Jet Age Museum update...

[dave]

hi,

visited this museum Saturday 5th Jan. and this updating a previous report from Feb. 2018...

inside the main display hall-

Hurricane rep. V6799.

Meteor F.8 WH364.

Meteor NF.13. WM366. ex 4X-FNA.

Meteor T.7. VW453.

Javelin FAW4. XH903.

Gloster E28/39 rep.

Gamecock J7904. rep.

Gladiator N5914. re-build- fuselage plus engine reworked by RR.

Horsa glider nose being built.

E28/39 C/pit off 4th a/c built?

Vulcan  C/pit XM569

Hunter  C/pit XE664

Ttident  C/pit G-AWZU

Gnat  C/pit not flown

Typhoon C/pit build- Hawker. on tressle in workshop.

outside on display-

Meteor NF.14  WS807.

Meteor T.7  WF784.

Meteor T.7  WL349.

Harrier  XW264.

Meteor  ? no markings bare metal ?

outside storage?

Javelin FAW4  XA634.

Canberra forward fuselage  WK126.

So, a very good museum, free entry, free car-park, café with outside picnic tables with views across airfield, and views of comings and goings... I went by bus from Gloucester bus station which is opposite the rail station, no.94 every 10mins, the stop is about 100yds from the museum.

hope this is of help, if anyone knows the id of un-id Meteor outside it would be appreciated...

regards,

                     dave...

[gtf4j2m]

VW453 for the unmarked meteor outside, I think. check Euro Demobbed website. www.eurodemobbed.org.uk/ then click on country and then County, again gives photo's of aircraft. In fact just checked the photo and I would say that's the one.

regards

Graham
GTF4J2M

[dave]

hi Graham,
thanks for your reply, I've just been to Euro Demobbed web-page and looking at the photos, i'm pretty sure that the bare metal Meteor was WL349 it was a bit further away than the other 3, those being VW453,WF784, and outside the fence WS807. I mistakenly put VW453 inside on my list, subconsciously wishing they all were under cover...

thanks again for the nudge on Euro Demobbed,
regards,
dave...

[graham]

Hi Dave

The one Meteor missing from your list according to Plane Base is F.3 EE425 but this is only a nose section
The Typhoon replica is BAPC.363
The E28/39 replica is BAPC.331

[dave]

hi Graham,
thanks I was wondering if those 2 had BAPC numbers, yes I saw the nose section EE425 missed it off my list...a agey thing.
regards,
dave...