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Two Javelins and Ice
One in a field
The other being rubbed down
Tank Museum Bovington – May 2015
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 |
Imperial War Museum 2014
It was raining
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| 15 inch Guns and a stormy sky. | Die Mauer. | |
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| Harrier. | V1. | |
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| T34-85. | 88. | |
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| Sherman. | Little Boy. | |
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| Ikara. | Argentina v UK. | |
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| MM38 Exocet. | Blue Steel replica. |
And the museum has been refurbished
Handley-Page Victor K.2 XL231
aka Lusty Lindy at The Yorkshire Air Museum – Elvington
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| She moves under her own steam. | History, click on picture to enlarge. | |
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Aeroventure Doncaster
Sunday 06 July 2014
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| Walking distance. | So I walked. | |
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| Of course. | And there. | |
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| Close up. | Entrance and Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle. | |
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| Harrier GR3 – XV752. | Looking rather sad XL388 – ‘Mayflower III’. | |
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| A triplet of Canberras – WD935, WJ975 & WJ565. | WESTLAND SCOUT AH.1 – XV139. | |
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| Red Top – trainer. | Red Top – warhead. | |
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| Ejection seats. | Rolls Royce Conway. | |
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| Sea King H.A.S. MK 6 XV677. | Nose art. | |
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| It’s OK it’s a cockpit trainer. | Lightning F3 – XP706. |
Weston Helicopter Museum
Only 50 miles away and well worth a visit
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But another country
Cosford Cold War Museum–In and Out
Poor Service Areas
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| Strensham – mostly a waste of time. | Frankley – slightly better. | |
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| Grey with a touch of drizzle. | The Gate. | |
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| The Gate Guardian. | Bristol Britannia 310. | |
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Lockheed Hercules C130K Mk3 – XV202. |
Dutch
Lockheed SP-2H Neptune. |
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Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.Mk.1 – XV249. |
British Aircraft Corporation TSR 2 – XR220. |
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BAe Harrier GR9A – ZG477. |
FMA 1A58 Pucara – ZD485. |
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Vickers Valiant B1 – XD818. |
Handley Page Victor K2 – XH672. |
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| Avro -
Vulcan B2 – XM598. |
Skybolt and Blue Steel. | |
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| Polaris A3 – fully loaded (inert). | Polaris A3 – the full round. |
Excellent Museum
Firepower Museum Woolwich
Now that that the Docklands Light Railway goes under the Thames to Woolwich, the bus journey from the O2 is gone and all the better for it. Top Tip, get an Oyster Card, it makes life much easier.
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| If you want Firepower. | Not sure but a bit scary. | |
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| And up close. | The museum entrance. | |
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| Gate guardian. | Honest John. | |
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| The main hall. | Thunderbird and mobile Rapier. | |
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| Truck mounted Bofors. | Sexton. | |
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| Abbott 105mm. | Light guns. | |
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| 6 and 17 pounder anti tank guns. | And the big guns. | |
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| Big from the rear. | Where it all started. | |
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| Anti aircraft. | Up and down. | |
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| The second hall – FV432. | What they do for anti aircraft. | |
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| What we do for anti aircraft. | And what we used to do for anti aircraft. | |
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| And the Gunners love this. It tracks birds. | Centurion. | |
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| Cold and Big. | Never made it into service. | |
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| AS90 | 105mm light gun. |
And thanks to the two RA Gunners who showed me through the second hall.
The R W Nash Blog 