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

ajrimmer42 · 07-26-11, 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 · 07-26-11, 05:45 PM

continued.

Vulcan

Nice landys

6x6 - Dodge?

Centurion BARV (rather a pleasant and unexpected surprise

)

Jimbuna · 07-26-11, 06:49 PM

The second shot is a Westland Whirlwind.

krashkart · 07-26-11, 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 · 07-26-11, 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 · 07-26-11, 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 · 07-26-11, 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).

07-26-11, 05:45 PM	#1
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 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 __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

07-26-11, 05:45 PM	#2
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	continued. Vulcan Nice landys 6x6 - Dodge? Centurion BARV (rather a pleasant and unexpected surprise ) __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

07-26-11, 06:49 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,788 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The second shot is a Westland Whirlwind. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-26-11, 08:54 PM	#4
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 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? __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

07-26-11, 11:10 PM	#5
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 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; 07-26-11 at 11:21 PM.

07-26-11, 11:14 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Nice shots. We all wish some of them were in better shape, but they take what they can get and so do we. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo