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Sunny Jet Age Museum
08/08/2015
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Saturday 08 August
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| And the till was down, no clubcard points. | Doing a @trafficsham | |
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| The sunny and reflective museum. | Gloster Meteor T7 WF784. | |
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| And tail first. | Gloster Meteor NF(T) WS | |
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| XM569 | ||
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| Gloster Javelin FAW9 – XH903 and Firestreak | ||
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Categories: Aerospace, History, Military, Travel
August 2015, Cold War, Cold War Jets, Gloucester, Javelin, Jet Age Museum, Meteor, Vulcan
Jet Age Museum April 2015 – The Video
12/04/2015
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The Rain
Into the Spring Sun
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, History, Military, Travel
#mb02, Ale, April 2015, Beer, Bier, Brewdog, Cold War Jets, Costa Coffee, Full English, Gloucester, Javelin, Jet Age Museum, Premier Inn, Tesco, Vulcan
Jet Age Museum – April 11 2015
11/04/2015
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Always worth a visit to this friendly and informative museum. The Vulcan is still being painted (should be ready by April 25 2015) and the second Javelin, well, that’s a lot of work.
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| As usual, guided by Waze. And Bagpuss. | Soggy to start. | |
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| Meteors in the Spring Sun. | Under the plastic is the cockpit of Vulcan B.2 XM569. | |
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| Gloster Javelin FAW9 Serial XH903. | ||
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| Gloster Meteor F8 – WH364. | ||
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| More Javelin. | ||
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| And outside. |
Categories: Aerospace, History, Military, Travel
#mb02, April 2015, Cold War Jets, Gloucester, Javelin, Jet Age Museum, vforce, Vulcan
March Museums 2015 – Day 03 Bruntingthorpe Cold War Jets
08/03/2015
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And it drizzled
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| Buccaneers XX894 and XX889. | XX889. | |
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| XW544. | ||
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| Nimrod MR2 XV226. | VC10 XR808. | |
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| Victor k.2 Teasin Tina XM715. | Muffin and Tina. | |
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| Super Guppy F-BTGV. | Sea Vixen XJ494. |
Categories: Aerospace, Military
#mm15, Air Museum, Bruntingthorpe, Buccaneer, Cold War Jets, March 2015, Nimrod, Super Guppy, VC10, Victor
March Museums 2015 – Day 03 Victor XM715
08/03/2015
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Victor K.2 XM715
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| Tina & Muffin. | Muffin on guard. | |
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| The Meldrew side. | ||
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Categories: Aerospace, Military
#mm15, Bruntingthorpe, Cold War Jets, K.2, March 2015, V Bomber, Victor
March Museums 2015 – Day 02 Newark Air Museum
07/03/2015
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Premier Inn Full English and Newark Air Museum. Semi Summer in Spring too.
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| Premier Inn – Hucknall. | Filling my boots with the all you can eat Full English. | |
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| Newark Air Museum. | The Anderson Shelter. | |
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| Vulcan B.2 XM594 and Yellow Sun. | Gloster Meteor T.7 VZ634. | |
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| Jaguar T.2A – XX829. | F100 Super Sabre and Mystere IV. | |
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| Mig 27 Flogger – 61912507006 “71”. | ||
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| Sea Harrier FRS.1 / FA.2 –
ZA176. |
Gloster Javelin FAW.8 –
XH992. |
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| Fairey Gannet AEW.3 – XP226. | de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.22 –WW217. |
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, Travel
#mm15, Air Museum, Canberra, Cold War Jets, Gannet, Javelin, March 2015, Newark, Premier Inn, Sea Harrier, Vulcan
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. |
XM569 |
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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
Tangmere Aviation Museum The Return
16/03/2014
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It’s a sunny March
And a very friendly welcome
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#MM14, Aircraft, Aviation Museum, Cold War Jets, Harrier, March 2014, Military, Phantom, Tangmere
Tangmere Aviation Museum–The Return
10/03/2014
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Excellent Museum & very friendly staff
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| The Gate and a Meteor F.8. | Meteor F.8 and Vampire T11. | |
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| Sea Harrier FRS.2. | And from the sunny side. | |
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| Harrier GR.3. | Both Harriers together. | |
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| Sea Vixen FAW.2. | Phantom FGR.2. | |
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| And it’s Sidewinders. | Tail on. | |
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| Westland Wessex HU.5. | Pillbox. | |
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| Airfield bomb shelter. | Memorial. | |
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| Hunter Mk.3. | Supermarine Swift FR.5. | |
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| Lightning F.53. | Hunter F.5. | |
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| Canberra B.2 Cockpit. | And yet more Harriers. |
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#MM14, Cold War Jets, Lightning, March 2014, Military, Phantom, Tangmere
Bournemouth Aviation Museum
09/03/2014
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A little gem of an aviation museum
And the sun shone
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#MM14, Aviation Museum, Bournemouth, Cold War Jets, Jaguar, March 2014, Military, Victor, Vulcan
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