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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
March Museums 2015 – Day 04 City of Coventry
10/03/2015
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Peeking over the hedge
XL360 on a grey and overcast day
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#mm15, Coventry, Gannet, Javelin, March 2015, Midlands Air Museum, Phantom, Sea Harrier, vforce, Vulcan, XL360
March Museums 2015 – Day 04 Midland Air Museum
10/03/2015
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It started frosty and clear in Hinckley and turned into grey and overcast in Coventry, the home of the Midland Air Museum.
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| As it says with XL360 in the distance. | And from the other direction. | |
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| Peeping over the hedge. | On a rather grey day. | |
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| As you come in through the gate. | ||
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| Blue Steel. | ||
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| Sea Harrier FA2 – ZE694. | Gloster Javelin FAW.5 –
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Sea Vixen FAW.2 – XN685. |
Gannet T.2 – XA508. |
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Lightning T.55 55-713 & RAF F.6 XR771. |
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MiG-21SPS "Fishbed" – 959. |
F-4C-11-MC Phantom II 63-7699. |
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F-101B-80-MC Voodoo 56-0312 |
Argosy 101 – G-APRL |
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F-100D-16-NA Super Sabre 54-1174. |
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#mm15, Coventry, Javelin, March 2015, Midlands Air Museum, Sea Harrier, vforce, Vulcan, XL360
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
Midlands Air Museum – Hanger
12/03/2013
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Here be XL360
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| A Shackleton Radar | Main entrance | |
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| It’s also the Jet Heritage Centre | With a Thunderbird Missile in front | |
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| XL360 from the carpark | And closer | |
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| Rolls Royce Spey | Canberra T-17 Electronics Warfare Variant | |
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| Gloster Meteor F-4 | Lockheed T-33 | |
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| de Havilland Vampire F-1 | Martin Baker ejection seats | |
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| SAAB J-29F | SAAB J-29F from the rear | |
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| Armstrong Siddeley – Sapphire | View from above |
And another snowy day
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#V13, Coventry, F4, Harrier, March 2013, Midlands Air Museum, Vulcan
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