The future of McDonnel Douglas Phantom FG.1 XV582 'Black Mike' has been secured after Gary Spoors of GJD Services purchased the aircraft on behalf of the British F-4 Phantom Aviation Group (BPAG). The group is now focusing on stage two of its campaign - to move the jet from Leuchars in Scotland to Bruntingthorpe, Leics. An agreement is in place that BPAG will restore and preserve the Phantom while raising funds to reimburse Gary (who is also paying for its transportation), finalh' taking full ownership of the aircraft. The machine - which is still equipped with its Rolls-Royce Spey 202 engines - had previously been under threat of being scrapped following the closure of RAF Leuchars in 2013.
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