Midland air museum photos (26/08/04)

It’s been mentioned before, but it is a crying shame to see the Boulton Paul P.111 condemned to fester outside, when it should by rights be tucked away at Cosford with the research aircraft collection.

Unfortunatly when the Bolton Paul was aquired by us, it was impossible to put her inside. When the Museums main hanger was built provisions were not made to manouvre aircraft in and out of the main doors, they had been designed to small. The museum was then run by a differant group that run it now and to be quite honest we would love to shuffle the aircraft around to put inside the more rare exibits like the Bolton Paul and the Armstrong Whitworth designed aircraft, as this is what we tend to base the museum around along with the Whittle collection! We are currently looking at plans to put the P111 inside and completely restore her again but these things take time. As for the P111 going to Cosford, FORGET IT!! This is a rare subject and because of that, it doesn’t mean it has to go to a big museum. We could say the same about the E28/39. As we are the official Sir Frank Whittle Collction site we should have that airframe, but thats another story!!

also saw at the museum a 1:72 scale of an AW Argosy RAF version. I have been after a 1:72 scale model of an Argosy for years but can’t find one anywhere.

James,

You need to look for a vacform kit by Airways, kit number 04 I think. As far as I know thats the only 72nd Argosy ever produced.

Tom.

Hi Todd

To the best of my knowledge, the rear turret is still with the cotswold aviation recovery group. This rear section is from Whitley N1498 and was recovered from a scottish mountainside in the 1970s.

Andrewman,

My eyes aren’t the greatest after 18 hours of work…Is that a Whitley fuselage I see!?!

Cheers,

Todd

nice pics ! the museum is great! well worth a visiit…. good to see the canberra getting love!
the aero’s all look very nice indeed – especially the vulcan !!!! :diablo: :diablo: :diablo: 🙂 :rolleyes: 😉 😉 😉

Fantastic photos there.

I was at the Midland Air Museum today, here are updates on some of the aircraft:

Argosy – looking very dirty and needs a good paint
Iskra – looks like it is under restoration and wings being fitted soon
Harrier – sitting inside the workshop with the Huskie, JP nose and Vampire pod
Canberra – looks a lot better with the shine coming out
Sea Vixen – being repainted on the undercarrage

I beleive the museum are extending the hanger, which might bring in the other Meteor, Hunter, BP, Javelin, Gnat and others.

Does anyone know the plans for the Phantom fuselage, Vampire T.11, JP and Vampire noses Sabre F.86 rear fuselage, and the Huskie?

I also saw at the museum a 1:72 scale of an AW Argosy RAF version. I have been after a 1:72 scale model of an Argosy for years but can’t find one anywhere.

James B

Thanks everyone, glad you enjoyed the photos 🙂

Hi John,

Thanks for the info! Is the rear turret intact? It’s hard to see from the angle of the shot. (not that I’m complaining Andrewman).

Cheers,

Todd 😀

The Phantom looks like the EX-NY ANG ABDR ship from Woodbridge…
I’m I right.
They also had a F-101B there. Anyone know what happened to that?

My eyes aren’t the greatest after 18 hours of work…Is that a Whitley fuselage I see!?!

Cheers,

Todd

It is – about six feet of it if I recall correctly, along with some other bits and pieces. Armstrong Whitworth were about half a mile away at Whitley (it’s now the Jaguar Engineering Centre, which is where I’m writing this!).

John C

I was surprised to see that they’ve repainted the Dove… Looks much nice.
Shame about the Prentice being outside… I have a personal connection with the BP P.111 – my dad escorted it along the M1 – the picture in the magazines at the time show a Range Rover police escort – That was my dad…!
Just though I’d share that…
OAW

It’s been mentioned before, but it is a crying shame to see the Boulton Paul P.111 condemned to fester outside, when it should by rights be tucked away at Cosford with the research aircraft collection.

Looks to me that you had some bad weather conditions to take your pics. But they give a impression of the big collection of aircrafts. For guys like me who have never been there, it is interesting. Nice pics of the gannet and that beaver.

Wel done,

J.V.

Andrewman,

My eyes aren’t the greatest after 18 hours of work…Is that a Whitley fuselage I see!?!

Cheers,

Todd

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