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For Saturday 15 August 2020
16/08/2020
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The Saturday Wrap for 15 August 2020. Beer House, Forgetting, Hot and Stormy, Tomatoes and Cucumbers, iOS Update, Rishi Rush, Service and MOT, FTP incident. From #Bedwas #SaturdayWrap
Categories: Saturday Wrap
August 2020, Burgers, Costa Coffee, Cucumber, Forgetting, FTP, GoDaddy, Heatwave, Hereford Beer House, iOS Update, Lightning, MOT, Patch Tuesday, Rishi Rush, Saturday Wrap, Service, Support, The Tumble Inn, Thunder, Tomato, Webplus, Wessex Garage
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
Four and Oh
02/01/2016
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In the wind and rain
Back in the game in 2016
Categories: Food and drink, Military, Travel
#mb01, Avon, Boscombe Down, Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, Brewers Fayre, Cold War Jets, Jaguar, January 2016, Lightning, Premier Inn, Salisbury, Scout, Sea Harrier, Tesco, Wasp, WE177
Boscombe Down Aviation Collection – January 2016
02/01/2016
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On a rather soggy Saturday 02 January 2015. A really friendly welcome.
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| Pit stop for a touch of breakfast. | When in England, Full English. | |
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| It was raining. | Nice and dry and warm inside. | |
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| Sea Harrier FA2 XZ457. | 4 Falkland Kills. Active Service History | |
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| Sidewinder on XZ457. | XZ457, view from the rear. | |
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| WE177 and Cluster Bomb. | Scale model of JP233 and a Sparrow training round. | |
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| Jaguar GR1 XX734. | XX734. | |
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| Lightning F2A XN726. | XN726’s Firestreak. | |
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| Army and Navy, Scout and Wasp. | Rolls Royce Avon as fitted to the Comet. | |
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| Half scale retard bomb. | Aden gun pack. | |
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| Meteor MK D16/U16 WK800. | Noses. |
Boscombe Down Aviation Collection
Categories: History, Military, Travel
#mb01, Aviation Museum, Boscombe Down, Cold War Jets, Cold War Museum, Jaguar, January 2015, Lightning, Sea Harrier
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. |
Another Half Hour
09/07/2014
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Resplendent in the Sun
XM594
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#jm14, Anderson Shelter, Blue Steel, July 2014, Lightning, Migs, Newark Air Museum, Sea Harrier, Super Sabre, Vulcan, XM594
Newark Air Museum–July 2014
08/07/2014
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A sunny day in Newark on Trent
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| Avro Vulcan B.2 XM594. | Avro Shackleton Mk.3 Phase 3 WR977. | |
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| English Electric Canberra T.19 WH904. | Phantom II Cockpit. | |
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| North American F.100D Super Sabre 54-223. | Dassault Mystere IV.A No. 83. | |
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| Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG517. | English Electric Lightning T.5 XS417. | |
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| The Anderson Shelter. | ||
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| Danger UXB. | Canberra cockpits are very popular. | |
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| Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FB.3 WM913. | SAAB S-35XD Draken AR-107. | |
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| Stentor – Blue Steel engine. | MIG 23 and 27 (rear). | |
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| Gannet and its Radar. | Sea Harrier FRS.1 / FA.2 – ZA176. | |
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| Buccaneer S.1 XN964. |
East Midlands Aeropark July 2014
05/07/2014
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Saturday 05 July 2014
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| Wet Wales to start. | Pit stop at Ashby de la Zouch. | |
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| And a Full English. | Entrance and the VC10 in the background. | |
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| XM575. | Ryan Air 737 over XM575. | |
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| Ground Radar. | VC10 – XV108. | |
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| Lightning F.53 – ZF588. | Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B – XV350. | |
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| Westland Wessex HC.2 – XT604. | XM575 from astern. | |
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| BAe Nimrod R1 – XW664. | English Electric Canberra T.17 – WH740. |
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
Midlands Air Museum
12/03/2013
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Less snow
More wind chill
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#V13, Canberra, F4, Hunter, Lightning, March 2013, Midlands Air Museum, Sea Harrier, Voodoo, Vulcan
