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Tank Museum Bovington – May 2015
09/05/2015
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And guess who left his SLR in the Premier Inn.
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| View from the car park. | And they expect children. | |
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| Target practice. | Chieftain, sort of gate guardian. | |
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| T-62. | A22 Churchill Mark II. | |
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| Centurion in cover. | And from the front. | |
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| Turrets. | Challenger Prototype. | |
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SD KFZ 182 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN VI AUSF B – King Tiger |
Tiger II | |
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| Challenger 2 V5 Prototype. | T-62 | |
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| T-72 | Chieftain | |
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| Leopard I | Centurion | |
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| Challenger 1 MBT Mark 3 | Swedish Centurion |
Army Aviation Museum
16/08/2014
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A great day out
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| It had to start with this. | And they do a great Full English too! | |
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| As usual I arrived before it opened. | If you are in Army Aviation, this is your nemesis. | |
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| DHC2 – Beaver AL1 | ||
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| Westland Scout AH MK1. | Many rotor blades. | |
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| 25 Pounder, it’s a long story. | Horsa, after a hard landing. | |
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| Lynx with TOW. | Huey Cobra and Lynx tail rotor. | |
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| Westland Scout with SS11s. |
In Middle Wallop, Hampshire.
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#mb05, Army Aviation, August 2014, Helicopters, Huey Cobra, Lynx, Middle Wallop, Military, TOW, ZSU 23-4
Jet Age Museum Take 02
14/06/2014
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June 2014
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| If in doubt, arrive early. | On the outside of the museum. | |
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| The entrance. | The front. | |
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| AVRO VULCAN B2 XM569 | Gloster Javelin FAW9 XH903 | |
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Sunny with a mug
Categories: Military, Travel
Cold War, Fast Jets, Gloucester, Javalin, Jet Age Museum, June 2014, Military, Vulcan
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
Weston Helicopter Museum
10/05/2014
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Only 50 miles away and well worth a visit
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But another country
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
Helicopter, Huey, Lynx, May 2014, Military, Museum, Weston Super Mare
Tangmere Aviation Museum The Return
16/03/2014
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It’s a sunny March
And a very friendly welcome
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#MM14, Aircraft, Aviation Museum, Cold War Jets, Harrier, March 2014, Military, Phantom, Tangmere
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
Bournemouth Aviation Museum
09/03/2014
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A little gem of an aviation museum
And the sun shone
Categories: Aerospace, Military, Travel
#MM14, Aviation Museum, Bournemouth, Cold War Jets, Jaguar, March 2014, Military, Victor, Vulcan
The R W Nash Blog 