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Collings foundation F4 Phantom

Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:10 pm

Was scheduled to fly the Selfridge MI show this weekend, never showed up.
I believe it flew Oshkosh a few weeks ago ,,, Thier web page is down.

Anyone know the status of the Phantom ?

Re: Collings foundation F4 Phantom

Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:33 pm

I know it was not at Oshkosh.

Re: Collings foundation F4 Phantom

Sat Aug 19, 2017 8:03 pm

It was posted on Facebook that only just early last week it made its first flight in 6 years.

Re: Collings foundation F4 Phantom

Sat Aug 19, 2017 8:10 pm

Avionics issue has the plane grounded.

Re: Collings foundation F4 Phantom

Sat Aug 19, 2017 9:06 pm

Oh, thought I saw that it was at Osh, think it was youtube, must have been a previous year.

Here are some jaw dropping pics taken by a guy I was watching the Selfridge show with if anyone is interested, didn't get many warbirds as they didn't orbit out to where we were too often.
They had a B-17, 2 B-25s P-40, 2 Mustangs P-39 and a few more in the air today, good show.

https://glensuszko.smugmug.com/2017/SANG-Air-Show-2017/

Re: Collings foundation F4 Phantom

Sun Aug 20, 2017 7:25 am

Man! Some fantastic work by Glen Suszko.

Re: Collings foundation F4 Phantom

Sun Aug 20, 2017 7:45 pm

Yeah I can only dream of a setup like that, lens looked around 2 ft long.

Re: Collings foundation F4 Phantom

Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:25 pm

Xray wrote:Was scheduled to fly the Selfridge MI show this weekend, never showed up.
I believe it flew Oshkosh a few weeks ago ,,, Thier web page is down.

Anyone know the status of the Phantom ?


I was told it was a trim unit issue. I was really looking forward to seeing it at Selfridge. Our paths will cross one day I hope.

Sean
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