Aeroventure Doncaster

This museum is situated on the former RAF Doncaster. There are several exhibits outside, some under restoration, and a hangar which is pretty full leaving limited scope for uncluttered pictures but there are some interesting displays. There are several other buildings with additional display items including life on the home front in WWII amongst others. The staff are pretty friendly and I would recommend a visit.

More pictures in the museums gallery.

Avro Heritage Museum

As we were around an hour away in a holiday cottage we trundled over to the museum today - it is only open at weekends presently.

To quote from the museum website:

"The Avro Heritage Museum preserves the legacy of Alliott Verdon-Roe and his company A.V. Roe & Co (Avro). Located on the former Woodford Aerodrome near Stockport in Cheshire, the site saw the production of famous aircraft including the Lancaster, Vulcan, Nimrod and BAe 146.

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The Avro Heritage Museum is packed with fascinating exhibits and is home to the only example of an all-white Vulcan bomber. There are many activities on offer and things to do to keep all ages entertained. The Museum has a café on site which offers light refreshments and fantastic views of the mighty Vulcan bomber as it stands proudly outside.

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The Museum is entirely self-funded, relying on admission fees as its main source of income and staffed by passionate volunteers, many of whom worked at Chadderton and Woodford."

The Vulcan is the star attraction although, at some point in the future, the Avro Shackleton currently at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, will be joining the collection. The museum currently has only a couple of full sized aircraft together with some aircraft sections including a replica Lancaster fuselage fitted out with original equipment and mainly documents the history of Avro through to its merger with Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s. To get the most out of the museum you do need to be interested in reading the information displayed but it is never the less a interesting place for any enthusiast.

Duxford

 Heading north with a little time to spare we popped in to Duxford for a bite to eat and to check if anything was happening. A lot of activity around a couple of Stearman biplanes turned out to be some film shooting relative to the next Mission Impossible film and a certain Tom Cruise was in one of the Stearmans. Always worth stopping at DX!