Cosford

[Knightflyer]

I won't post a lot of pictures as I know some of you are frequent visitors to Cosford

but....

Everytime I go, I fall 'in love' with this 'old girl' again



and for those of you who want to know how old VC-10s are getting along



and this shot isn't much, but I get the feeling it should be on the wall of a themed diner somewhere

[Steel Penguin]

please put up as many as you wish,  you may get a shot I haven't seen 

[PR19_Kit]

Where have they parked 'Bob' and is all of it there yet?

[Knightflyer]

Where have they parked 'Bob' and is all of it there yet?

'Bob' is parked in a fenced off area next to the building (hanger?) to the right of the Hercules as you look at it from the main car-park

Here's another picture taken through the fence for people who like 'bits' of planes



As for pictures around the site ....this has moved from inside I think ?



The Nimrod is with the Neptune and the Dominie



I'm sure this was down at Hendon ?



A personal favourite 



Excuse the join in the photo, couldn't manage it all in one shot  It's a shame there isn't a way of putting a viewing/photography gallery up in this hanger 



Another personal favourite 



Just hanging around ....



Must make my model of this very soon! (join the queue / list!)



And another favourite to end on 

[PR19_Kit]

Super stuff there. 

And I think you're right about the Bristol M1, I can't remember seeing it at Cosford before. What pugnacious looking thing it is!

[Captain Canada]

I've never seen any of that stuff before ! Of course I'm familiar with the name, but....lovely museum. Another place on my 'must see' list. Love the way the Hunter is mounted, and great to see the heavies there, especially the Britannia.

Thanks for sharing.....and please keep sharing !



PS-is there a kit of the Sea Baliol ?

[Mossie]

Great photoset.   I'm glad to see the EAP has been resuced from anonymity at Loughborough University.

Love the way the Hunter is mounted,

There's a even better one just caught behind it.  It's my favourite museum mounting of an aircraft, a Lightning standing on it's tail.  It makes it hard to photograph and even harder to view, but...

Here's a pic from teh web:
http://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/381961/xg337-uk-air-force-english-electric-lightning-f-1/

[PR19_Kit]

PS-is there a kit of the Sea Baliol ?

AFAIK there's almost no visual difference between the Sea Balliol and the land version apart from the hook. But Special Hobby do both versions :-

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72236

[Knightflyer]

Cosford does have another Hunter....not in quite such an excellent state of preservation ... it's actual gate guard



info on the above from the excellent Thunder & Lightnings site

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/hunter/survivor.php?id=241


And another roof hanger.....



More info and another picture of the above

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/javelin/survivor.php?id=688

and the Lightning Mossie mentioned (my picture wasn't that good  )

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/lightning/survivor.php?id=29

[Hobbes]

Looks like they've shuffled some of the exhibits in the test aircraft hangar?

[Captain Canada]

I didn't even notice the Lightning in the original pic ! Wow ! And that's a natural pose for an aeroplane as powerful as that one.

The Javelin display is nice as well. An aero with a shape like that is a natural up in the 'air' like that.

Thanks !

[kitnut617]

Cosford does have another Hunter....not in quite such an excellent state of preservation ... it's actual gate guard

There are a number of Hunters flying in Canada, all ex-Swiss IIRC

http://img1.jetphotos.net:8080/img/2/5/2/6/84878_1096579625.jpg

[NARSES2]

And I think you're right about the Bristol M1, I can't remember seeing it at Cosford before. What pugnacious looking thing it is!

It's always given me the impression of a snappy Bull Terrier biting at your heels. Must build my kit of it one day

[Thorvic]

I've never seen any of that stuff before ! Of course I'm familiar with the name, but....lovely museum. Another place on my 'must see' list. Love the way the Hunter is mounted, and great to see the heavies there, especially the Britannia.

Thanks for sharing.....and please keep sharing !



PS-is there a kit of the Sea Baliol ?

Your missing the heavies on the floor of the Cold War hall including a 3 V-Bombers, F-111, York, Twin Pioneer, Hastings and Belfast !!