Aircraft museums merry go round

Aircraft museums merry go round

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Tony1963

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5,669 posts

176 months

Tuesday 20th May
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Flixton is doing a swap in the next ten days or so with Duxford.
The Duxford Jaguar (this one never served in the RAF) is going to Flixton to replace their Sea Harrier. AirSpace at Duxford is approaching the end of its rearranging, and I think we’ll see a few more swaps over the coming months.
Duxford will be a very different museum experience in ten years time. Flixton had to take the decision to start charging visitors a few weeks ago. Yep, many people chose to not pay anything voluntarily!
There’s a Jag at Coltishall now.
Hopefully a full airframe will turn up at West Raynham’s veterans centre sometime.

Any others?




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aeropilot

38,206 posts

241 months

Tuesday 20th May
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Yep, the Duxford Canberra is being reclaimed by the RAFM after its 52 years at Duxford, as it turns out to be the sole remaining unmodified B.2 version.

Tony1963

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Tuesday 20th May
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aeropilot said:
Yep, the Duxford Canberra is being reclaimed by the RAFM after its 52 years at Duxford, as it turns out to be the sole remaining unmodified B.2 version.
And it was wasted, just dangling from the roof, in my opinion. A beautiful, clean, sleek body.

Evanivitch

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136 months

Tuesday 20th May
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Supermarine Swift FR.5 WK277 leaves Newark for South Wales.

Before that a Vickers Varsity from Newquay.

Tony1963

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Evanivitch said:
Supermarine Swift FR.5 WK277 leaves Newark for South Wales.

Before that a Vickers Varsity from Newquay.
SWAM is becoming quite a thing!