Boscombe Down Aviation Collection updates

In Salisbury yesterday as I went into a second hand/old furniture shop in the doorway stood a Hunter nose cone. It had ‘NASA’ in large letters and in small ‘Hunter GA11’ but the glass window ports made it look more like one from a FR10.
Got home and googled and it is obviously the one removed from XF375 which now sports a proper F6 nose and looks superb.

Richard

Still sat there Baz. A van seems to be near it almost every day.

That would be a good idea Tony…
As a general observation…the grey Phantom was transported to suffolk some weeks ago – the ripple Phantom has had its wing separated from the fuselage but was still sitting at BD a week or so ago…

Indeed it is! Would love a Moderator to change the title of this thread so peeps dont think we’ve moved again!!

Its Hunter XF375 .

Are you sure? I mean the local media are always very thorough when they report on stories in ensuring they are factually correct. :stupid:

Its Hunter XF375 .

New gate guard at Aviation Museum

THE Boscombe Down Aviation Collection at Old Sarum has a new gate guard in the form of a Hawker Hunter XF357.
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/10650092.New_gate_guard_at_Aviation_Museum/?ref=mr

Hi Rob
I can understand why cockpit visits are rare !!
One of my special memories is of being accosted after entering the Solent Sky museum (or whatever it was called then :D) by a well known ex Wing Commander Sunderland pilot who said…”would you like to go up to the flight deck ? ” and spending a good hour up there chatting about flying etc 😀

rgds baz

Indeed so Baz. It always disappoints me how museums especially the larger ones spend thousands of pounds and man hours on restoring a cockpit, for no-one to ever get to see it – even from outside the cockpit window !

Rob

Forgot to say that the staff were very friendly and that it is a great place for kids (of all ages :D)…cockpit access is positively encouraged – which is extremely unusual for aircraft museums !!

Yes same one, albeit with GRP intakes.

I believe that it is the same cockpit Fouga,they have certainly put a lot of work into it 🙂

Is that the same WT859 as this?
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1217472/
😮

Swift F7 XF113

From Swift cockpit

Great to be in this wonderful old Hangar,and not ‘improved’ like Hendon etc 🙂

I finally made it to OS on saturday morning LOL (after all it is a whole 5 miles from my workplace !)

Supermarine Scimitar WT859

Canberra T4 WJ865
First time I have sat in a T4 since I left 231OCU in 1976 🙂

BE2 through starboard DV window

Meteor through port DV window

I believe the plan is to fit one of their nice complete Jaguar forward fuselages to the rear of ‘734 to make a whole Jag. The wing is present too though badly hacked around. Having said that you only have to look at the job they did with their SHAR to see what can be achieved! Well done to the museum for saving this Jaguar from the scrap-man.

Whay is ‘734 going to be used for, she really seems devoid of any useful parts?

Great museum when I visited for the first time during the aerojumble. Thought it was fantastic that the cockpits were open for inspection. One oddity is that the Link trainer appears to be fitted with a Vickers Viking yoke (minus its brake levers!)

Not in good condition. Internally stripped & had a cockpit fire i’m told.

See Google images…. Link

What state is Jaguar GR.1 XX734 in and does she have a specific connection with Boscombe Down?