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The Vulcan and The Queen’s Head
09/08/2015
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The Jet Age Museum
And a classic English Country Pub
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, History, Military, Travel
#mb06, Ale, August 2015, Beefeater, Beer, Bier, Brockworth, Cold War, Costa Coffe, Gloucester, Javelin, Jet Age Museum, Jets, Longford, Meteor, Premier Inn, Queen's Head, Tesco, Vulcan
Sunny Jet Age Museum
08/08/2015
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Saturday 08 August
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| Bedwas was Summery. | Tesco Extra Brockworth – Breakfastville. | |
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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 – Reflections
03/05/2015
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Fresh Painted
And reflecting
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, Military
#mb03, Ale, Beer, Bier, Costa Coffee, Gloucester, Ibis, Javelin, Jet Age Museum, May 2015, Tesco, vforce, Vulcan
Jet Age Museum – May 2015
02/05/2015
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To see Vulcan B.2 XM569, all painted and looking resplendent.
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| Waze and the drizzle. | Checking my mirror before pulling away. | |
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| Tesco Full English for energy. | And Costa for coffee. | |
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| Excellent paint job. | The reflection isn’t bad either. | |
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| Firestreak. | ||
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| Gloster Javelin FAW9 XH903 | ||
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Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#mb03, Gloucester, Javelin, Jet Age Museum, May 2015, 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 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 –
XA699. |
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Sea Vixen FAW.2 – XN685. |
Gannet T.2 – XA508. |
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| RSAF
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
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
Cold and Frosty War Jets – February 2015
08/02/2015
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Free, excellent and very friendly, helpful staff.
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| Powered by Waze. | The screen defrosted. | |
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| Pit stop. Fuel and food. Tesco Extra Brockworth. | Full English with Club Card points. | |
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| And arrived. | Avro Vulcan B2 – XM569. | |
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| Gloster Meteor T7 – WF784. | Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF14 – WS807. | |
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| Nose art shows two bird strikes. |
De Havilland Firestreak. |
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Javelin FAW.9 XH903. |
Gloster Meteor F8 Serial WH364. |
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| And so to inside. | With a gentleman who had flown in her. | |
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| Light refresh. Excellent Bar Manager | Little Whitcombe Premier Inn. Excellent staff. |
Categories: Aerospace, Food and drink, History, Military
#mb1502, Beefeater, February 2015, Full English, Gloucester, Javelin, Jet Age Museum, Little Whitcombe, Meteor, Premier Inn, Tesco, Vulcan
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