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Cold War Helicopters
23/01/2017
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And Fine Ales
By the seaside
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, Military, Spoons Tour, Travel
#mb01, Ale, Beer, Bier, Helicopter, Helicopter Museum, Hind, Huey, January 2017, Little Whitcombe, Premier Inn, The Dragon Inn, Wessex, Weston Super Mare, Wetherspoons
Sunny Saturday Helicopters
31/07/2016
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A fine day out
And no rain
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, History, Military, Travel
#mb09, Ale, Beer, Bier, Costa Coffee, Full English, Helicopter Museum, Hind, July 2016, Lynx, Starbucks, Tesco, The Landing Light, Travelodge, Wasp, Whirlwind
Sunny Helicopters
30/07/2016
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On Saturday 30 July 2016
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| A rather cloudy start. | Gordano Coffee stop. | |
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| Tesco’s Weston Full English. | More coffee, this time Costa Coffee. | |
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| Jackson at The Helicopter Museum. | At the entrance. | |
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| Sand sculpture. | Belgian Gazelle AH Mk. 1 | |
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| Westland WG-30 Series 300 & Bristol 192 Belvedere HC Mk 1 | Sting Ray lightweight Torpedo. | |
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| Lots of Lynxs. | Westland Whirlwind HAS Mk 7. | |
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| Westland Wasp HAS Mk 1. | ||
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| If found please contact…. | Mil Mi-8PS | |
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| Mil Mi-4 "Hound" | Mil Mi-24D "Hind" | |
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| The business end. | Lynx with TOW |
The Helicopter Museum
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, Military, Travel
#mb09, Costa Coffee, Full English, Helicopter Museum, Hind, Hound, July 2016, Starbucks, Tesco, Wasp, Weston Super Mare
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
Rainy Helicopter Day Video
07/02/2016
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Even with all the weather
It was a great day out
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, History, Military
Ale, asda, Beer, Bier, Brewers Fayre, Costa Coffee, February 2016, Full English, Helicopter Museum, Hind, Huey, Lynx, Portishead, Weesex, Weston Super Mare
Rainy Helicopter Day
06/02/2016
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The February 2016 mini beano. A yellow Met Office warning for wind and rain. Asda Full English where it’s scrambled egg. Costa Coffee to watch the rain and a very friendly welcome from the International Helicopter Museum.
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| Looking down the main hall from the entrance. | Mostly Lynxes. | |
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| TOW launch tubes on a Lynx 3. | Westland WS-51 Dragonfly HR.Mk.5 | |
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| Westland Wasp HAS.Mk.1 | Mil Mi-8PS. | |
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| East German NVA Mil Mi-24D "Hind" | With a Mil Mi-4 "Hound" in the background. | |
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| Westland Wessex HAS Mk.3 XM328. | And its’ Dunking Sonar. | |
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| Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
Link to their site – http://www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk
The World’s Largest Helicopter Museum
Categories: History, Military, Travel
February 2016, Helicopter, Helicopter Museum, Huey, Lynx, Wessex, Weston Super Mare
The Helicopter Museum 2015
14/06/2015
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It rained
But it was June
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, Military
#mb04, asda, Costa Coffee, Helicopter, Helicopter Museum, Huey, June 2014, Lynx, Wessex, Weston Super Mare
Helicopter Museum Weston Super Mare June 2015
13/06/2015
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On a rather soggy Saturday morning in June 2015. I crossed the bridge, breakfasted in Asda and visited the Weston Super Mare Helicopter Museum.
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| The start was wet. | Weston was wet too. | |
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| Cashback yes, fried eggs no. | 4G outside, 3G inside. 800MHz needed. | |
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| It’s a frog. Tasted of chocolate. | Helicopter Museum. Sky edited for extra blueness. | |
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| Looking in from outside. | Bristol Belvedere HC Mk.1, XG452. | |
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| Westland WG-13. | Lync-3 and TOW launchers. | |
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| Mil Mi-8PS,10618. | Mil Mi-4 "Hound", 9147, C/N. 09147. | |
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| Mil Mi-24D "Hind", 96+26/421, C/N. 230270110073. | ||
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| Westland Wasp HAS Mk.1, XT443, C/n. F.9613. | If you find this torpedo? | |
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| Westland Wessex 60, G-AVNE, C/n. WA561. | Close up of nose art. | |
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| Bell UH-1H Iroquois, 66-16579, C/N. 8771. and Hughes OH-6A Cayuse, 67-16506. | MBB Bo105M, 81+00. |
Categories: Aerospace, History, Military
#mb04, Helicopter Museum, Hind, Huey, June 2015, Lynx, Weston Super Mare
Helicopter Museum – The Video
11/05/2014
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From Weston-Super-Mare
With some ales from Portishead
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, Military
Ale, Beer, Bier, Brwers Fayre, Helicopter Museum, May 2014, Military, Portishead, Premier Inn, Weston Super Mare
