Solent Aviation Museum visit 9/11/16

[graham]

I drive past this place several times a month but have never had the time to call in prior to today. It sits on a quiet side street where there's plenty of pay-and-display parking spaces, two hours will set you back £2.50 which is plenty to see all on show. The museum itself costs £7.50 entry fee and if you sign the Gift Aid leaflet, they give you a ticket which allows unlimited visits for a year. The museum, like others, is very crowded and cramped, making a decent shot of anything almost impossible but they do have some superb exhibits. This is what I logged, errors and omissions gratefully received. Photos to follow

XL770 SKEETER AOP12
VH-BRC SHORT SANDRINGHAM
N546 WRIGHT QUADRUPLANE
XN246 T31B CADET
G-ADZW MIGNET HM14
PK683 SPITFIRE XXIV
N248 SUPERMARINE S-6A
G-APOI SKEETER 8
BB807 DH82A (G-ADWO)
XK540 GNAT
G-ALZE BN-1F
XD903 SWIFT MK5 COCKPIT
XV760 HARRIER GR3 COCKPIT
XJ571 SEA VIXEN FAW2
TG263 SAUNDERS ROE A1
XE998 VAMPIRE T11 (u-1215)
WZ753 T38 MK3

[graham]

Some photos....

IMG_9127 by Graham Brown, on Flickr

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IMG_9095 by Graham Brown, on Flickr

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IMG_9082 by Graham Brown, on Flickr

IMG_9080 by Graham Brown, on Flickr

IMG_9078 by Graham Brown, on Flickr

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IMG_9070 by Graham Brown, on Flickr

IMG_9067 by Graham Brown, on Flickr

IMG_9064 by Graham Brown, on Flickr

[jargon]

Likewise Graham I've been in the area many times in the past but never been in.

Nice to see the Saro, I last saw that in the Skyframe Museum at Staverton in the 70's, memorable because even then I couldn't understand why anyone would want a jet engine that close to water

Regards

John