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  • March 10, 2006 at 10:38 pm in reply to: Sea harrier has arrived at F.A.S.T. #1350169
    James Barber
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    What do they have at this small museum now? I’ve lost count on what they have.

    Thanks

    James B

    January 22, 2006 at 5:36 pm in reply to: Midland Air Museum January 12 #1422015
    James Barber
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    The Argosy still needs a big clean, must have been years since it had a good clean and paint.

    Fantastic pictures there 🙂

    James B

    January 20, 2006 at 5:04 pm in reply to: Contact for East MIdlands Aeropark #1424274
    James Barber
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    Hi Peter

    I have sent you a PM. Can’t understand you didn’t get my email.

    James B

    January 19, 2006 at 11:34 pm in reply to: Contact for East MIdlands Aeropark #1425234
    James Barber
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    Hi Peter

    Did you get my email ok about the Aeropark? You are more than welcome to email me back. I find working at the Aeropark a fantastic job. I’ve been there for nearly 5 years now, and things have changed in that time.

    James B

    January 18, 2006 at 12:35 am in reply to: Contact for East MIdlands Aeropark #1428161
    James Barber
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    Peter

    I have sent you an email about the Aeropark.

    James B

    December 27, 2005 at 4:30 pm in reply to: Google Earth and MAM #1359645
    James Barber
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    Yeah I thought the Brooklands museum on Google Earth looked a bit ghostly. I think there are 2 Varsity’s and Merchantman’s in that pic, where they only have 1 of each :confused:

    James B

    December 27, 2005 at 4:27 pm in reply to: MAM in the snow #1359649
    James Barber
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    Very nice pictures there. I bet they will all look like they are covered in snow today 😀

    James B

    December 16, 2005 at 6:14 pm in reply to: Google Earth, what can you find ? #1370622
    James Barber
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    On Google Earth, I try and look for air museums in the UK. I have found so far

    East Midlands Aeropark
    Norwich Aviation Museum
    North East Aircraft Museum – with the Vulcan, Vampire and Canberra outside
    Brooklands Museum
    Gatwick Aviation Museum
    Midland Air Museum – and Air Atlantique collection.
    Duxford Museum
    Aeroventure – with a Hunter and Lightning outside

    Also found both Southend’s, Manchester’s and Blackpool’s Vulcans. I have spotted about 16 Vulcans.

    I would love to see Newark, Flixton, Cosford and Fleet Air Arm Museums from the air but they are all not clear yet.

    November 25, 2005 at 8:37 pm in reply to: Google #1397086
    James Barber
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    I work with this collection of aircraft. That above pic of the Aeropark is well out of date now.

    James B

    November 24, 2005 at 5:53 pm in reply to: Lightnings at Grainthorpe. #1398961
    James Barber
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    Many thanx there David. Such a shame the Canberra T.19 got scrapped, same with the Hunter (black arrows c/s). I hate it when that happens. Where did the 2 cockpit sections go? At least the Jet Provost went to Dumfries complete, and the Vampire, Provost, Mystere, and Lightning all complete too. I hope they will all be looked after.

    James B

    November 24, 2005 at 12:26 am in reply to: Lightnings at Grainthorpe. #1399560
    James Barber
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    As to what other aircraft the ex NATO air museum had were an S-55C S-884 which left in 1994 and returned to Denmark which was exchanged for the Draken. They also had Westland Sikorsky Whirlwind HAR.10 XP339 (left June 1987) which was exchanged for the F-104 Starfighter.

    What they have now I believe??
    Lightning T.5 XS416
    Lightning T.5 XS457 nose
    Lightning F.6 XR757 nose
    Lightning F.6 XR770
    Starfighter 22+57
    Draken A-011

    Talking of the Hemswell museum. Does anyone know where the aircraft are now as the museum has closed?

    Hope this all helps.

    James B

    November 21, 2005 at 11:19 pm in reply to: Lightnings at Grainthorpe. #1401513
    James Barber
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    The other Lightning is a T.5 by the way. It says in W&R 19 the Draken is an ex Danish AF Esk.729, it was also with the same collection at New Waltham and now at Grainthorpe.

    Good little collection of aircraft, and well looked after. I believe they used to have an S.55.

    James B

    November 11, 2005 at 9:03 pm in reply to: Google Earth, what can you find ? #1411871
    James Barber
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    I’ve found in the UK, East Midlands Airport, Norwich Airport, Brooklands Museum, Bournemouth Air Museum etc. I have also found a couple of places in South Africa with Shackleton’s.

    James B

    November 9, 2005 at 5:58 pm in reply to: Newark Air Museum Photo's (04/11/04) #1416489
    James Barber
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    You mean Shackleton, Hastings and Vulcan. Hanger 2 isn’t big enough for them, that hanger is more or less full up now. Just about to add Meteor NF.12 and Draken in hanger 2 from hanger 1, that enables to display the Tiger Moth and Auster better, also the Monospar when it returns

    May be in the future, another hanger will be built for some of the others outdoors.

    The Hastings is looking rather dirty now as its really hard to clean an aircraft like that.

    James B

    November 8, 2005 at 6:14 pm in reply to: Newark Air Museum Photo's (04/11/04) #1418049
    James Barber
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    They really need to sort the Buccaneer out, it looks so dirty. I wish it was indoors. The Hastings is also rotting.

    James B

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