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Jet Age Museum
09/02/2014
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A haircut, a sandwich
And a Vulcan
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, Military, Travel
#mb14, Aircraft, February 2014, Gloucester, Javelin, Jet Age Museum, RAF, Vulcan
Jet Age Museum–Gloucester
08/02/2014
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The first beano of 2014
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| Can’t do this without a haircut. | Emergency meal deal. | |
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| Navigation by Waze. | I’m here without data, Plan B MiFi working. | |
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| It’s a hanger. | A rather sad Harrier Trainer. | |
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| It has been raining. | XM569. | |
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| It’s cockpit only. | ||
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| Refuelling boom. | ||
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| Gloster E28- W4041/G – replica | Gloster Meteor F8 – WH364 | |
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| Gloster Javelin – XH903 | Inert Firestreak | |
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| Gloster Gamecock – J7904 | ||
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And a mini one at that
Jet Age Museum
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#mb14, Gloucester, haircut, Jet Age Museum, Vulcan
Probably The Best Place
11/11/2013
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My last full day.
Bit wet.
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, Military, Travel
#BRX13, Ale, Beer, Bier, Brussels, Lambic, Military Museum, Moeder Lambic Fontainas, November 2013
Under The Thames
07/11/2013
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To the Firepower Museum
And then some Lambic in Clarkenwell
Categories: Food and drink, Military, Travel
#BRX13, Ale, Beer, Bier, Clarkenwell, Dovetail, Lambic, November 2013, Sir John Oldcastle, Wetherspoons, Woolwich
Firepower Museum Woolwich
06/11/2013
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Now that that the Docklands Light Railway goes under the Thames to Woolwich, the bus journey from the O2 is gone and all the better for it. Top Tip, get an Oyster Card, it makes life much easier.
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| If you want Firepower. | Not sure but a bit scary. | |
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| And up close. | The museum entrance. | |
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| Gate guardian. | Honest John. | |
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| The main hall. | Thunderbird and mobile Rapier. | |
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| Truck mounted Bofors. | Sexton. | |
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| Abbott 105mm. | Light guns. | |
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| 6 and 17 pounder anti tank guns. | And the big guns. | |
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| Big from the rear. | Where it all started. | |
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| Anti aircraft. | Up and down. | |
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| The second hall – FV432. | What they do for anti aircraft. | |
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| What we do for anti aircraft. | And what we used to do for anti aircraft. | |
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| And the Gunners love this. It tracks birds. | Centurion. | |
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| Cold and Big. | Never made it into service. | |
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| AS90 | 105mm light gun. |
And thanks to the two RA Gunners who showed me through the second hall.
Daleks Rule The Waves
11/08/2013
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The Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton
And its Dr Who Plus
Categories: Military, Travel
#FAA13, August 2013, Dalek, Dr Who, Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS, Yeovilton
Hall 4 SST and Things
10/08/2013
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Music
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| See we can be friends with the French. | ||
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| Hawker P1127 – XP841 | ||
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| Royal Navy Hunter T8M – XL580 | Sea Harrier FRS 1 – XZ493 | |
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| Wessex HU5 – XT765/J | ||
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| Inside the Concorde – A test version | ||
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| The sharp end | Daleks under the Concorde | |
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| And done |
And Dalek Food
Hall Three–On The Ark
10/08/2013
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Back to the 70s
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| Buccaneer S2B – XV333 | Buccaneer S1 – XN957 | |
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| Seahawk FGA 6 – XW856 | ||
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| Fairey Gannet AEW 3 – XL503 | Phantom FG 1 – XT596 | |
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When we still had it
Hall Two and it’s Polish
10/08/2013
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WWII and Korea
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| Fairey Swordfish II – HS618/A2001 | Fairey Fulmar I – G-AIBE | |
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| Not safe here either | Grumman Martlet (Wildcat) | |
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| With the big radial up front | Chance Vought Corsair IV | |
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| Seafire F.17 – SX137 | Hawker Sea Fury FB 11 | |
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| Mig 15bis | Fairey Firefly TT1 | |
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| Just love the Corsair | Grumman Avenger – ECM6b |
And more DW too
And Daleks Too
10/08/2013
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And the bad news
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| The plan and the steps. | The entrance with Gift aid. | |
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| Locals wearing scarves. | They move and talk too. | |
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| Hall 01. | All gone a bit DW. | |
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| Surreal, Cyberman and Sea Harrier. | K9. | |
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| Sea King – XZ574 | What the British do best. | |
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| Sea Harrier F/A2 – XZ499/003 | Westland Wessex – HAS3 – XP142 aka Humphrey (and a Dalek) | |
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| Battle Honours include the Submarine Santa Fe | Exactly |
It attracts the children, bah humbug
Categories: Military, Travel
#FAA13, August 2013, Dalek, Dr Who, Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS, Yeovilton
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