TSR-2 Cosford

Well you have a clear opinion on it and you may well be right but it seems to me to be a rather more complex problem, as I suggested, than you believe. But we’ll never know for sure.

Superb second set of pictures – thank you. Back to your earlier point I like the idea. In theory it makes all the sense in the world but in practice? DAS have been onsite for years and predate the IWM – I believe. They also contribute heftily to IWM funds. Bearing in mind the logistics to do what you suggest and that the majority who would undertake it are volunteers I cannot see it ever becoming a reality, although I’d like to be proved wrong.

Apologies for extensive thread drift here…….:)

My take on it is the shows are a sell out so why bother, if Cosford can do it then so can Duxford, they emptied the American hangar in no time, it just needs someone with a bit of will power that’s all, some times I wonder if the people that are running these sited
are in to aircraft or just businessman.

Superb second set of pictures – thank you. Back to your earlier point I like the idea. In theory it makes all the sense in the world but in practice? DAS have been onsite for years and predate the IWM – I believe. They also contribute heftily to IWM funds. Bearing in mind the logistics to do what you suggest and that the majority who would undertake it are volunteers I cannot see it ever becoming a reality, although I’d like to be proved wrong.

Apologies for extensive thread drift here…….:)

Very nice, thanks for sharing. The TSR 2 still looks modern. A line up of a squadron of those would make an impressive sight. It’s only when you get close to it that you apreciated just how big it is.

Nice shots.

Thanks Anna LOL x 🙂

Nice shots.

Very nice photo’s. A joy to view them all. Alas the photo’s of the TSR2 do evoke a feeling of sadness. “what if”………..

Can you imagine a flight line of those at Coningsby all in 70s wrap round camouflage.

Very nice photo’s. A joy to view them all. Alas the photo’s of the TSR2 do evoke a feeling of sadness. “what if”………..

Some more from a murky Cosford, so I’ve burned the sky out. 🙂 btw a large post.

727 by philip elcock, on Flickr

727 p 4 by philip elcock, on Flickr

4 spits by philip elcock, on Flickr

Whilwind by philip elcock, on Flickr

vul cos by philip elcock, on Flickr

tyspit by philip elcock, on Flickr

spity by philip elcock, on Flickr

reds 4 by philip elcock, on Flickr

mossie by philip elcock, on Flickr

mossie 1 by philip elcock, on Flickr

miss by philip elcock, on Flickr

hn-90 by philip elcock, on Flickr

harrier by philip elcock, on Flickr

Harrier 6 by philip elcock, on Flickr

Harrier 4 by philip elcock, on Flickr

harrier 2 by philip elcock, on Flickr

harrier 1 by philip elcock, on Flickr

And the last ones a Fokker.
fk 190 by philip elcock, on Flickr

🙂 Yes I agree, but I don’t know how practical it would be given the relatively limited space on show days.

Well seeing as it’s an IWM why have we got old airliners on site, what I was thinking is bring a few out every say 4 years, and have a theme, bomber then fighters. 🙂

🙂 Yes I agree, but I don’t know how practical it would be given the relatively limited space on show days.

Terrific pictures of the TSR2 – it is somehow more impressive away from surrounding aircraft, as it is at Duxford.

I think that Duxford are missing a great opportunity with some of their aircraft by not bringing some outside on air show days, thanks for the comments Charlie. 🙂

Terrific pictures of the TSR2 – it is somehow more impressive away from surrounding aircraft, as it is at Duxford.