Cold and wet in York
Posted: 11 Mar 2024, 09:26
I went to the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington yesterday for the first time. What an axcellent museum that is! Cold and wet day, though.
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Not wanting to hijack CLF's thread in case he had some more, Mike, I've waited before putting up some I took on a much sunnier visit to YAM in 2010. It was during a short mid-week break in York and the previous day had been spent in an equally enjoyable visit to the National Railway Museum. A 25-minute bus ride from York brought us to the museum where we were well looked after. I was a volunteer at Tangmere at the time and spent much of the visit muttering things like. "if only WE had this much space to play with!"
Well, if you're anything like me, Alan, spending a few hours wandering around old aeroplanes will cheer you up no end. Hope things pick up for you soon.
Yes it is and I think they've added more in the 14 years since those photos were taken. The Halifax is a real mishmash with the main part of the fuselage from a Halifax II and the wings from a Hastings but it's been really well done and serves as a fitting memorial to the Halifax squadrons. Unless you can get to Trenton, I guess it's the closest most of us will get to seeing the 'real' thing.