Category Archives: Wattisham

Our first Open Day of August meant an extra early start for a few of the volunteers, as we had to retrieve our Phantom and Meteor from the main apron ready for our visitors. Our trusty tractor and towing team … Continue reading →

Late July 2026 saw the Museum support the Station’s Families Day, as we always do. The station had requested our Phantom and Meteor be displayed at the entrance to the static display area, and with us having just recently completed … Continue reading →

Another weekend of work, and the great weather allowed us to complete the Phase 1 painting of Phantom XT914. The Sargent Fletcher underwing fuel tanks that are fitted had always been painted in light grey colour overall, which was not … Continue reading →

Another weekend had our small band of determined volunteers continue to progress the work tasks on our Phantom XT914. To complete Phase One, we still had a few areas of Camouflage Grey (BS381C:626) to complete, as well as a couple … Continue reading →

Another glorious Suffolk sunny day attracted a great variety of visitors to our Museum and HAS. We started the day off by preparing the aircraft for display to the public, especially our recently painted Phantom, allowing the public to see … Continue reading →

We were very grateful to receive some very relevant donations to our Museum recently. An aircraft panel from Phantom XV494 was kindly donated to us by Peter Cooper, and this will now be displayed in the Museum alongside the Phantom … Continue reading →

Another glorious day allowed a keen group of volunteers to continue our ongoing program of work on Phantom XT914. As always, preparation is the key, and complex masking is tedious but ultimately worthwhile. Masking off first allows a much easier … Continue reading →

Another few hours spent over at the HAS to tidy up our Phantom XT914 to make it a bit less faded and patchy. As usual, preparation is the key, and although the sanding and extensive masking takes a decent amount … Continue reading →