Phil started out on VC10s, was a flight commander on Tri*, and was one of those people who was widely known and liked around the RAF. It’s devastating how quickly he was taken. The only consolation I can find is that he lived the life he had to the fullest and left a lot of people with a lot of happy memories. However grown-up he became, and as OC51 that was a lot, a cheeky glint in his eye often gave away the party animal waiting to be let out: the wake is going to be quite something. Thoughts with his wife, children and all who had the pleasure of knowing him well. RIP.