Phantom F4J(UK) ZE350 presentation model to Gp Capt Cliff Spink

[(ex)Sgtrafman]

Good afternoon everyone

 

I was at RAF Bentley Priory when the station closed in 2007 and part of our last duties whilst there was to clear out the buildings.

In Bldg266 we had a conference room and whilst we were clearing it out we found a large packing crate and inside was this..

 

 

 

Everyone at Bentley knew I was a cabbage and they offered the model to me (otherwise it would have been skipped) and I obviously didn't hesitate in excepting it.

For reasons only known to me I took the model but not the packing crate and once Bentley had closed I was posted to SHAPE in Belgium. Now I had a problem how to

transport the model across Europe? At the time of my posting my mum and dad had decided to pack up and move to the South of France so I entrusted them with transporting

the model to France, which they duly did and there it stayed until last week when we were finally able to met up here in Cornwall and with them they brought amongst other things

this Phantom. As you can see its very dusty and it has received some slight damage to the sidewinder rails but other than that it's in remarkably good shape. 

So what to do? I'll obviously clean it and I might try and replace the missing sidewinders and rails what do you guys think?

 

Iain

[PLC1966]

Try to contact Cliff Spink through the 74Sqn Association page for a suggestion ?

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Air Marshal Cliff Spink (Association President) may be contacted via – [email protected]

[Gundylunch]

Suggest cleaning and repairing it go start with, then maybe offer to the British Phantom Aviation Group to auction it of for funds !

 

 

[Anthony in NZ]

2 hours ago, Gundylunch said:

Suggest cleaning and repairing it go start with, then maybe offer to the British Phantom Aviation Group to auction it of for funds !

 

 

Quite the find there Iain and fairly historic!  Glad you saved her!

I like the idea above