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Jet Age Museum Take 02
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
Cold War Museum The Video
And this time
I remembered to actually take video
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
Bournemouth Aviation Museum
A little gem of an aviation museum
And the sun shone
Bournemouth Aviation Museum
A little gem just by the airport.
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Avro Vulcan B.2MRR – XH537. |
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Handley Page Victor K.2 XL164 – Saucy Sal. |
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Westland Wessex – XT257 |
North American Texan / Harvard – KF488 |
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SEPECAT Jaguar GR1 – XX763 |
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Hawker Hunter – XG160 |
Westland Wasp HAS.1 XT431 |
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English Electric Lightning F.53 – ZF582 |
Boeing 737-200 Adv G-CEAH |
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Meteor NF14 WS776 |
Jet Age Museum
A haircut, a sandwich
And a Vulcan
Jet Age Museum–Gloucester
The first beano of 2014
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| Can’t do this without a haircut. | Emergency meal deal. | |
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| Navigation by Waze. | I’m here without data, Plan B MiFi working. | |
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| It’s a hanger. | A rather sad Harrier Trainer. | |
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| It has been raining. | XM569. | |
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| It’s cockpit only. | ||
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| Refuelling boom. | ||
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| Gloster E28- W4041/G – replica | Gloster Meteor F8 – WH364 | |
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| Gloster Javelin – XH903 | Inert Firestreak | |
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| Gloster Gamecock – J7904 | ||
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And a mini one at that
Jet Age Museum
IWM Duxford–Airspace Hall
The newest
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| Mosquito Trainer | A half French plane | |
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| Avro Lancaster X – KB889 | The bomb bay | |
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| Canberra XH725 and Vulcan B.2 XJ824 | Westland Whirlwind HAS1 – XK936 | |
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| English Electric Lightning Mk 1 – XM135 | ||
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| Crew Entrance | ||
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| Blue Steel | Bomb bay with saddle fuel tank | |
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| Tornado GR1 | ||
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| Harrier GR3 | TSR-2 – XR222 | |
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| Parachute Regiment display | Rolls Royce Trent | |
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| Fairey Swordfish Mk III | Polaris A3 (inert) |
Mainly British and some half French
IWM Duxford–Gate and Outside
Rather pricey, especially the coffee
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| Gate Guardians | A Comet | |
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| And a Glass Fibre Hurricane | Entrance – £17.50 | |
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| Avro Shackleton Mark 3 minus wing tips | With 20mm still in place | |
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| Handley Page Victor BK1A – XH648 | ||
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| She’s a tanker |
But very good
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