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I love air museums! These are great.Some images from our visit to the Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England.
(Shot raw and processed with: DxO PhotoLab Elite, Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop with TK-9 and Topaz Labs Photo AI).
You can find out more about IWM Duxford and the other IW Museums by clicking Here.
Phil and Karen
1. Fairey Swordfish Mk III (this Swordfish was equipped with radar) and the British Aircraft Corporation TSR2 (Tactical Strike Reconnaissance Mach 2) - a prototype which was shot down by the British Government in 1965.
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2. English Electric Lightning (Mach 2.27). This aircraft was the second production Lightning. In 1966 an RAF Engineer (’Taff’ Holden) accidentally flew it after inadvertently activating the afterburners during a ground test. (He was able to land it safely!).
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3. B.O.A.C. Comet - the world’s first jetliner, it made its maiden flight in 1948, but was grounded after 3 crashes during the first 2 years of service. The investigation revealed a hitherto unknown problem - metal fatigue. This aircraft, a ‘fixed’ Comet 4, flew the first non-stop Atlantic passenger service in 1958.View attachment 19398
4. A pre-production Concorde, Number 101 (Mach 2.23). The maiden flight in December 1971 included 130,000kg of test equipment to assess various aspects of its structure and performance and had a crew of 6 - pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer and 3 flight test observers.
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5. On the day of our visit people were enjoying flights in two modified 2-seater Supermarine Spitfires and a de Havilland Dragon Rapide.
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6. The American Air Museum - ‘a story of two nations united through war, loss, love and duty’.
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