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This is a kite I acquired from the UK.

I know that it is a Phantom Shadow.

What I don't know is whether this one was one produced by Tim Bensen, or a model produced by High Flyers under his design license.

All the high flyers I have seen have a black HF Logo patch below the T on the spine area of the sail.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Any help is appreciated.

Here is a pic.

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Bill Lancashire over on Fractured Axel wrote a series of articles on the Benson Phantoms.

Here are the links to the full set of forum threads that he wrote on the Phantom history:

1.The Early Years (1989 - 1990)
2.The Highflyers Era (1990 - 1992)
3.The 'Original' Benson Phantom (1991 - 95)
4.The Phantom Elite (1995 - Present)

Note the picture near the bottom of page 1 on the Highflyers Era which has the same panel layout as yours and is also without the Highflyers label.

You could always contact Tim Benson himself.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

Stephen

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Thanks for the Links Stephen.

I had seen those examples on Fractured Axle. It left me with the same questions. Still worth a second look though.

I hope he got an answer on the above kite as well.

I hate to be presumptuous and contact Benson for something that may not even be his actual work.

And I am leaning toward this being an example of a High Flyer.

The search continues

Mike

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