RAF Phantom FGR.2 XV484, No.23 Sqn

This is a 'translation' of the paint scheme worn by XV484 while in service on 23 Sqn, roughly how it appeared in 1983. During this period, 23 Sqn was deployed to RAF Stanley in the Falkland Islands to provide an RAF presence in the wake of the Falklands War the previous year. As part of this deployment, 23 Sqn aircraft sported the crest of the islands on the nose.