RAF Elvington (Yorkshire Air Museum) 28th June 2012

Jimbuna · 07-02-12, 06:55 AM

A dark and damp day but still enjoyable.

BossMark · 07-02-12, 07:05 AM

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

.
But I couldn't find my bloody camera in time

Harald_Lange · 07-02-12, 07:23 AM

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/

Jimbuna · 07-02-12, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BossMark

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

.
But I couldn't find my bloody camera in time

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

Jimbuna · 07-02-12, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harald_Lange

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/

Never been there Harald but hope to some day.

u crank · 07-02-12, 07:58 AM

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?

Herr-Berbunch · 07-02-12, 08:07 AM

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

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.

nikimcbee · 07-02-12, 09:18 AM

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

MH · 07-02-12, 09:19 AM

Nice spit picture and the reptiles.

AVGWarhawk · 07-02-12, 11:14 AM

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

)? Bomber?

MH · 07-02-12, 11:20 AM

Quote:

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

)? Bomber?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_Nimrod

joegrundman · 07-02-12, 11:21 AM

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.

Oberon · 07-02-12, 11:37 AM

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 (

) is well worth a look in, and it's free!

Herr-Berbunch · 07-02-12, 01:03 PM

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

STEED · 07-02-12, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harald_Lange

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/

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.

07-02-12, 06:55 AM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	RAF Elvington (Yorkshire Air Museum) 28th June 2012 A dark and damp day but still enjoyable. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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BossMark Fleet Admiral Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 15,272 Downloads: 278 Uploads: 0	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 . But I couldn't find my bloody camera in time __________________ Never trust the Tories look what Thatcher and Major did in the 80s and 90s and look what the wicked witch May is doing now doing now

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u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	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? __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Bus driving for your mate again, or a personal trip this time? 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. __________________

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Harald_Lange Ensign Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NY Harbour, Periscope depth. Posts: 235 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	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/

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MH Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,184 Downloads: 248 Uploads: 0	Nice spit picture and the reptiles.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	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 )? Bomber? __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	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 () is well worth a look in, and it's free!

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Sorry, Jim, just realised I got Elvington and Eden Camp mixed up, well they aren't exactly a million miles apart. __________________

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