Theres also Black Mike at Leuchars which is still mostly complete with both engines fitted.She gets dragged out for aishows and with Leuchars closing soon she has an uncertain future.

Those were the days.The pillbox is still there

J G williamson,Moycroft industrial est,Elgin had a pile of them from Kinloss not that long ago,Don,t know if he has any left but it might be worth an call.

John

Anon,I think thats her on the right side from head on.October 1993
john

At the end of their active life they got used as BDR trainers and fire trainers.Bruggen had six Phantoms,One FG1 crash/fire trainer,One F4J which went to 9 Sqn if i remember and the other Sqns got FGR2s and the final one went to the BDR school and was kept in a Rub.Laarbruch got one FGR2 and Three F4Js .The Js were all left with their engines unlike the FG/FGR ones.I think the Laarbruch js ended up on Pembery ranges when Laarbruch closed.
John

My mistake,Your quite right ,The one at West Freugh used to be XT 852,But unfortunately she was scrapped in july this year along with the Argosy.The rumour was that she was offered to several museums but nobody wanted her and she got chopped.I can’t see this happening as i would have thought most museums would have jumped at the chance to have her.:mad:

The OPs building is still in not too bad a condition and still has remnants of the last OPs flown from here.There used to be a lot more but as usual the local kids destroyed it.There is a lot of good information in Les Taylors book Banff Strike Wing At War.

John