Newark Air Museum Briefing – 2018

This information is doing the rounds from NAM:

“During the #ThanksToYou FREE admission offer on Sat 8 & Sun 9 Dec we will have a good range of museum aircraft open under our usual open cockpits arrangements – normal charges will apply as detailed in here!

We expect this to be popular! Details of the #ThanksToYou offer can be found in here!“

I thought that it was worth a quick reminder that there is a free admission offer available at Newark Air Museum on Sat 8th & Sun 9th December, if you are a player of the National Lottery in the UK: full details of their #ThanksToYou offer can be found here!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/ThanksToYou

Nice to see NAM featured on the FlyPast website with details of their free admission offer! https://flypast.keypublishing.com/2018/11/23/newark-air-museum-offers-free-admission-to-national-lottery-players-dec-8-9/

More details can also be found on the NAM website http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/latest-news

This year NAM is taking part in #ThanksToYou campaign that is being organised by the Heritage Lottery Fund! If you take National Lottery ticket or scratch card with you to NAM on 8 & 9 December, you will receive FREE admission to the museum.

Here are the details of the offer that is specific to NAM http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/ThanksToYou

Other special offers at other venues all over the UK can be found on their interactive map: https://www.hlf.org.uk/thankyou/map

Also, the following message appeared earlier this evening on the NAM Twitter feed, which might interest some people on here!

“These ‘Bath Tub’ style Morse Keys (in original boxes) are an example of the non-accessed ‘deep stores’ items that we’ll be offering on our #Aeroboot #Aerojumble table next April! www.newarkairmuseum.org/Spring_Aeroboot Face to face #aviation trading – may aid projects before then!”

Confirmation now on the NAM website about the status of space availability at the April 2019 Indoor Aeroboot / Aerojumble sale!

“As of Saturday 17th November 2018, just over half of the spaces available at this event have now been allocated!”

As things seem to be loading faster let’s give this mini NAM update a go, some good shop stock updates have been noted at NAM regarding Revell plastic aircraft kits & stocks of Corgi Collectables; details in here!

A full Newark Air Museum events listing for 2019 is now on the NAM website!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/2019_Special-Events

The list includes details of the Day/Night Photo Shoot, for which 30 of the 50 available spaces have been booked; details of that particular event can be found in here!

Further details about the cockpit from Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX899 being placed on long-term loan at Newark Air Museum have now been added to the NAM website!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/latest-news

As being reported elsewhere (but not on NAM website yet):

“I am happy to report that late this afternoon (just before 5pm) the cockpit section from Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX899, to start an extended loan period at the museum.

More details, will follow when the museum website has been updated.”

Look out for Newark Air Museum and its World War II era ROC Post in today’s edition of Bargain Hunt that comes from the Runway Monday event that takes place on Vulcan Way (ex RAF Winthorpe runway where Vulcan XM594 landed on 7 Feb 1983) – due to air at 12.15 on BBC One.

The first NAM Day/Night Photo Shoot has been confirmed for Saturday 9 March 2019.

20 of the 50 spaces available have already been booked by those people who pre-registered for the event.

Further details can be found on the museum website.

There’s a good chance to look inside NAM’s Vulcan on Saturday, as noted elsewhere:

“Pleased to report open cockpit sessions tomorrow on Vulcan XM594 at the museum; timed tickets in operation to allow you time to see the rest of the collection & some restrictions apply specific details in here!“

NAM is looking for parts for its Hunter T7 restoration and the following request was circulated earlier today:

“As part of the ongoing restoration work on Hunter T7 XX467 we now have an up to date list of missing parts that are needed for the project; please let us know if you think that you might be able to help source any of the missing bits.”

I’m happy to pass on any fresh leads.

The Shackleton Boys book launch went really well this weekend and in case anyone didn’t make the event and would like a signed copy I am reliably informed copies are available from the Museum Shop.

Now regrouping to get moving with the final arrangements for the next museum event, which is the Indoor Aeroboot / Aerojumble sale on Saturday 13th October!

Set up well underway at Newark for the Shackleton Boy’s book launch tomorrow!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Shackleton_Boys

I thought that this item from NAM might be interest to some people:

“The museum trustees have decided to investigate the possibility of organising further Day / Night Shoot events in 2019.

The museum is currently investigating potential dates in February/March 2019 and October 2019. The aim would be to fix dates quite quickly and to try not to clash with other aviation Night Shoots.

Full details in here & people would need to resubmit their contact details via the weblink.

Information about any potential clashes with other events already booked would be appreciated!”

The following update is being reported about the Shackleton Boys book launch weekend at NAM:

“Pleased to report that the Shackleton WR963 group from Coventry will be in attendance at the Shackleton Boys book launch on 1 & 2 September & they will be displaying the Shackleton T4 cockpit from VP293.

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Museum-Events “

Some nice images there from the 1940s Weekend event – the Lancaster flypast on Saturday was one of the best I’ve ever witnessed at Newark Air Museum; a very evocative few minutes!

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Here is a pic of the flypast on Saturday

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A couple of Avros finest machines

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I was hoping that the RAF flag would have fluttered a bit more here

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And a happy looking MiG

I received confirmation earlier today from the BBMF for Saturday’s Lancaster flypast at NAM’s 1940s Weekend, this included a slightly revised provisional timing advised & is subject to the usual weather & serviceability caveats!

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/2018_Special-Events