My first "live" aviation event of 2018 was a short trip down to the Gatwick Aviation Museum. It will always be a surreal sight discovering this hidden treasure trove of 1950s and 60s British aircraft just a few hundred yards away from the busy day to day activities of Gatwick airport. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/26240258857/in/dateposted-public/ The museum's first … Continue reading Gatwick Aviation Museum Shackleton and Lightning Engine Run Day 24th March 2018
Following my previous visit on the grand opening weekend of the new museum building in March last year, the team at the Gatwick Aviation Museum have been hard at work looking after the aircraft and making the most of having hangar space in which to work on them. https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/33161698371/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/33249150496/in/dateposted-public/ The resident Shackleton undertook engine … Continue reading Gatwick Aviation Museum Lightning Engine Runs – 4th March 2017
Re-opening its doors to the public for the first time in 2016, the first year with a purpose built hangar in place, was the unique collection of aircraft that makes up the Gatwick Aviation Museum. The past few months have seen huge efforts go into the building and subsequent preparations of the new building as … Continue reading Gatwick Aviation Museum – Opening Weekend 2016
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