Keywords: F-4K launch ArkRoyal NAN3-75.jpg A McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG 1 F-4K of No 892 Squadron launching from the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal R09 in September 1971 Note the massive reheat of the Rolls-Royce Spey engines which used to buckle the decks of U S Navy carriers when a F-4K was occasionally launched The photo was taken during cross-deck operations with the U S Navy carrier USS Independence CVA-62 during the NATO exercise Royal Knight in the North Atlantic U S Navy Naval Aviation News March 1975 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1970s/1975/mar75 pdf; USS Independence CVA-62 http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv62-72/index html 1971-1972 cruise book photo http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv62-72/053 htm 1971-09 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy HMS Ark Royal R09 Aircraft carrier take offs Aviation in the 1970s 892 Naval Air Squadron F-4K Phantom FG 1 Royal Navy Aircraft using afterburning |