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The glassy façade of the American Air Museum in Britain (Sir Norman Foster and Partners, 1997) at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, England.
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Fairey Swordfish Mk III, Imperial War Museum, Duxford. This aircraft was built not by Fairey's but by Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. These were known, colloquially, as 'Blackfish' It is in the markings of No 119 Sqn, RAF which used these obsolescent biplanes on nocturnal sorties over the Scheldt estuary in 1945 to hunt down E-boats and minature submaries of the Kreigsmarine. Hence the all-black colour scheme and the radar carried under the fuselage. #RAF #Swordfish #FaireySwordfish #BlackburnAircraft #Scheldt #Kreigsmarine #1945 #eboat #submarine #biplane #WW2 #avgeek #imperialwarmuseum #Duxford #aviation #royalairforce #Radar
#Aviation #WWII #youtube #Duxford
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP-A85XRR28&t=16s
PS a must see when in England; I loved each of the 3 times i went there.
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De Havilland Mosquito TT.35. The last 'flourish' of the DH Mosquito was a post-war target tug, converted from the last bomber version built, the Mosquito B.35. This example hangs in the roof of one of the hangars at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, United Kingdom, wearing the classic 'anti-camouflage' of the target tug, silver upper surfaces, with bold yellow and black stripes. The swift Mosquito was an ideal aircraft for towing aerial targets! There is no longer a flying example of the type in Europe, however, The People's Mosquito (a Registered Charity) is now building one! For more details, see www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk #DeHavilland #Mosquito #IWM #Duxford #targettug #avgeek #aviation #TT35 #hangar #ThePeoplesMosquito #TPM #UK #UnitedKingdom #Europe #museum #WW2
Growing up, although we never talked about it much, I knew my Granda had been a navigator in WW2, flying on Liberators. There was a photo he always had on display, of his crew next to the plane.
A couple of weeks ago we visited the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, and I got to see one of the few remaining Liberators for the first time.
It was amazing to see it, but also very sobering in all sorts of ways.
C-47A This example of the classic transport aircraft designed by Douglas was one of the workhorses of WW2. Seen here at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, this fine example of the breed is shown wearing the famous 'D-Day' stripes, and with a heavily weathered paint scheme, appropriate to the period film in which she had taken part. #IWM #Duxford #USAAF #WW2 #invasionstripes #DDay #aircraft #aviation #photography #aviationphotography #avgeek #ImperialWarMuseum #Douglas #C47 #history
After a brisk walk along an annoyingly noisy highway, and across a motorway, I am waiting for the Imperial War Museum #IWM #Duxford to open. Public transport here could be much better. There is one bus line from the nearest railway station at fairly random times. The first bus here is long after the museum opens and the last bus leaves long before it closes.
Brilliant day (almost) flying a #Spitfire (it had fuel in it) at @imperialwarmuseums #Duxford, after I gave my talk on #hannareitsch & #melittavonstauffenberg, #thewomenwhoflewforhitler to a fantastic audience…
@histodons #histodon #histodons #history #WW2 #writer #book #books #spitfire
@acambridgediary Love Cambridge as i visited it for quite a while as my older nephew took the post graduation there, at Jesus college and for a few Years married and lived there.
Besides is pretty close to #Duxford
B-17G 'Sally B' , the only active B-17 in #Europe. This famous aircraft is based at #ImperialWarMuseum #Duxford #Airfield, and ably supported by a wonderful crew & engineers & many other volunteers, headed by Ellie Sallingboe. (Hi, Ellie !) #WW2 #bomber #USA #UK #flying #museum #avgeek #aviation #B17 #FlyingFortress #airshow #aircraft #aircraftpreservation #Cambridgeshire
BAC 1-11 510ED ex- #BritishAirways, at Imperial War Museum, #Duxford. This classic twin-engined #airliner type was powered by #RoyceRoyce Spey low-bypass turbofans. #airliner #avgeek #aviation #BritishAirways #museum #IWM #technology #jet #engine #engineering #aviationphotography #photography #photographylovers
Doing the #duxford thing today. A nice way to do #notbacktoschool. #homeeducation
Hawker Nimrod II, (1934). This superb restoration by the #HistoricAircraftCompany at #Duxford, is one of the elegant #biplane designs from the #Hawker stable. Powered by a #RollsRoyce #Kestrel engine, this fleet #fighter served the #RoyalNavy well. #ImperialWarMuseum #museum #navalaviation #aviationphotography #aviation #HAC #history #photography
A replica #HawkerHurricane, built at Pinewood Studios for the 1969 film #TheBattleOfBritain, is seen flying over the airfield at the #ImperialWarMuseum at #Duxford in Cambridge, UK. In the foreground is the cockpit of a US Air Force #B17Bomber parked on the ground.
The Fairey Swordfish was a classic #biplane torpedo-bomber, used by the #RoyalNavy. Surprisingly, one of the last users was No. 119 Sqn, #RoyalAirForce, which exploited the type's slow speed and ASV #radar to hunt #EBoats and #German midget #submarines, at night, off the #Dutch coast in the closing months of #WW2. This example is displayed at the #ImperialWarMuseum, #Duxford #aircraft #SecondWorldWar #museum
I do Love #Cambridge.
Not only is a lovely city full of brilliant minds but it is pretty close to #Duxford Air museum.