It is with great sadness I have to inform you, Ray Walker passed away today. After a battle with Leukaemia, at 12.40 at Christies Hospital in Manchester, he passed away peacefully.
One of the founder members of the Phantom Preservation Group, Ray worked quietly in the background, never once seeking any glory. A talented engineer with restoration work to the highest standard, who will be sadly missed by all those who new him.
Our thoughts are with his wife and family
CHECK 6 TIGER TIGER.
F4MPHIXER
Phantom Preservation Group
By: F4MPHIXER - 3rd June 2009 at 17:56
A big thank you to all at Flypast for printing the photo……..one of the many happy days we had.
By: Junk Collector - 1st June 2009 at 19:32
Nice to see a picture of Ray in this months Flypast, doing what he did best, with a big smile !
By: Rocketeer - 24th May 2009 at 21:13
That is very sad news indeed….my condolescences to family and friends…blue skies Ray
By: F4MPHIXER - 24th May 2009 at 21:03
Thanks for your kind words Phil, surprising how long ago it was, I’d say he bought the cockpit around 1996. The car verses garage door and Mk7A seat made for an interesting insurance claim 😮
By: philip turland - 15th May 2009 at 08:50
I met ray a number of times. He told me of the time he crashed his car through his garage, broke his leg and his phantom seat.
he got 490 off us from brunters a few years back.
nice bloke
sad news.
By: Junk Collector - 14th May 2009 at 18:46
Fighting over parts and laughing at the same things, or people !
happy happy days !
I am sure to many other people he will be sorely missed.
By: F4MPHIXER - 14th May 2009 at 17:39
Thanks for your kind comments Junk Collector, many happy days at the jumbles fighting over F4 parts.
By: Junk Collector - 13th May 2009 at 20:37
Tonight I am truly devastated to hear this, Ray was a true Gentleman, I first met him about 15 years ago at Bruntingthorpe as he spied me with a Phantom Instrument panel picture scouring Nevs stall for instruments for my Phantom Panel.
Always cheerful. always helpful, always a pleasure to see at Whitwick, and always mad about Phantoms, I saw him last Whitwick after he had been terribly ill, but was much better, and he seemed to be his old self and we had a chat and a laugh.
The aviation movement has lost a true friend
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May 13, 2009 at 8:21 pm