Where's this place then?
Where's this place then?
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Samcat

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505 posts

254 months

Thursday 22nd January 2009
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http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&am...

Whilst using Google maps to plan a route to Donnington, I saw this collection of aircraft at the side of the runway at East Midlands airport. Is it a private collection or open to the public?

Shar2

2,274 posts

244 months

Thursday 22nd January 2009
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Museum, open to the public.

stifler

37,069 posts

219 months

Thursday 22nd January 2009
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bounce A spitfire and a vulcan!

spitfire-ian

4,251 posts

259 months

Thursday 22nd January 2009
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That'll be the East Midlands Aeropark then biggrin

http://www.eastmidlandsaeropark.org/

hugoagogo

23,438 posts

264 months

Thursday 22nd January 2009
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East Midlands Aeropark Centre apparently

http://www.eastmidlandsaeropark.org/openday0707.ht...

damn your eyes, sir! you beat me

Edited by hugoagogo on Thursday 22 January 11:05

Samcat

Original Poster:

505 posts

254 months

Thursday 22nd January 2009
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Lightening & Buccaneer smile

KieronGsi

1,114 posts

235 months

Thursday 22nd January 2009
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Canberra, Meteor, Hunter and three Wessex as well

Edited by KieronGsi on Thursday 22 January 11:12

Samcat

Original Poster:

505 posts

254 months

Thursday 22nd January 2009
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It that 'Crankshaft shaped' building at Donnington the Motorsports museum? clever eh?

911motorsport

7,251 posts

264 months

Thursday 22nd January 2009
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yikes

Wessex helicopter

Length: Length overall (Rotors turning):
24.04m (65ft 9in)
Main Rotor diameter: 17.07m (56ft)
Height: 4.93m (16ft 2in)
Power Plant: Two Rolls Royce (Bristol Siddley)
Gnome Mk 110/111 turboshafts
Maximum Speed: 132 mph (at sea level)
Service Ceiling: 1,220m (4,000ft)

Munter

31,331 posts

272 months

Thursday 22nd January 2009
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Samcat said:
It that 'Crankshaft shaped' building at Donnington the Motorsports museum? clever eh?
I was about to mention that Crankshaft shaped building.

Anyway I think I know where I will be going this weekend. thumbup