105 dangerhamster Members 270 posts 85 battles Report post #1 Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) Just back from a nice 3 days at the Imperial War Museum site at Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Much tea and bacon butties were consumed and the sun even made an unexpected appearance at times, meaning my knees were exposed to an adoring public until the police made me put them away.... Although an air oriented facility the show featured quite a few naval types, both based there and visiting. There are also a number of bote related items scattered about the site. Corsair. Catalina. Bearcat. Hawker Nimrod. Sea Hurricane. Martlet. Yes I know it's also a Wildcat but this one's a Martlet trust me. Corsair and Seafire. Sea Fury and Bearcat. Although painted as the prototype Fury this is actually an export Sea Fury FB11 which had the shipboard gear removed. . Edited September 29, 2017 by dangerhamster 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,790 SilverPhatShips Members 4,644 posts 24,366 battles Report post #2 Posted September 25, 2017 Nice pics thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,347 Chaos_EN2 ∞ Members 4,203 posts Report post #3 Posted September 25, 2017 GREAT PICTURES!!!! +1 Posting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5 Unkc Beta Testers 18 posts 12,056 battles Report post #4 Posted September 25, 2017 Very nice photos - thank you for posting them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,740 [SPTR] Rolkatsuki Members 28,237 posts 21,965 battles Report post #5 Posted September 25, 2017 nice to see these iconic aircraft preserved for future generations. /^_\\ b Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
149 [FU8AR] Irishwind Alpha Tester 635 posts 17,045 battles Report post #6 Posted September 26, 2017 Thanks. When I was stationed in the UK, trips to Cambridge was a pleasure. And the few visits to Duxford were a nice treat. I do miss punting the river. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
105 dangerhamster Members 270 posts 85 battles Report post #7 Posted September 29, 2017 A few from the hangers. Possible caption competition....... Fritz guided bomb and Bernards comfy chair (SH3 joke). The word that should not be spoken economy version and deck gun from big brother. Never complain about your torpedo arcs..... And a couple of aircraft, A Tarpon sorry Avenger and the gloriously fugly Fairy Gannet. Blackburn Buccaneer lurking behind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
