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Sunny Jet Age Museum
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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Jet Age Museum – Reflections
Fresh Painted
And reflecting
Jet Age Museum – May 2015
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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Jet Age Museum April 2015 – The Video
The Rain
Into the Spring Sun
Jet Age Museum – April 11 2015
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. |
Cold and Frosty War Jets – February 2015
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. |
Foggy Cold War Jets
Friendly and helpful staff
An excellent museum
Jet Age Museum 03 – The Video
Indian Summer
With a warm and friendly welcome
Jet Age 03 – September 2014
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. |
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