Tangmere Museum Open day

Not my simulator, old chap!

i meant the museums in general :p

Bit yuk in the morning but very nice late afternoon which is when I walked the west and south side.But it was just luck,there were some heavy showers not far away at all times.It is a great museum which may have to move eventually, if/when the new town gets built,they have some really interesting artefacts inside but open days are not the best days to view them.
If anybody plans a visit,let me know cos I live fairly close by.

cheers baz

Will give you a shout when next in the proximity. Norman

i blame your simulator…it was far too adictive for me to just walk away from

Not my simulator, old chap!

i blame your simulator…it was far too adictive for me to just walk away from

Tangmere Tower…in its glory days!

Here is how it used to look…..

i didnt even know the tower was still there…i wish i was back at the BAPC meeting now…id of checked that out for deffinate

Thanks for posting the evocative photo’s of Tangmere airfield. The atmosphere of that place is most tangible.

I always take a similar walk around the site whenever i’m in the area. More fascinating in a way than the Museum itself. Although I must say, that on my last visit, I was fortunate enough to get a postcard of Hunter WB188 signed by Neville Duke. Now treasued and framed upon my wall.

I wonder why the museum cannot do something to preserve the Control Tower, which now looks in even worse shape (windows bricked up) than when I last saw it about 4 years ago…

Out… Roxeth.

Bit yuk in the morning but very nice late afternoon which is when I walked the west and south side.But it was just luck,there were some heavy showers not far away at all times.It is a great museum which may have to move eventually, if/when the new town gets built,they have some really interesting artefacts inside but open days are not the best days to view them.
If anybody plans a visit,let me know cos I live fairly close by.

cheers baz

Nice pictures, looks like it was a bit stormy! having said that it took me from 05.00am this morning till 10.00am to travel 25miles awful driving conditions.

Since the museum was packed full of sad aircraft enthusiasts:rolleyes: I spent a fair bit of the day outside.
Eventually I did a bit of a walkabout on the airfield site.
pic 4 is taken near Oving at the old west threshold looking along the path of the old main runway looking east

I’ve had to cry off. The little one spent last night and this morning throwing up so can’t risk it:(
Hope to get there next week.

John

Sorry chaps guess i missed a great day, got stuck on the M25.:mad:

I will be in the area so yes!

Any other forum members going ??
looks like carpetbagger and myself might be there (and paul c of course !!)

cheers baz

I’m planning on taking the wife and kids, whether they want to or not!:p

John

Any forum members going ??not far from me, if anybody else interested please let me know.

Cheers baz

Just thought I would remind anyone interested or in need of an excuse to get out of the gardening about the open day at Tangmere on Sunday, as Scott says loads to see.

PaulC

having just returned from tangmere on sunday night…i strongly suggest heading there for the above…the museum is very interesting and my collegues from NEAM who were with me all agree…well worth a look 🙂

Scott M