaged by faulty fuel pump - not repaired due to imminent retirement of type |
Phantom units
Notes
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Citations
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Bibliography
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