Latest Updates

The crowdfunder total today (September 4th) stands at £12755, which is 51% of our target, with 10 days of the campaign still to go. Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far.

There are plenty of rewards still to left be claimed- patches, signed books, signed prints, a chance to have your name displayed on an F-4 fin, tours of the Cosford Museum conservation centre etc. We can even help with your holiday plans for 2022.

Please check out our crowdfunder page here and help us secure a future for these iconic aircraft- www.crowdfunder.co.uk/uk-phantom-heritage-centre

So, CockpitFest is over for another year. Many thanks to the team at NAM for organising the event and to Mike Davey for making the arrangements for us. Thanks also to everyone who took time to visit XV490, browse the stalls or stop and chat. If you purchased BPAG merchandise, you have made a valuable contribution to our cause and we are very grateful for your support. If you are one of the many who freely offered donations in the shape of parts or components, information and advice, contact names or numbers etc, then you are a part of what makes this event so valuable and unique and we thank you for your generosity. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Mike Davey/BPAG task force found itself shorthanded during all three days and subsequently everyone on site had to work doubly hard. So, a round of applause goes to all our members and volunteers. Thank you all for your dedication. Here’s looking forward to CockpitFest22!

We are delighted and honoured that artist Chris Draper (a member of the Guild Of Aviation Artists) will be producing an exclusive watercolour illustration for the BPAG crowdfunder. This will show XT597 and XT905 airborne on an imaginary flight in their fully restored colours. The original work is currently being created but the artist has allowed us to share his preliminary colour study, which is a rough sketch that shows the vision of the final piece. These will all be signed by Laurie Hilditch and Jon Millo, who were XT597’s aircrew on its final flight (the last flight of any Spey powered Phantom) and are available in A3 size, on heavyweight authentic fine art paper and will be limited in numbers. You can claim one for yourself by pledging here- www.crowdfunder.co.uk/uk-phantom-heritage-centre

The crowdfunder total today (August 25th) stands at £9135, which is 36% of our target. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. The ‘Names On A Fin’ reward is gaining popularity and we have just added two more rare signed prints- SU27 Russian Knights and Tornado F.3 OCU- which are now up for grabs. We also have a special new reward coming tomorrow… Follow this link to pledge now and help the UK Phantom Heritage Centre become a reality- www.crowdfunder.co.uk/uk-phantomheritage-centre