File:F-4Bs of VMFA-531 on USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1973.jpg

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Description Two U.S. Marine Corps McDonnell F-4B Phantom II (BuNo 150476, 152252) of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA-531 "Grey Ghosts" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59), in February 1973. VMFA-531 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) aboard the Forrestal for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 22 September 1972 to 6 July 1973. From 23 February to 6 March 1973, VMFA-531´s F-4B 151477, tail code AA-207, operated from the Royal Navy carrier HMS Ark Royal (R09). During that time it carried the squadron markings of No. 892 Squadron, Ark Royal´s F-4K squadron, on its fin.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7318.008
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current07:05, 13 April 2013Thumbnail for version as of 07:05, 13 April 20131,996 × 1,342 (870 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Marine Corps McDonnell F-4B ''Phantom II'' (BuNo 150476, 152252) of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA-531 "Grey Ghosts" aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Forrestal'' (CVA-59), in February 1973....