We too can’t wait to see her put back into a running condition, but the road ahead (as always with any kind of aircraft restoration!) is long, and obviously the engines, or lack of will be an issue. For now though, we have plenty or work to be getting on with in the mean time.
With regards to the Phantom, I agree that it would be wonderful to see her undergo some sort of restoration. However, with regards to her disposal, getting an aircraft (or anything else) out of Boscombe via the QinetiQ disposals system is not at all an easy process. We were fortunate that the member of our team that bought her and donated her to the CWJ collection, was at that time a QQ employee. He still had to present a detailed business case for her removal and sign a disclaimer that we would not attemp to fly her again, nor break her for scrap and weigh her in.
I can’t comment on how and why the Phantom was disposed of, as I had no involvement in the process.
Plus, as you quite correctly said, we have plenty on our hands already!
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