Museum: Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton

Another quick excursion from a family holiday in order to check out for any new additions or changes at the FAA Museum at RNAS Yeovilton.  Despite visiting many times before, I thoroughly enjoy visiting this museum as it brings back many happy memories as a kid when my parents would break up our journey to the Devon/Cornwall by stopping here in the 1970’s.

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Museum: Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon

The Royal Air Force’s official museum located at the former RAF Hendon in North London.  Only the hangars in which the collection is housed remains from this historic airfield.  The museum charts the development of the RAF from it’s early days as the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) in WW1, through WW2 and Cold War to the current day.

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Airshow: RIAT 2011 Displays

Another visit to RIAT, the world’s largest military airshow which included the debut and naming of the RAF’s newest aircraft, the Voyager.

Highlights included the Vulcan, Frecce Tricolori, Red Arrows, Rafale, Hunters in formation, role display from a pair of Tornados and the A-10 Thunderbolt II.

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