Gatwick Aviation Museum Lightning Engine Runs – 4th March 2017

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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

Britain’s First Jet: The Gloster E28/39

May 18, 20161 Comment

This May marks 75 years since an eccentric looking little aircraft coded W4041/G took to the skies for the first time. It surely would have grabbed plenty of attention to anyone giving this new machine a passing glance as it was missing something fairly crucial; the propellor. As early as 1941 Britain had seen its … Continue reading Britain’s First Jet: The Gloster E28/39

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Gatwick Aviation Museum Lightning Engine Runs – 4th March 2017

Britain’s First Jet: The Gloster E28/39