Midland Air Museum, Coventry 27/10/23

[ian531]

Hi,

A long overdue visit to this museum in a very murky morning at the end of October

I will start with the external exhibits - I do need to double check a few registrations

G-CHNX Lockheed L188 Electra, Channel Express (Displayed as N5535, Evergreen) by ian531531, on Flickr

G-BRNM Chichester-Miles Leopard by ian531531, on Flickr

WS838 Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.14, Royal Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

G-APRL Armstrong Whitworth Argosy, Air Bridge Carriers by ian531531, on Flickr

G-ARYB Hawker Siddeley HS125 by ian531531, on Flickr

VT935 Boulton Paul P.111A by ian531531, on Flickr

G-APWN Westland Whirlwind, Bristow Helicopters by ian531531, on Flickr

XL360 Avro Vulcan B.2A, Royal Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

XF382 Hawker Hunter F.6A, Royal Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

WV797 Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk, Royal Navy by ian531531, on Flickr

XA699 Gloster Javelin, FAW.5, Royal Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

ZE694 British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2, Royal Navy by ian531531, on Flickr

XN685 de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2, Royal Navy by ian531531, on Flickr

XA508 Fairey Gannet T.2, Royal Navy by ian531531, on Flickr

ZA452 Panavia Tornado GR.4, Royal Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

R-756 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Royal Danish Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

06 Red Mil Mi-24 ‘Hind’, Ex Soviet Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

959 Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21, East German Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

48-0242 North American F-86 Sabre, United States Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

63-7699 McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, United States Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

1706 PZL TS-11 Iskra, Polish Air Force (Actually 408) by ian531531, on Flickr

F-BGNR Vickers Viscount, Air Inter by ian531531, on Flickr

XK741 Folland Gnat F1 by ian531531, on Flickr

63-7414 McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, United States Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

G-ALVD de Havilland DH.104 Dove (Actually G-ALCU) by ian531531, on Flickr

VS623 Percival Prentice T.1, Royal Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

17447 McDonnell F-101 Voodoo, United States Air Force (Actually 56-0312) by ian531531, on Flickr

117529 Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star, Italian Air Force (Actually 117473) by ian531531, on Flickr

42174 North American F-100 Super Sabre, French Air Force (Painted as USAF) by ian531531, on Flickr

58-2062 de Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver, United States Army by ian531531, on Flickr

70 Dassault Mystere 4A, French Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

55-713 English Electric Lightning T.55, Royal Saudi Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

XR771 English Electric Lighting F.6, Royal Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

WF922 English Electric Canberra PR.3, Royal Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

Ian

[robaero]

Great pictures as always Ian, sad though to see the exhibits looking neglected and unloved.

[ian531]

Thanks Rob

Yes, a few looked more than a little neglected, but it must be hard to work out where they spend what little resources they have

I used Viscount’s method of judging a museum and there was a few flat tyres 😁

Ian

[ian531]

A few from the inside of the museum

G-APJJ Fairey Ultra-Light, Fairey Aviation by ian531531, on Flickr

29640 SAAB J-29 Tunnan, Swedish Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

2820020 Flettner Fl-282 V-21 Kolibri, German Navy by ian531531, on Flickr

VZ477 Gloster Meteor F8, Royal Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

51-4419 Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star, United States Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

BAPC.126 Druine D.31 Turbulent by ian531531, on Flickr

VF301 de Havilland Vampire F.1, Royal Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

XK789 Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper, Royal Air Force by ian531531, on Flickr

G-AEGV Pou-de-Ciel (Flying Flea) by ian531531, on Flickr

Ian

[Samba]

What a shame to see the Viscount in such a sad state after many people spent many hours restoring her.