Nice photos!!

Back when I was working as a ramper, the line mechanics always told us be careful when connecting the towbar when someone was in the cockpit, if they barely touched the nose steer control, it would snap the towbar & break a leg.

Nice Models. I have 3 Gemini Jets. All of them are 747-400s. One of them is a Virgin Atlantic in the previous sceme, & 2 British Airways, one with the Nalanji Dreaming tail, the other is the Wunala Dreaming tail. They run for about $20-$30USD depending on the model, of course. The multi-packs will cost more, of course.

Was that an A319/A320 or a 757/767 towbar?

I think I know what happened. The idiot mechanic or idiot ramp tramp did not make sure the pin was in the nose gear, when it came time for push back, when the paymover tried to turn the nose wheel of the a/c it did not turn, due to the roughly 3000psi in the hydraulic system of the nose gear bent the hell out of that tow bar!

p.s. no offense wrenchbender on the ‘idiot mechanic’

Nothing I guess, just wanted to show that us Yanks have good taste by having our British allies aircraft on display in our museums. These beautiful birds still fly.