Born: April 6, 1960
Sire: Wings
Dam: Misty
Phantom Wings was Misty's first foal and only son. He was a beautiful palomino pinto with a map of the United States on his shoulder, like his dam and granddam, and wings on his rump, like his sire. Stories announcing his birth appeared in numerous newspapers, and hundreds of people visited Beebe Ranch to see Misty's first foal. The children of Chincoteague even got let out of school to celebrate Phantom Wings's birth. In order to name the foal Marguerite Henry's publishing company sponsored a contest. Twin girls, Carol and Cheryl Costello, from South Dakota submitted the winning name of Phantom Wings, which honored both his sire and granddam.
Phantom Wings spent his life on Beebe Ranch. He is known to have sired only one foal, a colt named Sandpiper out of a mare named Nora. Phantom Wings tragically died too young in 1964. He and his full sister Wisp O' Mist broke into a cattle field and got sick off the feed. Despite the Beebe's best efforts to save them, both died soon afterwards.
The story of Phantom Wing's birth and pictures of him appear in the non-fiction book The Pictorial Life Story of Misty by Marguerite Henry. A painting by Wesley Dennis of Misty and Phantom Wings graces the cover of the book. Phantom Wings had a Breyer model made in his likeness that was produced from 1983 to 1987.
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