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Bovington Tank Museum – June 2016
03/06/2016
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Friday 03 June 2016
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| Where Lawrence of Arabia died. | Wider view of the memorial. | |
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| Public tank viewing area. | Would have loved to see a tank go over this. | |
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| It was rather grey to start. | Challenger I – door guardian. | |
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| Not sure what it is? | But there is always Google image search. | |
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| Chieftain, now with mine ploughs. | T-55. | |
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| Chieftain in the trees. | The gate guardian is back. | |
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| Can’t beat a Centurion. | Stanley Barracks Gate Guardian. | |
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| A Challenger I of the Desert Rats. | Challenger I, Chieftain and Conqueror. | |
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| Chieftain and Conqueror. | The Challenger I. | |
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| The Fury Sherman. | Fury three quarter view. | |
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| King Tiger. | King Tiger with Zimmermat. | |
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| British Tortoise, biggest isn’t always best. | T-62. | |
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| T-72. | British light AFV. |
Bovington Tank Museum
Fleet Air Arm and Bacon
03/06/2016
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Tesco for Breakfast
And the Fleet Air Arm Museum for the History
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, Military, Travel
#mb07, Bacon, Buccaneer, Concorde 002, Fleet Air Arm Museum, Full English, June 2016, Phantom, Sea Harrier, Tesco, Wyvern, Yeovil, Yeovilton
Fleet Air Museum 2016 – A Few of my Favourites
03/06/2016
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A little of Android Mobile Video
At the Fleet Air Arm Museum
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#mb07, Concorde 002, Fleet Air Arm Museum, Full English, June 2016, MIG15, Sea Harrier, Tesco, Yeovil, Yeovilton
Dry Helicopters
15/05/2016
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The first visit
When it didn’t rain
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, History, Military, Travel
#mb06, Ale, Beer, Bier, Costa Coffee, Full English, Helicopter Museum, Hind, Huey, Lynx, May 2016, Tesco, The Landing Light, Travelodge, Wasp, Wessex, Weston Super Mare
The Helicopter Museum
14/05/2016
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The first time without rain.
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| No rain but chilly when the sun goes in. | Cloudy. | |
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| Lots of Lynxes. |
Westland Lynx WG.13 XW839. |
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| Westland Wessex HCC Mk.4 XV733 – The Queens Flight. | Westland Wasp HAS Mk.1 XT443. | |
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| Czechoslovak Air Force. Mil Mi-4 "Hound" | ||
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| East German Army Mil Mi-24D "Hind" | ||
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| Hughes OH-6A Cayuse, 67-16506 | ||
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| Bell 47G-381 Sioux | Bell UH-1H Iroquois – Huey | |
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| Piasecki HUP-3 Retriever | TOW tubes on a Lynx 3 ZE477 | |
And a location map.
Helicopter Museum
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, Military, Travel
#mb06, Costa Coffee, Helicopter Museum, Huey, May 2016, Tesco, Weston Super Mare, Whirlwind
Jet Age Museum – Video April 2016
16/04/2016
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Lots of weather
But always a warm welcome in the Jet Age Museum
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, History, Military, Travel
#mb05, Ale, April 2016, Beer, Bier, Brockworth, Cold War Jets, Costa Coffee, Full English, Javelin, Jet Age Museum, Meteor, Queen's Head, Tesco, vforce, Vulcan
Jet Age Museum – April 2016
16/04/2016
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Saturday 16 April 2016 with snow on the hills.
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| Vulcan B.2 XM569. | ||
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| Gloster Javelin FAW9 XH903 | ||
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| Firestreak Drill Round | ||
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| Gloster Meteor NF14 WS807 | ||
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E28 Replica "W4041/G" |
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| Gloster Meteor F8 WH364 | ||
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| Meteors under a cloudy sky. | ||
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Harrier T2 XW264 |
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The Jet Age Museum
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, Military, Travel
#mb05, April 2016, Cold War Jets, Gloucester, Javelin, Jet Age Museum, vforce, Vulcan, XM569
It Could Be A VForce Spring
03/04/2016
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The rain cleared
And the sun came out at Midland Air Museum
Categories: Aerospace, History, Military, Travel
#mb04, April 2016, Brewers Fayre, Cold War Jets, Costa Coffee, Coventry, Javelin, Lightning, Midland Air Museum, Sea Harrier, Starfighter, Tesco, vforce, Victor, Vulcan
Midland Air Museum – April 2016
02/04/2016
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Saturday 02 April 2016
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| Strensham North Pitstop. | Tesco Full English – South Coventry. | |
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| Raining at the time. | Canberra T-17 WH646. Electronic Warfare Variant. | |
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| Gloster Meteor F-4 EE531. | Avro Vulcan B.2 XL360 | |
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| Victor K1A XH582. | Blue Steel. | |
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| Gloster Javelin FAW5 XA669. | Hawker Hunter F-6A XF382 | |
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| Sea Harrier FA2 ZE694 | Sea Vixen FAW2 XN685. | |
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| Tornado GR4 and WE177 Nuclear Drill Round. | Fairey Gannet T-2 XA508. | |
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| F100D Super Sabre 54-2174. | F-101B Voodoo 56-0312. | |
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| Lightning F6 XR771 and Firestreak Missiles. | KSA Lightning T-55 55-713. | |
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| F-4c Phantom II 63-7699. | East German MiG-21 SPS 959. |
Midland Air Museum
Categories: Aerospace, History, Military, Travel
#mb04, April 2016, Cold War Jets, Coventry, Midland Air Museum, Sea Harrier, vforce, Victor, Vulcan
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