Good stuff thanks for sharing. Is that a Typhoon/tempest I see as well as the Spitfire????

Great shots from a great museum. Good to see civil aircraft have not been forgotten. Surprised to see the U-2 there but I suppose they did operate out of Bodo, T-37 even bigger surprise but I guess the Norwegians trained in the US on them?

I remember seeing it as a 10 year old quite low over Reading on the LHR-Brize leg. It was the only time I saw a civil Comet fly as it did not make it to LGW until 1982. Saw the Boscombe and Farnborough Comets fly and do remember some Dan-dair ones at Lasham. Think us airliner enthusiasts owe DA alot for keeping aircraft going beyond their years and then preserving some of them. Wonder what they would be flying today if they had stuck to not buying new aircraft, and not gone bust???

I too think that civil aircraft are massively important to the story of British Aviation. The Hermes was not a brilliant aircraft because it was designed by a committee and had a massive lack of range. It saddens me that there is only a single Vickers Viking is preserved in the UK. This type did more than any other to bring package holidays to the massed in Germany and the UK in the 1950’s. I am so glad the York at Duxford is in its dan dare scheme and not a fake transport command one like the one at Cosford which was always a BOAC machine. For me the airliners at Duxford have as much relevance to the story as british aviation as the Victor, Shackleton, Sea Vixen, Strikemaster etc. More airliners I say!

W”hat scheme is the 1-11 being repainted into? Would be nice to see it in the original BA scheme of the 1970’s or of course Court Line!

Solent Sky is one of the better of the voluntary run museums and is often over looked. Their main drawback is its in a rundown part of the city and a bit out of the way. The aircraft are jammed in but are well presented and in great condition. Nice to be able to get inside the Sandringham and see how the rich once traveled. The fact that is one of the few non-national museums with a Spitfire plus it has the S6 says a lot about the standard.

Wow! I knew you guys had a lot of aviation history here, but for the size of the country that’s quite a lot of places! The FAA Museum at Yeovilton interests me in particular for some reason…do they have a Swordfish by chance?

As for my travel options (yes to a car for those who asked), they are wide open. Let’s just say my stay in the U.K. isn’t exactly temporary. Thanks for all the tips!

One tip for Yeovilton is that it is located on the A303 road which, in the summer, is a major tourist route and at weekends is very busy and can be slow, a weekday visit would be best. The museum is in 4 main sections. First has some replica WW1 aircraft and some more modern helicopters. then a ww2/Korean era hall with Swordfish, Avenger, Hellcat, Firefly, Seafire, Seafury etc. Then there is ‘carrier’ this is a mocked up flight deck with 50’s and 60’s aircraft (Phantom,Buccaneer,Seahawk,Sea Vixen etc)arranged ‘on deck’ . The photography conditions are poor but it is a good experience. You then walk through a simulation of the inside of the carriers island which is quite realistic. The final hangar contains a prototype concorde (belong to the Science museum been here since the 70’s as they had nowhere to put it!) plus research aircraft, Sea Harriers and others. Have fun

I would just like to say what ever happens after the Vulcan stops flying can we please have a Vulcan day somewhere accessible. Don’t need anything else flying , fuel her up to the hilt and lets have at least 5 missed approaches, high and low speed passes and a barrel roll at the end and maybe a loop!! I can only dream, im sure all we will get is the standard sedate display on the final outing.