RAF Elvington (Yorkshire Air Museum) 28th June 2012
 

A dark and damp day but still enjoyable.

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One these beauties did a flypast on Saturday afternoon she came in very low and flew around for about 5 minutes awesome site and noise :):yep:.
But I couldn't find my bloody camera in time :wah:

RAF Cosford is pretty cool too, not far from me. I'd recommend you popping in if you're around that way.

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/...ions/aircraft/

I'm not sure but that may be a replice...the one at Eden Camp is.

Never been there Harald but hope to some day.

Cool photos Jim, I love the Spit.

I have a question I've been meaning to ask you, as to your location and obvious interest in aviation. My father was station at Middleton St. George during the war. He was an aircraft mechanic and member of No. 6 Group RCAF, specifically 428 Squadron. I understand that this field is now Durham Tees Valley Airport. Just wondering if you have ever been there? :salute:

Bus driving for your mate again, or a personal trip this time? :hmmm:

A little bit further down and you could've gone to Waddington Airshow.

Next time you go, which should be in about 2014 the rate you're going, let us know beforehand and I'm sure a few more could tag along and have our own North of England meet. :sunny:

So I see Mrs. Buna is letting you add bigger models to your collection.:haha:

Nice spit picture and the reptiles.

Jim,

Some interesting and different aircraft I have not seen before. The aircraft with the number 50 on the nose, what was it designed to do(other than fly :shifty:)? Bomber?

that's a nimrod. you may remember them from playing GIUK scenarios in Harpoon.

They are a long range ASW patrol plane (i think the long tail boom is the MAD). Some were modified to be AEW, i think. But playing harpoon, the nimrod rocked! Worth two orions.

the funny one that looks like a 1950's plane-of-the-future is the Handley Page Victor nuclear bomber, later used as mid-air tanker into the 90s.

Good to see Linda still there, from what I heard on the vines her owners and the Museum have had a few fallings out.
The Museum was just out of reach for us, so thanks for the pics to show me what I missed. I'm a bit spoilt when it comes to air museums though because I've been to the RAF Museum at Hendon, which if you ever find yourself going back to school Jim (:03:) is well worth a look in, and it's free! :rock:

Sorry, Jim, just realised I got Elvington and Eden Camp mixed up, well they aren't exactly a million miles apart.

Jim, Cosford is like Duxford just a shade smaller not much I must say. Well worth a visit they got a ME-262 and a good collection of aircraft engines and missiles as well. I went up on the train, bit of a walk from the country station but well worth it.

BTW: Nice pics. :up: