Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (1 Viewer)

[Donivanp]

KC-135 refueling a C-141B

 

[c1951]

Here's a pic of HMS Ark Royal in 1978 with Phantoms aboard.

Reagan didn't take office until Jan 1981.

ETA: oops, forgot the pic:

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The Falklands war broke out April 1982 when Ronald Regan was President. Those are FG-1 Phantoms on Ark Royal. They were integrated with the RAF when Ark was scrapped. Then in 1990-91 the Phantom force from Leuchars was shredded at Whiteinch Glasgow.

 

[Airframes]

Correct, and the F-4J(UK) Phantoms served with RAF 74 Sqn as part of ADGB, after the Falklands conflict, to bolster home defence, as a Flight of RAF Phantoms had been deployed to the Falklands for local defence.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

The Falklands war broke out April 1982 when Ronald Regan was President. Those are FG-1 Phantoms on Ark Royal. They were integrated with the RAF when Ark was scrapped. Then in 1990-91 the Phantom force from Leuchars was shredded at Whiteinch Glasgow.

Since I apparently wasn't clear enough, my point was that Reagan could not have given the Brits F-4s because the Brits had them before Reagan took office.