McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom XT865 on the catapult on board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Eagle (1946) in the English Channel
On board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Eagle (1946) while under way in the English Channel during landing and take-off trials of the McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom aircraft using the two aircraft XT857 and XT865. The photographer is on the port side of the island looking to port and slightly aft showing the Phantom XT865 on the port catapult being prepared for launching. The flight deck crew are connecting the catapult strop. The first ever landing of this type of aircraft on a British aircraft carrier was by XT865 on 2 June 1969 at the start of ten days of trials.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7887/30 |
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| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Eagle (1946) |
| Date made: | 2-13 June 1969 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 152 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |