Tangmere Aviation Museum

[The Boy Lard]

Been today with Dad for Fathers day. Really enjoyed it.

F4, Vampire, Meteor, T33, Harrier, Whirlwind and Wessex outside and Swift, Spit x2, Hurri, Hunter x2, Lightning inside along with a whole load of other displays, models and stories. Also a Lightninng Simulator which you could fly.

Would recommend it to any aviation buffs in the South East.

TAM

[Eric Mc]

Went down there with some Lotus 7 Club members on the day of the Royal Wedding.

The Meteor and the Hunter stored inside were World Airspeed Record Holders,

[The Boy Lard]

The World Speed Record holders still are, the all Red Hunter looks fantastic.

[Big Al.]

BTW it's not located in the South East, but the South Coast.

[Eric Mc]

The Boy Lard said:

The World Speed Record holders still are, the all Red Hunter looks fantastic.

What records do they still hold then?

[perdu]

Eric Mc said:

The Boy Lard said:

The World Speed Record holders still are, the all Red Hunter looks fantastic.

What records do they still hold then?

Fastest Meteor and fastest Hunter?

Eric stop it

[maffski]

perdu said:

Eric Mc said:

The Boy Lard said:

The World Speed Record holders still are, the all Red Hunter looks fantastic.

What records do they still hold then?

Fastest Meteor and fastest Hunter?

Eric stop it

I thought it was like being President - you never stopped being a world record holder, you just stopped being the current one? Although I don't think you get a build a library

[nevgroom]

The Boy Lard said:

the all Red Hunter looks fantastic.

WB188 - Machine piloted by Neville Duke after whom I was named (well not the Duke bit )

[LawrenceOfArabia]

Dragged my girlfriend round last summer, I found it very good. Bit of a hidden gem.

[Eric Mc]

There are a few nice little aviation museums scattered about. Try this one as well -

http://home.comcast.net/~aero51/html/

[Simpo Two]

Eric Mc said:

There are a few nice little aviation museums scattered about. Try this one as well -

http://home.comcast.net/~aero51/html/

Eric, you'd like a trip to Pitstone Museum near Dunstable: http://website.lineone.net/~pitstonemus/

In particular because in an unremarkable farm building you'll find a Lancaster... the structure is repro but it's packed with genuine electronics: http://website.lineone.net/~norman.groom/

[The Boy Lard]

Eric Mc - Woodley is just around the corner from me, I'll have to nip up and have a look.

I think they used to build Miles aircraft in Woodley, so It'll probably have some of that detail.

[nevgroom]

Woodley museum is a little bundle of joy, well worth a couple of hours out of a weekend

[Eric Mc]

The Boy Lard said:

Eric Mc - Woodley is just around the corner from me, I'll have to nip up and have a look.

I think they used to build Miles aircraft in Woodley, so It'll probably have some of that detail.

Yes - it is on the remains of the old airfield for Miles and later Handley Page (Reading) when they took over Miles - so Miles and Handley Page are the main themes.

Another local aviation museum worth visting is FAST in Farnborough

http://www.airsciences.org.uk/