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Cold War and Beer
13/11/2014
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The RAF Museum at Hendon
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| The RAF Museum in Hendon. | Always early. | |
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| Bloodhound Gate Guardian. | Oman Air Force Hunter Gate Guardian. | |
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| F-35 and it’s not even in service yet. | Harrier GR3 – XZ997. | |
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| Buccaneer S2B – XW547. | Open air brakes and Paveway III. | |
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| Tornado GR1B – X003-2283. | Victor K2 – XM717. | |
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| Avro Lancaster 1 – R5868. | B17G – 77233. | |
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| Avro Vulcan B2 – XL318 | Blue Steel. | |
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| Phantom FGR2 – XV424. | Lightning P6 – XS925. | |
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| Tornado F3 – ZE887. | Canberra PR3 – WE139. |
November 13 2014
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, Military, Spoons Tour, Travel
#BRX14, Ale, Beer, Bier, Camden, Dovetail, Hendon, London, November 2014, RAF Museum, Wetherspoons
Jet Age Museum 03 – The Video
28/09/2014
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Indian Summer
With a warm and friendly welcome
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, Military, Travel
#mb06, Ale, Basrnwood, Beer, Bier, Gloucester, Javelin, Jet Age Museum, Meteor, Premier Inn, September 2014, Vulcan, Wheatstone
Jet Age 03 – September 2014
27/09/2014
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The return of the return. New planes, fine weather and the same friendly, helpful staff.
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Bedwas – The paper run. |
Asda in Gloucester. |
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Asda – the Big Full English. |
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Vulcan B.2 XM569 |
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Original and reflection. |
Just the reflection. |
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Javelin FAW.9 – XH903 |
With its’ Firestreak and engine. |
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Close up of the inert Firestreak. |
The tail. |
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Museum entrance. |
The outside wall. |
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My bed for the night. |
The attached watering hole. |
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, Military, Travel, Uncategorized
#mb06, Cold War Jets, Gloucester, Javelin, Jet Age Museum, September 2014, Vulcan
Army Aviation Museum
16/08/2014
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A great day out
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| It had to start with this. | And they do a great Full English too! | |
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| As usual I arrived before it opened. | If you are in Army Aviation, this is your nemesis. | |
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| DHC2 – Beaver AL1 | ||
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| Westland Scout AH MK1. | Many rotor blades. | |
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| 25 Pounder, it’s a long story. | Horsa, after a hard landing. | |
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| Lynx with TOW. | Huey Cobra and Lynx tail rotor. | |
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| Westland Scout with SS11s. |
In Middle Wallop, Hampshire.
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#mb05, Army Aviation, August 2014, Helicopters, Huey Cobra, Lynx, Middle Wallop, Military, TOW, ZSU 23-4
Ten Minutes This Time
10/07/2014
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Slightly later
As the toilets were being refurbished
Categories: Aerospace, History, Military, Travel
#jm14, Ale, Beefeater, Beer, Bier, Blue Steel, Brewdog, Canberra, Coventry, Gannet, July, Midlands Air Museum, Phantom, Premier Inn, Ross on Wye, Sea Harrier, Voodoo, Vulcan, XL360
Midlands Air Museum–July 2014
09/07/2014
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In the sun and ten minutes early.
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| Thunderbird and Vulcan. | Shackleton radar at entrance. | |
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| Appropriate. | Everybody needs an ice cream. | |
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| Canberra T-17 WH646. | Vulcan B.2 XL360 and Blue Steel. | |
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| Javelin F.A.W.5 XA699. | Sea Hawk WV797. | |
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| Gannet T-2 XA508. | MIG-21 SPS 959 (6503) East German. | |
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| Sea Harrier FA2 ZE694. | Lightning F-6 XR771. | |
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| F100D Super Sabre 54-2174. | F-101B Voodoo 56-0312. | |
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| F-4c Phantom II 63-7699. | Vickers Viscount F-BGNR. | |
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| East German MIG’s fin. | Sea Vixen F.A.W.2 XN685. | |
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| Saudi Lightning T-55 55-713. | Canberra P.R.3 WF992. |
City of Coventry–XL360
09/07/2014
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Midland Air Museum
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| From the car park. | Also from the car park. | |
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| Peeping. | ||
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| Inside the museum. | ||
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| With a Blue Steel in the background. | ||
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Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#jm14, Blue Steel, Coventry, July 2014, Midland Air Museum, Vulcan, XL360
Another Half Hour
09/07/2014
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Resplendent in the Sun
XM594
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#jm14, Anderson Shelter, Blue Steel, July 2014, Lightning, Migs, Newark Air Museum, Sea Harrier, Super Sabre, Vulcan, XM594
Newark Air Museum–July 2014
08/07/2014
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A sunny day in Newark on Trent
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| Avro Vulcan B.2 XM594. | Avro Shackleton Mk.3 Phase 3 WR977. | |
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| English Electric Canberra T.19 WH904. | Phantom II Cockpit. | |
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| North American F.100D Super Sabre 54-223. | Dassault Mystere IV.A No. 83. | |
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| Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG517. | English Electric Lightning T.5 XS417. | |
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| The Anderson Shelter. | ||
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| Danger UXB. | Canberra cockpits are very popular. | |
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| Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FB.3 WM913. | SAAB S-35XD Draken AR-107. | |
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| Stentor – Blue Steel engine. | MIG 23 and 27 (rear). | |
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| Gannet and its Radar. | Sea Harrier FRS.1 / FA.2 – ZA176. | |
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| Buccaneer S.1 XN964. |
