Doncaster Air Museum - July 2011 (rather pic heavy!)

ajrimmer42 · 07-26-2011, 05:45 PM

Had a great trip to Doncaster Air Museum on Saturday afternoon. Been before but they had a few new bits there. Thought I'd treat you all to some aircraft restoration porn

cos I'm nice like that.

Radar model of a Skyhawk

Wessex (or whirlwind? hah can't remember)

On the side of a Hunter

Some Lancaster bits

Hunters

Sea King

Lancaster bomb bay door

Tornado cockpit

Believe it or not a V2 rocket engine!

Replica Waco glider made for Saving Private Ryan

Another Hunter

FairE(!!!)y Gannet

Dakota

Lighting. Couldn't quite figure out how much of it they had.

And another

Loads of Canberra cockpits

Beverley

ajrimmer42 · 07-26-2011, 05:45 PM

continued.

Vulcan

Nice landys

6x6 - Dodge?

Centurion BARV (rather a pleasant and unexpected surprise

)

Jimbuna · 07-26-2011, 06:49 PM

The second shot is a Westland Whirlwind.

krashkart · 07-26-2011, 08:54 PM

BARV = Badass Recreational Vehicle?

Great pics. That Skyhawk has certainly seen some better days.

Edit: What is up with the Canberra on the left?

Stealhead · 07-26-2011, 11:10 PM

Nice.Wonder why that Skyhawk has the golden appearance to it?A Hunter one of my all time favorite aircraft I love the lines of that plane the Hunter was a pretty bad dude(Yank tongue for excellent) in its hey day.

Interesting nose on the center Canberra the left most has an interesting set up as well.Any idea what they might have been used for they are obviously radomes of some sort.

EDIT: for the left most one:http://www.bywat.co.uk/wj565.html
for the center one:http://www.100squadronassociation.org.uk/history9.html (looked up the numbers)

Sailor Steve · 07-26-2011, 11:14 PM

Nice shots. We all wish some of them were in better shape, but they take what they can get and so do we.

TLAM Strike · 07-26-2011, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stealhead

Interesting nose on the center Canberra the left most has an interesting set up as well.Any idea what they might have been used for they are obviously radomes of some sort.

Left one is a for training EW techs on ships and planes to handle jamming from Badger bombers and the like. The center one is for All-Weather Interceptor training for the RIOs (or whatever the Brits call them).

07-26-2011, 05:45 PM	#1
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, Good old Blighty Posts: 962 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Doncaster Air Museum - July 2011 (rather pic heavy!) Had a great trip to Doncaster Air Museum on Saturday afternoon. Been before but they had a few new bits there. Thought I'd treat you all to some aircraft restoration porn cos I'm nice like that. Radar model of a Skyhawk Wessex (or whirlwind? hah can't remember) On the side of a Hunter Some Lancaster bits Hunters Sea King Lancaster bomb bay door Tornado cockpit Believe it or not a V2 rocket engine! Replica Waco glider made for Saving Private Ryan Another Hunter FairE(!!!)y Gannet Dakota Lighting. Couldn't quite figure out how much of it they had. And another Loads of Canberra cockpits Beverley __________________ Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

07-26-2011, 05:45 PM	#2
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, Good old Blighty Posts: 962 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	continued. Vulcan Nice landys 6x6 - Dodge? Centurion BARV (rather a pleasant and unexpected surprise ) __________________ Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

07-26-2011, 06:49 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 82,488 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 8	The second shot is a Westland Whirlwind. __________________ Stop following me...I'm lost!! GWX3.0 Download Page http://www.mediafire.com/myfiles.php?r=nkjkl#j35rkcr24g8d2 GWX Website/Home Page Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim) http://www.subsim.com/subsim_files/gwx_donation1207.php

07-26-2011, 11:10 PM	#5
Stealhead Zipperhead Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 3,237 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	Nice.Wonder why that Skyhawk has the golden appearance to it?A Hunter one of my all time favorite aircraft I love the lines of that plane the Hunter was a pretty bad dude(Yank tongue for excellent) in its hey day. Interesting nose on the center Canberra the left most has an interesting set up as well.Any idea what they might have been used for they are obviously radomes of some sort. EDIT: for the left most one:http://www.bywat.co.uk/wj565.html for the center one:http://www.100squadronassociation.org.uk/history9.html (looked up the numbers) __________________ Last edited by Stealhead; 07-26-2011 at 11:21 PM.

07-26-2011, 11:14 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Just A Kid At Heart Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 600 miles from the nearest ocean. Posts: 44,820 Downloads: 406 Uploads: 227	Nice shots. We all wish some of them were in better shape, but they take what they can get and so do we. __________________ "Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right." – Laurens van der Post

07-26-2011, 08:54 PM	#4
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Patrolling near the Marshall Islands Posts: 5,304 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	BARV = Badass Recreational Vehicle? Great pics. That Skyhawk has certainly seen some better days. Edit: What is up with the Canberra on the left?

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