Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington

Holiday this year saw the whole Lemmey family off for a trip to York, and a quick visit to the Yorkshire Aircraft Museum at Elvington

So, continuing my few and far between series of Museum write ups...

Elvinton was a WW2 airbase, either RAF of Free French, but it was a Bomber Command base, and Handley-Paige Halifaxes were based here, so different to the Fighter Command bases visited previously.

First thing that greats you upon entry is a 1:1 scale model of a Hurricane (which I always hae a soft-spot for, as my Grandpa flew in them), but this one is done up as a Mk2C night fighter, with four cannons. A really nice touch.

Saracen armoured car.

1:1 model Spitfire, because you just have to.

Tallboy bomb, without warhead, in it's transportation cradle. A big beast.

Talking of Tallboys, this one stands inside the hanger (daughters for scale) alongside a WE. 177 nuclear freefall bomb, training round, but daunting to say the least.

WW1 mock up, a vintage rebuild by engineering apprentices.

A Concorde engine.

Canberra cockpit (the only plane to be flown by both sides during the Falklands War).

It's an autogyro! I LOVE gyrocopters.

Looking past the Buccaneers to the Victor

One of two Tornadoes.

Mirage III (which my youngest described as like a 'spaceship).'

FAA Gannet

RE5

DC3 Dakota

Lovely one too

Britain's only remaining Handly-Page Halifax (even if its fuselage was recovered from being a chicken coop at Stornaway).

Repainted on this side as Friday 13th..

Spad, it's tiny

ME109, nestled under the Halifax's wing.

Viper

Waco Hadrian glider cut away (often towed by Halifaxes)

English-Electric Lightning.

Harrier GR3

'No jaffa cakes stored overnight on this plane'!

Shackleton restoration project

To the top of the run, a Nimrod (ugly beast) and a Victor V bomber and later tanker.

Stunning looking plane.

Now this was tucked between the two.

Pride of Shropshire, love it!

A lovely lunch, a quick look around the air crew and air gunner exhibitions, and then away. Via this, taking up space in the car park

Well, I'm not arguing!

Definitely worth a visit if you are nearby.

Nearby salvage yard/fabric warehouse and gin distillery after, then a walk to the Garden Temple at Escick with the hound made a very pleasant day.

Splendour

Honey and architecture

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