South Wales Aviation Museum...

[jack]

Hi,
a visit to the SWAM at St. Athan on 14th July...

   
XX727		Jaguar-GR.1		Royal Air Force
ZA326		Tornado-GR1		Royal Air Force
ZA612		Tornado-GR.4T		Royal Air Force
XL573		Hunter-T7		Royal Air Force
XW436		Jet Provost-T.5A	Royal Air Force
XW420		Jet Provost-T.5A	Royal Air Force
XW320		Jet Provost-T.5A	Royal Air Force
XR993		Gnat-T.1		Royal Air Force
XH670		Victor-B.2		Royal Air Force
XX889		Buccaneer-S.2B		Royal Air Force
ZH209		Grob G109		Royal Air Force
XV582		F-4K Phantom-FG.1	Royal Air Force
WP321		Sea Prince-T.1		Royal Navy
XK895		DH-104-Sea Devon	Royal Navy
XL500		Gannet-AEW.3		Royal Navy
XS507		Wessex-HU.5		Royal Navy
ZA195		Sea Harrier-FA.2	Royal Navy
XN584		Jet Provost-T.3A	Royal Air Force
XM833		Wessex-HAS.3		Royal Navy
XP672		Jet Provost-T.4		Royal Air Force
SL-01		Sea King-Mk.2C		Sierra Leone Armed Forces
G-BMMF		Fred-Series 2		Robert Charles Thomas
G-BYMT		Pegasus Quantum		Steven Aitken Owen
G-BCTT		Evans VP-1-Volksplane	The Fersfield Flying Group
N858WL		Boeing 737-406		WLFC
G-APFG*		Boeing 707-436		British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)
B-HUI*		Boeing 747-467		Cathay Pacific Airways
F-BTVG		MS.893-E Rallye 180GT	Private Owner
G-AZHJ*  	Twin Pioneer-3		Flight One Ltd
XL929*		Percival P.66 Pembroke C.1	Royal Air Force
XN584*		Jet Provost-T.3A	Royal Air Force
XV254*		Nimrod-MR.2P		Royal Air Force
G-APSA*		DC-6-A	         	Eagle Aviation France
WK126*		Canberra-TT.18		Royal Navy
ZA148*		VC-10-1154		Royal Air Force
G-BFIB*		Piper PA-31-Navajo	Mann Aviation Ltd
ZH115*		Grob G109		Royal Air Force
ZH117*		Grob G109		Royal Air Force
ZH120*		Grob G109		Royal Air Force
ZH122*		Grob G109		Royal Air Force
ZH128*		Grob G109		Royal Air Force
ZH190*		Grob G109		Royal Air Force
ZH196*		Grob G109		Royal Air Force
ZH208*		Grob G109		Royal Air Force
ZH249*		Grob G109		Royal Air Force
ZH264*		Grob G109		Royal Air Force
ZH278*		Grob G109		Royal Air Force
XF690		PROVOST		
"XD601"\XE956	VAMPIRE T.11.		
WR974 		SHACKLETON		
VX113		AUSTER A0P6		
WL128		CANBERRA B{TT}2.		
WZ869		CHIPMUNK T,10.		
55-4439		T.33A		
S-272		SH14D LYNX		
MV758		TEMPEST		
G-BVPM		EVANS VP2		
G-BTUS		WHITTIKER MW7		
G-MMNN		BUZZARD		
G-CHUO		Me7 MECHTA		
G-CHPT		Me7 MECHTA		
G-CLAX		MJ.5 SIROCCO		
BAPC251		SPECTRUM HANG GLIDER.		
XL472		GANNET AEW3.

A very good and friendly museum, and a walk around the storage area at the back... those * round the storage area, plus 3 c/pits in the museum.

regards,
jack...

[viscount]

Delighted that someone else has ventured in to the dark depths of South Wales to visit the St.Athan Museum. A great mix of aircraft, in what is essentially a 'live' aircraft hangar, not an aircraft mausoleum. I spent far longer in there than I had planned for. Did you manage to find the place easily?

Quite a few changes since I was there two summers ago. Thanks for the current list of inmates, would rather have liked the 'forward section only' cockpits identified as such.

I do hope that "Jack" has some images to follow. Mine are on: derbosoft.proboards.com/thread/40854/south-wales-aircraft-museum-athan

[jack]

hi,
yes found it ok but those country lanes! lucky no tractors, i've just edited * those around the storage area, and 3 of the 4 c/pits inside the museum...sorry no photo's,
regards,
jack...