Sunday 24 October 2010

solway air museum at carlisle airport , visit to Avro Vulcan B.2 XJ823


this is a  ejector seat 



Blue Streak Exhibit about the testing of the Blue Streak rocket program. -see link at http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafspadeadam/gallery/historyinpictures.cfm

more link's below

a rocket sign DANGER KEEP OUT  from RAF spadeadam see links below


the vulcan 

me going to the vulcan 


I am a radar  operator 
I wonder what this does !


I am in the pilot's  seat ( guess what I am looking for ?)

I am looking for the bomb button , found it !

video from the 3 seats below the two pilots seats - 5 people helped fly this aircraft


English Electric Canberra T4 WE188 pilots seat 


British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3 XV259 prototype Cockpit this never flew ! -my mum knows all about this !


useful links -museum is fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
.
link to museum 
Blue streak rocket pictures 
interesting RAF base !

pictures of Vulcan from above 
history of Vulcan 
pictures of Vulcan  XJ823 flying and  landing

Carlisle airport background  
Carlisle airport site  
Eddie stobart group -link to airport 

background to eddie stobart 





1 comment:

  1. Oh wow!! I'm jealous haha! Did you know your Aunty Hazel likes planes? That looks like loads of fun :D

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