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Boscombe Down In The Rain

03/01/2015 Leave a comment

Boscombe Down Aviation Collection

03/01/2015 Leave a comment

http://www.boscombedownaviationcollection.co.uk/

A rainy day early in 2015 and a great welcome

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Tesco Extra Salisbury. Petrol and   A Full English (too much fried bread) Raw Tomato for health.
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Due to the rain, this was the only outdoor photo. RAF Comet cockpit.   Sparrow and Christmas Tree, both drill.
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WE177. British Nuclear bomb.   And from the otherside.
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GAF Jindivik MK103A unmanned target aircraft   Gloster Meteor D16 – WK800. Unmanned target aircraft.
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Sea Harrier FA2 XZ457. Went to the Falklands on HMS Hermes.   Real life kills. Not all the same pilot.
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Carrying a Paveway II.   The original cockpit was destroyed due to a take off engine fire. The pilot ejected.
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Lightning F2A – XN726 cockpit.   Wasp HAS1 XT437 (423)
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Proton Spray Pack and Cannon Pack.   ASRAAM – drill round.
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Sea Vixen FAW1 XJ476 cockpit.   Browning M2 50 calibre
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Looking down the hangar.   Looking up the hangar.

Excellent staff, nothing was too much trouble.

Ten Minutes This Time

10/07/2014 Leave a comment

Midlands Air Museum–July 2014

09/07/2014 Leave a comment

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 Leave a comment

Newark Air Museum–July 2014

08/07/2014 Leave a comment

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.    

Midlands Air Museum

12/03/2013 Leave a comment

Newark Air Museum–The Indoor Birds

11/03/2013 Leave a comment

Nice and warm

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SAAB Viggen AJSH 37 – 373 918   Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 –

XM685

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Hawker Sea Hawk FB.3 – WM913   Fairey Gannet AEW.3 – XP226
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Westland Wessex HC.2 – XV728   BA Sea Harrier FRS.1 / FA.2 – ZA176
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    SAAB Draken – AR-107
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Sky Flash and Sidewinder   Gloster Javelin FAW.8 – XH992

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