Outside exhibits

Another lot of photos taken at the Yorkshire Air Museum, this time photos of the outside exhibits.

Now I know that summer has arrived - test match cricket is on television - so it will probably take me an hour to write this blog whilst watching the game.

A late model Hawker Hunter

Blackburn Buccaneer

de Havilland Dove

Dassault Mirage III fighter

Dassault Mirage IV Strategic Bomber

French tail art

The Mirage IV. An object of great beauty.

Handley Page Victor bomber

A Trident

In the WIP area, another Hunter

Also in the WIP yard, another Buccaneer and a Javelin (?)

Follow Up

I have been asked about chap in red with the very large rifle. One of the photos I took was of the explanatory board and I have included it above.

On reflection, I half remembered that the combat aircraft we call "Fighters" are called "Hunters" in German, "Jagdflugzeug". So my explanation for the chap in red, looks to me like a cartoon version of a hunter. If anyone has another idea, I am open to persuasion.

Our first post lockdown trip

Sunday, 12th July.

Today we spent a few hours at the Yorkshire Air Museum. This is our first cultural and non-essential shopping trip out since mid-March.

The museum is at Elvington,  a few miles south of York and is based on a WW2 Bomber Command airfield. It still has some flying of private planes but no commercial flights. Also, part of the runways is used for time trials by a local motorcycle club and another part of the site is now a commercial and light industry business park.

During WW2, RAF Elvington was home to Bomber Command Handley Page Halifax bombers, flown by the RAF and Free French Air Force personnel.

I took a lot of photographs. Here are a few.

Hanley Page Halifax MkIII, FFI markings

Same Halifax MkIII but with RAF markings

A rather crowded corner of the hangar.

Early helicopters.

A Luftwaffe ME 109

A Tilly, a Humber I think.

A Commer RAF bus

A RAF Harrier.

I have lots more photos of the planes on display outside the hangars to list.