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August 16th Open Day

Posted on August 16, 2025 by WSHM

A summer Saturday Open Day allowed for a large number of visitors to enjoy visiting us. We were regaled with tales from our visitors, including aircrew who had flown our very own Phantom XT914. The day went very well, and … Continue reading →

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Summer 2025 work

Posted on August 11, 2025 by WSHM

Throughout the summer we have kept ourselves busy as usual. As well as hosting the normal public open days, there is always a number of ongoing maintenance and upkeep tasks to be attended to, as well hosting additional private visits … Continue reading →

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Training Day

Posted on June 14, 2025 by WSHM

Yet another successful day across at the HAS Site today. As part of our routine maintenance of the aircraft, the jets need to be moved periodically to avoid the tyres getting flat spots. This is a standard aviation industry procedure … Continue reading →

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Phantom Canopy Cover

Posted on June 11, 2025 by WSHM

Continued work over at the HAS site this week as usual, even when there are no public Open Days or private visits taking place. This week we took delivery of another custom-made aircraft canopy cover, in a similar style to … Continue reading →

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Here comes the Summer…..

Posted on June 2, 2025 by WSHM

The official start of Meteorological Summer brought the usual blue skies and warm weather to Suffolk for our latest Open Day. Following a morning of aircraft maintenance and minor restoration tasks, we were very pleased to host a variety of … Continue reading →

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WD686 Unveiling May 2025

Posted on May 4, 2025 by WSHM

Our Public Open day event in May 2025 allowed us to unveil a temporary tribute scheme on our Meteor. Read more about the day here….

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First 2025 Open Day

Posted on April 7, 2025 by WSHM

A bright sunny April day saw our first public Open Day of 2025. We welcomed our visitors to the main Museum and across at the Hardened Aircraft Shelter to take advantage of the glorious sunny (but cold) conditions. Thanks go … Continue reading →

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Generous Canopy Donation

Posted on March 26, 2025 by WSHM

In March 2025 the front canopy of ex Wattisham based Phantom FGR2 XV494 returned for safe keeping at Wattisham Station Heritage. Read more about this generous donation here….

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Laying up of Squadron Standards

Posted on February 17, 2025 by WSHM

Sunday the 16th February 2025 saw the Laying Up of the Standards of two of Wattisham’s most iconic Squadrons. Click this link to read the report…

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Feb 2025 Phantom Photoshoot

Posted on February 9, 2025 by WSHM

Timeline Events held a photoshoot in February for the Phantom, plus our other jets. A large number of photographers turned up for the event, more details of it are published here. Massive thanks to all the Museum volunteers who gave … Continue reading →

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