Science Museum, London - a revisit

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Forty years ago I visited the Science Museum during a childhood family holiday. According to a rather dogged-earred copy of CAM 1978 on that day I logged the following exhibits:

30th May 1978

Reg'n	Aircraft Type	Operator
AP507	Cierva Autogyro A Rota I	Royal Air Force
BAPC.100	One off Hang Gliders	Science Museum
BAPC.50	Avro Triplane Type 1	Science Museum
BAPC.51	Vickers Vimy IV	Science Museum
BAPC.52	Lilienthal Gliders	Science Museum
BAPC.53	Wright Flyer Replica	Science Museum
BAPC.54	JAP-Harding Monoplane	Science Museum
BAPC.55	Levasseur Antoinette VII	Science Museum
BAPC.56	Fokker E III	Science Museum
BAPC.57	Pilcher Glider Replica	Science Museum
BAPC.58	Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka 11	Science Museum
BAPC.85	Weir Autogyro W-2	Science Museum
G-AAAH	de Havilland DH.60 Moth DH.60G	Private
G-AYVO	Wallis Autogyros Series 1	Private
G-EBIB	Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5	Private

Recently when faced with a cold, rainy Saturday afternoon I revisited the museum. The log from that day is below. One or two items seemed to have disappeared over the years but most were still there. The new items are probably additions over the years but there also a chance I just didn't see or record them on the original visit; I was quite young at the time.

There are also a few photo's after the log although they are not the best. Like many museums the exhibits were often quite crowded and the majority were hung from the ceiling. The lighting was particularly tricky, especially in the Flight gallery where it was generally dark - to the point exhibit information signs could be difficult to read - but with hot spots from display cabinets and spotlights. Of course timing gaps between photo-bombing children and tourists add to the experience. There are some photos on flickr (London Science Museum 20-Jan-18) including some non-aviation items. Anyway on with the log and the photos

20th Jan 2018

Reg'n	Aircraft Type	Operator
1364	Meggitt Banshee	Ministry of Defence
191316	Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet 1a	Luftwaffe
AP507	Cierva Autogyro A Rota I	Royal Air Force
BAPC.124	Lilienthal Gliders Replica	Science Museum
BAPC.199	Fieseler V-1 Fi 103	Private
BAPC.430	British Army Airship II	British Army
BAPC.50	Avro Triplane Type 1	Private
BAPC.51	Vickers Vimy IV	Science Museum
BAPC.53	Wright Flyer Replica	Private
BAPC.54	JAP-Harding Monoplane	Private
BAPC.55	Levasseur Antoinette VII	Private
BAPC.56	Fokker E III	Science Museum
BAPC.62	Cody Type 5	Science Museum
BGA2091	Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus	Science Museum
D7560	Avro 504	Royal Air Force
G-AAAH	de Havilland DH.60 Moth DH.60G	Private
G-AACN	Handley Page HP39 Gugnunc	Private
G-ASSM	Hawker 125 1	Corporate
G-AZPH	Pitts S-1 S-1S	Private
G-EBIB	Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5	Private
G-LIOA	Lockheed 10 Electra A	Private
J8067	Hill Pterodactyl I	Royal Air Force
KN448	Douglas DC-3	Royal Canadian Air Force
L1592	Hawker Hurricane I	Royal Air Force
P9444	Vickers Supermarine Spitfire I	Royal Air Force
S1595	Supermarine S.6B	Royal Air Force
W4041	Gloster E.28/39	Royal Aircraft Establishment
XG900	Short SC.1	Royal Aircraft Establishment
XJ314	Rolls Royce Thrust Measuring Rig	Royal Aircraft Establishment
XN344	Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP.12	Army Air Corps
XP831	Hawker Siddeley Harrier P.1127	Royal Air Force

XP831, Hawker Siddeley Harrier P.1127 by CheshireExile, on Flickr


G-EBIB, Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 by CheshireExile, on Flickr


N5171N/G-LIOA, Lockheed 10 Electra by CheshireExile, on Flickr


G-AZPH, Pitts S-1S by CheshireExile, on Flickr


BAPC.54, JAP-Harding Monoplane by CheshireExile, on Flickr


L1592, Hawker Hurricane I by CheshireExile, on Flickr