F-4Bs of VMFA-531 on USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1973

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.