a trip up north January 2019

[rj]

I had a travel agents training course in Leeds to attend last week so though I would make the most of the trip. Initially I had planned going to some light fields but the weather was crap so decided on some museums..



13/1 first stop was Luton, amoungst the Wizz and rubbish biz were



4K-LAR G4

9H-LZM G5

G-DSMR G6

M-TOPI CL60

N70PS BD700

N152QS BD700

N343AR G5

N545C G200

N650GF G6

N800JH G5

N2707 BD700

T7-BSA G4



It was the on to Bruntingthorpe for my first visit just after 10am. By this time it was raining and had very poor viz. On Sundays you pay your £5 on the gate and are directed to the 'museum' . In fact it is two large parking areas about 1/2 a mile apart. The duty voulenteer said I could not access the far one due car testing but took me for a welcome drive round as it was no fun in the rain.



1018 TS-11 G-ISKA

85 Mystere IVA

22+35 f104

66654 L-29

WM167 Meteor G-LOSM

WR470 Venom G-DHVM

WR974 Shackleton

WT806 Hunter

XJ494 Sea Vixen

XL565 Hunter

XM365 Jet Provost G-BXBH

XM715 Victor

WT333 CaNberra

XP540 Gnat

XR713 Lightning

XR993 Gnat actually XP534

XS235 Comet

XV226 Nimrod

XW544 Bucaneer

XX145 Jaguar

XX894 Bucaneer

XX889 Bucaneer

XX900 Bucaneer

XW290 Jet Provost

XZ382 Jaguar gate guard

ZD241 VC10

ZD948 L1011

43-35943 Beech18 G-BKRN

F-BTGV Guppy

G-BBTG C172

G-BKFC C152

G-BSOO C172

G-HILY CH601

G-RIAM TB10

N405CS L1011

N507CS L1011

N703CS L1011

N705CS L1011

SX-OAD 747 ex Olympic

VP-BGY 747 ex Transaero



then it was on to East Midlands for a quick drive through

D-ALER 757

EI-STO 737

F-GIXN 737

N903FD 777 fEDEX

SE-MHE ATP

G-DHLG 767

G-DHKA 757

G-GILB C510

G-JMCU 737

G-JMCV 737



next was Doncaster Aeroventure which I will cover shortly

Rob

[rj]

in the afternoon it was on to Doncaster. I visited here about 15 years ago on a similar trip and it is a real Aladdins cave and had changed alot. It is situated in the old Doncaster airport hangar and outbuildings and they certainly pack em in. Also worth walking outside and round the back as there are lots of bits in store outside.
EI-JWM R22
HB-NAV Pup
HB-XMO Enstrom
N4565L dc-3
K-158 Austin whippet rep
BAPC307 Bleriot rep
G-ACBH B-2 fuselarge
G-AEJZ Flea
G-APMY PA23
G-ARHX Dove
G-ARYZ Airdale
G-ATXH Jetstream nose
G-AVAA C150
G-AVTT Aircoupe
G-BAML Bell 206 stored
G-BCLW AA5
G-BECE Airship gondola store
G-BNNA Starduster
G-BRJC C140 store
G-BTYX C140 workshop
G-DELB R22
G-OPFW HS748 nose
N-302 Hunter nose
AE-406 UH1 Argentinean
0767 MB339 Argentinian
N9399 DH82 frame
LB314 Auster OY-DSZ
VP519 Anson nose
VW529 cadet glider
WB733 DHC1
WB969 T21 Glider BGA2036
WD935 Canberra nose
WE981 prefect glider BGA2517
WH779 Canberra nose
WL131 Meteor nose
WJ476 Valetta nose
WJ565 Canberra nose
WJ903 Varsity nose
WJ975 Canberra nose
WJ626 DHC1
WN499 dragonfly store
wt534 canberra nose
WT536 Canberra nose
WT741 Hunter nose
WV314 Hunter actually E-424
XA862 Whirlwind nose
XA870 Whirlwind
XE317 Sycamore
XE797 Cadet glider nose
XE935 Vampire
XG297 Hunter nose
XH584 Canberra nose
XJ398 Whirlwind
XK421 Auster frame store
XL149 Beverly nose
XL388 Vulcan nose
XM350 Jet Provost
XM411 Jetprovost nose
XM651 Skeeter
XN238 Cadet glider nose
XN386 Whirlwind
XN511 Jet Provost nose
XN979 Buccaneer nose
XP345 Whirlwind
XP706 Lightning
XS216 Jet Provost nose
XS481 Wessex
XS735 Dominie
XS887 Wessex
XT242 Sioux
XV139 Scout
XV280 Harrier nose
XV677 Seaking
XV281 Harrier
XV752 Harrier
XW666 Nimrod nose
XX411 Gazelle
XX477 Letstream fuselarge
XX669 Bulldog
XX736 Jaguar nose
XZ335 Gazelle
XZ431 Bucaneer nose
XZ246 Lynx
ZD938 Tornado nose
unmarked bell
Unmarked Bensen store gyro
unmarked modern single seat glider nose
also 3 other auster frames, one in the workshop
PA28, or similar covered over
microlights (not my thing) MVNT,MMDK,MYJX

had a bit of time and an interesting aircraft was pining down the road at Finningley, or what ever it is called now?
OM-ACB 747 Air Global cargo
G-YAAC EC145 overflew
this is a mega unfriendly palace lots of no stopping signs with the threat of fines etc so didn't explore too much. Nothing on the terminal then I learned there were only 5 pax flights all that day!

14/1 we finished the course early that day so made the torturous journey across the city to Leeds airport. I should not have bothered no a single light or biz outside just a few airliners. Only PH-EXV E190 seen inbound that morning and G-PRPO DHC8 hit the book, amoungst a line up of couple of Jet 2, Flybe and Ryanair. I didn't bother again!