Anywhere to see inside a Chinook?
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We live in Basingstoke and most days have the pleasure of several Chinook (as well as Lynx, Apache etc) flybys so low I could probably grab onto the wheels 
My partner loves them and she asked me the other day if there are any Chinook exhibitions in the UK, and on searching I can find info on an exhibition about the Chinook at the London RAF museum, but it's not a fully constructed example that you can look inside (I believe it's only part of a Chinook on display)
So is there anywhere in the UK that we can go and have a look around a Chinook?
Cheers!
My partner loves them and she asked me the other day if there are any Chinook exhibitions in the UK, and on searching I can find info on an exhibition about the Chinook at the London RAF museum, but it's not a fully constructed example that you can look inside (I believe it's only part of a Chinook on display)
So is there anywhere in the UK that we can go and have a look around a Chinook?
Cheers!
Too late for 2012. The Odiham Family Day was brought forward to May (it's usually in August) because of Olympic caused airshow congestion.
The Family Day is just that, a family day, so the bulk of people there are familes of those who are based at Odiham.
However, if you are a member of a club or society which has been invited to set up a stand at the show, then you can go as part of that team - although there is some security vetting required.
I've been a number of times as part of my local model club.
Here's the Chinook that was on display last year -
The Family Day is just that, a family day, so the bulk of people there are familes of those who are based at Odiham.
However, if you are a member of a club or society which has been invited to set up a stand at the show, then you can go as part of that team - although there is some security vetting required.
I've been a number of times as part of my local model club.
Here's the Chinook that was on display last year -
Edited by Eric Mc on Friday 29th June 08:58
eccles said:
The base I work on advertised in the local press that locals could apply for tickets for the families day. As Eric has said, there were some basic security to go through.
Where was that advertised? I've been trying to get in on one of these days for a few years and always miss them.kooky guy said:
eccles said:
The base I work on advertised in the local press that locals could apply for tickets for the families day. As Eric has said, there were some basic security to go through.
Where was that advertised? I've been trying to get in on one of these days for a few years and always miss them.My old RAF base used to do the same back in the 80's. Not a full on public airshow, but families and locals.
I know of a chap who years ago, just wandered onto base at Binbrook. He got the full security compliment out to meet him, guns the lot (back in the day when the IRA were most active). After talking to him at great length, they decided (in his words) that he was just an eccentric twit, and gave him a full tour of the facilities. Having said that, the chap is pretty well up in the Lightning Association, so has got some pretty well known credentials for those in the know.
Having said that, it isn't a good idea to just walk onto a base, but maybe a contact with the local base may see you strike lucky. You can only try.
Having said that, it isn't a good idea to just walk onto a base, but maybe a contact with the local base may see you strike lucky. You can only try.
Always liked the look of the inside of this one, very versatile...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klkfZc1yHpU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klkfZc1yHpU
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