A Phantom Spotted at RAF Honington

Oh for gawds sake….. all these sat’ images were taken years ago… literally !!

The Phantom is (was) F-4J(UK) ZE361, scrapped in 2001. :rolleyes:

EDIT: And for the teenagers amongst us… yes CORGI did make a model of it.

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OK the images may have been taken years ago, but it is on Google Earth for all to see…..Literally:D

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I’d suggest his ‘point’ is that he is providing first hand confirmation that it isn’t there now.

Your point is?

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i was about to say it’s not there now. you can see that part of the airfield from my Mrs house, and there’s definately no aircraft there!

And your point is…..?

Oh for gawds sake….. all these sat’ images were taken years ago… literally !!

The Phantom is (was) F-4J(UK) ZE361, scrapped in 2001. :rolleyes:

EDIT: And for the teenagers amongst us… yes CORGI did make a model of it.

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i was about to say it’s not there now. you can see that part of the airfield from my Mrs house, and there’s definately no aircraft there!

heres the leeming image

many aircraft
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?hloc=GB|leeming#t=l&map=54.29788,-1.52424|18|8&loc=GB:54.29322:-1.54478:14|leeming|Leeming,%20Northallerton,%20North%20Yorkshire,%20England,%20DL7%209

but look at google earth only some fait aircraft images and there arnt as many

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=leeming&sll=53.722717,-2.285156&sspn=11.1437,40.517578&ie=UTF8&ll=54.297431,-1.524171&spn=0.00268,0.009892&t=h&z=17

i saw them aug of last year

but there appeads to be something here

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=leeming&sll=53.722717,-2.285156&sspn=11.1437,40.517578&ie=UTF8&ll=54.288815,-1.53491&spn=0.00268,0.009892&t=h&z=17

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This has been discussed so many times on here…

Leeming used to have 3 phantoms – 2 were cut up around 2001, the last one survives complete (less engines). They were decoys located between AMF and XI(F) sqn HAS site.

The remaining phantom is being cared for to a degree, and yes, several museums are or have been in discussions.

The other aircraft which can be seen on various older satellite images are Javelins – one Leeming Gate guard, the other YAM’s example on loan.

heres the leeming image

many aircraft
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?hloc=GB|leeming#t=l&map=54.29788,-1.52424|18|8&loc=GB:54.29322:-1.54478:14|leeming|Leeming,%20Northallerton,%20North%20Yorkshire,%20England,%20DL7%209

but look at google earth only some fait aircraft images and there arnt as many

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=leeming&sll=53.722717,-2.285156&sspn=11.1437,40.517578&ie=UTF8&ll=54.297431,-1.524171&spn=0.00268,0.009892&t=h&z=17

i saw them aug of last year

but there appeads to be something here

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=leeming&sll=53.722717,-2.285156&sspn=11.1437,40.517578&ie=UTF8&ll=54.288815,-1.53491&spn=0.00268,0.009892&t=h&z=17

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Oh for gawds sake….. all these sat’ images were taken years ago… literally !!

The Phantom is (was) F-4J(UK) ZE361, scrapped in 2001. :rolleyes:

EDIT: And for the teenagers amongst us… yes CORGI did make a model of it.

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B****r me your right, Looking at the paint scheme (light blue/grey with a black fin)& tailplane shadow hints that it may be a former 74 sqn F.4J- though I could be wrong!!!!!!:)

For those trying to find it it is on the northernmost of two large dispersals roughly due north of the runway.

well i went on a trip to leeming last summer

and they had 1 if not 2 phamtoms sitting at the end of the dissused runway

(i think there might of been another aircraft type…but im not sure)

maybe they are used as a “decoy” so if there was a strike on the airfield the phantomor wht eva could be thought of as a fighter by the enemy

only a thought as they sem to quite common

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from condition i would say that she’s not used for any type of fire training

Hmm the plot thickens? Anyone done a search on the forum?

from condition i would say that she’s not used for any type of fire training

Hmm BDR or fire rescue airframe?

its there on google earth too, thoguh demobbed and thunder and lightnings make no mention of a phantom at honington…! we have a phantom phantom :D:D