charlie 6 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Still got a few weeks off after the heart attack, last week Dad and I did the National Railway Museum, this week it was a very enjoyable afternoon at Elvington... Me with a Mk1 According to the panel, the only aircraft to be shot down by a Lightning was a RAF Harrier. It was out of control and the pilot had ejected. Concorde engine You could only go in the cockpit if you had were supervised by a parent... Luckily I had one! Link to post Share on other sites
SEATAC 400 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Awesome shots! Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Amazing place. It's great that some organizations are able to preserve some of them, even if not flyable. John Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Wow what great display of aircraft and lovely shots too. It's good to see you well on the road to recovery Charlie Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Wow! I didn't realise that the Yorkshire Air Musuem had quite so many aircraft! Great shots! How is the NRM at the moment since all the 'good' stuff (Mallard, DELTIC, APT-E etc) has moved north to Shildon? Link to post Share on other sites
aeromax 10 Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Awesome, how cool is that, very nice shots. Think I should take to plan a flight there. Link to post Share on other sites
PanzerFodder 0 Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Nice shots Charlie, looks like you have a great day out BTW: I use to have the skin for Friday the 13th, when I was playing IL2 Here's a little snippet from the net: "Only Two examples of the Handlypage Halifax exist today - the unrestored W1048 at the RAF Museum at Hendon, and the Yorkshire Air Museums pristine LV907 Friday the 13th, a rebuild from the remains of HR792. one of Bomber Commands oft-forgotten workhorses" Cheer's...Graham... Link to post Share on other sites
rob16584 42 Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Great shots. Did they have anything fast-taxing on the runway at all? Link to post Share on other sites
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