Category Archives: Wattisham

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 →

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 →

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 →