XT597 for sale
As mentioned elsewhere on Pprune, Phantom XT597 has suddenly appeared at Bentwaters, in Everett's collection. Rumour claims they're asking for 75K for it.
What a sorry state of affairs. A really interesting aircraft with a fascinating history, and the last active British Phantom. It was absurd and sad that QinetiQ insisted on the on-site museum being moved away (as if there was any logical reason why it couldn't have stayed on site), and doubly sad that XT597 didn't go with the rest of the collection. To find it now dumped in Everett's scrap collection is just horrifying.
One assumes that nobody will pay 75K for it so it will doubtless be left to rot at Bentwaters. Once again a significant aeroplane has been overlooked. Grim business.