Brooklands Air/Motor Museum — Lots of pics.

Andrew

Photo was taken on 4th January on my way back from the fly-in at North Weald. needless to say I was in the back:D

XP984, Hawker Siddeley P.1127.

Cheers Rob, I know how you feel with the “must see” list. 😀

G-LOTI — Bleriot Replica… on a trailer!?!

Was that pic taken today?

A view of the site from the air

G-ADRY — “Flying Flea”

Thanks for the comments guys.

Ant, yep i got pics of everything! 😀 There are a few more to come yet.

Nice one Andrew!

Lovely pics Andrew,thanks for sharing.I like the Wellington shots particularly.:cool:
Did you get any shots of the Vanguard/Merchantman by any chance?I caught a fleeting glimpse of it through the trees from a train a few weeks ago and she looked to be in good shape-any ideas how often they do engine runs??

A view from Behind.

Tail

Bent props!

N2980 — Vickers Wellington.

Recovered from the bed of Loch Ness in Scotland. On New Year’s eve in 1940, this Wellington was caught in a snow storm and one engine cut. The captain saved all but one of the crew – sadly the rear gunner’s parachute failed to open and he was killed. The aircraft, used during the first bombing raid on Germany in 1939, was recovered from the lake in September 1985

Engine Close up.

WF372, Vickers Varsity.

The nose section of XT575.

This Viscount was contructed at Brooklands back in 1960 and went into operation with Austrain airlines (OE-LAG). It was later purchased by the Royal Aircraft Establishment, and used for test flying at RAE Bedford and Pershore. Its final task was to perform flight trials for underwater seach radar equipment installed with a large bulbous radome beneath the forward fuselage.

It was sold for spare at auction in 1993 and the rest of the airframe was scrapped.

After Storage and some restoration this 25ft long section was donated to Brooklands in 1996.

G-APIM