McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom F.G.2

We retake the Phantom, this time to write about the British version of it.
The McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom F.G.2 is a tactical fighter, ground-attack and reconnaissance aircraft developed from the previous F-4K for the Royal Air Force that designated it Phantom F.G.2. It was powered by the more powerful Rolls-Royce Spey 203 with a thrust of 12250lb (54.49Kn).
It was ordered after the cancellation of the Hawker Siddeley P.1154 V/STOL. It replaced mainly the English Electric Canberra and Hawker Hunter.
The squadrons covered in this post are:

• No.2 Squadron: This squadron that was based in Germany for most of the cold war received the Phantom F.G.2 in 1970 replacing this way the previous Hawker Hunter F.R.10. They were replaced by the SEPECAT Jaguar G.R.1 six years later, in 1976.
• No.19 Squadron: Being part of RAF Germany, this squadron was part of the fast response interceptor team and received the Phantom F.G.2 January 1977. They were in active service until January 1992.
• No.23 Squadron: This squadron received their Phantoms in November 1975 at RAF Coningsby before moving to RAF Wattisham, replacing the previous English Electric Canberra. When the Falklands War started, it was deployed to Stanley field, in the Falklands Islands. They remained there until October 1988. It was reformed in November 1988 at RAF Leeming with the Panavia Tornado.
• No.29 Squadron: The Phantom F.G.2 replaced the English Electric Lightning F.3 in December 1974 when they moved to RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire. A detachment of this squadron was sent to Wideawake airfield, on Ascension island during the Falklands war, in order to provide aerial cover during that war. They moved on to Stanley in August 1982 after the airbase there was repaired in order to provide aerial defense during the Falklands War. This squadron returned to the United Kingdom in 1987 to replace the Phantom F.G.2 by the Panavia Tornado F.3.

Sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II_variants

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II_in_UK_service

3. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters.