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AVRO 504 to the Somme 100 Years On
How we took our AVRO 504 aircraft to the Thiepval Commemorations and displayed her before 10,000 invited guests.
“How on earth ...
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The Somme 100 Commemoration, Thiepval.
The Thiepval memorial stands high above the rolling countryside of Picardy in France. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and finished ...
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Exploring the Fairey Gannet AEW3
She stands very high. It’s only when you walk up close that you realise just how high the pilot’s cockpit ...
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Groupes Lourds Memorial – 28 May 2016
Overlooking the Normandy D-Day Beaches, between Omaha and Utah, stands a 30' granite slab with the silhouette of a Halifax ...
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More Images From The Recent Normandy Veterans Ceremony
The ceremony for Normandy veterans to receive the Legion d'Honneur in May was a very special occasion. On 6th of ...
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Barbara Harper-Nelson in Memoriam
Barbara Harper-Nelson (née Rigby) 1925 – 2016
It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Barbara Harper-Nelson ...
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Name the Museum Mascot
Here at the Museum, a large percentage of our visitors are young children. We are very proud of some of ...
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14 Things You Must Do and See When You Visit The Museum
Want to ensure you see the best of the Museum when you visit? Visitors to the Museum are often surprised ...
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Springtime Ceremony for Normandy Veterans
There is something about the bearing of a military man that never seems to leave him. Regardless of their avenue ...
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Inside The Radio Room and the Secrets of SOE
The Control Tower sits in the centre of the Museum grounds. It’s the original building, used by the bomber crews ...
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Moving Our Aircraft Around
Visitors to the Museum are often surprised to see our aircraft being moved around by our volunteer engineering team. Repeat ...
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Friday the 13th – Nine Things You May Not Know About Her
"Friday The Thirteenth" is a phrase that has been used to illustrate bad luck for many, many years. Books and ...
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Dakota Taxiing in the Sunshine
Saturday saw our Dakota taxi testing out on the wide expanses of Elvington airfield. A relatively low key event, the ...
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A Saturday For Piston Engines – 7th May
Here’s a short rundown on our anticipated schedule for this Saturday 7th May. It’s looking like we have fine weather ...
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19,240 – One for every soldier….
19,240. Study that figure for a moment. That’s the number of soldiers killed on the opening day of the Battle ...
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Behind The Scenes with Tour de Yorkshire
While the Museum may be better known for our Thunder Days and our diverse aircraft collection, we also have the ...
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On Any Sunday….
With more than forty aircraft to care for, restoration and maintenance is an ongoing task here at the Museum. A ...
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Victoria Wood 1953 – 2016
It was so desperately sad to hear of the passing of Victoria Wood yesterday. She was an amazingly talented writer ...
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Museum’s Avro 504 To Commemorate Centenary of The Somme in July
The Battle of the Somme was one of the most infamous and hard fought battles of the Great War, its ...
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Thunder Day Review
Sunday dawned a little damp and cloudy. There may be lots of daffodils by the roadsides this spring, but nobody ...
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Images From Early Yorkshire Aviation
The new Gasbags to Super Zeppelins exhibition has certainly stimulated interest in the World War One era of flight. We’ve ...
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