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Stevekir
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Conservation Centre Open Week
10th - 16th November 2013
10:15am to 1:00pm
FREE Admission
The RAF Museum's award winning Conservation Centre will be opening its doors to visitors for exclusive behind-the-scenes access to aircraft conservation work for one week only. Visitors will be able to view progress being made on the Museum's bombers, the Handley Page Hampden and Vickers Wellington, plus other aircraft in various states of restoration.
Visitors will also have the rare opportunity to speak with the skilled Technicians and Apprentices about their work during the Open Week.
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/whats-going-on/events/conservation-centre-open-we/
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I went this morning with two mates, mainly to see how the conservation of the Dornier 17 was getting on (in its lemon juice environment. I took some pics that interested me and although many will have been to Cosford before, others might be interested to see them. Being a special Open Day (or rather Open Morning) there were many staff around including mechanical technicians amongst the exhibits and the many heavy metal-working tools. There were many visitors.
Unfortunately, the pics have loaded out of order, so I will title each one:
01 Dornier Conserving-01:
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03 Dornier Conserving-03 A radial engine:
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04 Dornier Conserving-04:
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05 Lincoln, Bomb Bay:
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07 LVG C VI (German WWI two-seater reconnaissance. Note the pre-printed canvas, I haven't seen that before.:
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08 Modern Typhoon, Early Version:
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09 WWII Typhoon. In this state it makes it clear that this type of plane was really an engine with a fuselage and wings attached.:
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10 Mosquito TT35:
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11 Mosquito TT35:
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19 Wellington-06 Wing Attachment. Note the colossal strength of the geodesic design by Barnes Wallace. I was told that this enabled the aircraft to sustain heavy damage and carry on.:
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12 Mosquito TT35:
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15 Wellington-02:
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16 Wellington-03:
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14 Wellington-01 The "geodesic dome" construction by Barnes Wallace:
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17 Wellington-04 To nose:
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18 Wellington-05 To nose:
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20 Comet G-LYU, Stress test. My mother flew in a Comet which was the flight just before the one that crashed in India:
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10th - 16th November 2013
10:15am to 1:00pm
FREE Admission
The RAF Museum's award winning Conservation Centre will be opening its doors to visitors for exclusive behind-the-scenes access to aircraft conservation work for one week only. Visitors will be able to view progress being made on the Museum's bombers, the Handley Page Hampden and Vickers Wellington, plus other aircraft in various states of restoration.
Visitors will also have the rare opportunity to speak with the skilled Technicians and Apprentices about their work during the Open Week.
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/whats-going-on/events/conservation-centre-open-we/
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I went this morning with two mates, mainly to see how the conservation of the Dornier 17 was getting on (in its lemon juice environment. I took some pics that interested me and although many will have been to Cosford before, others might be interested to see them. Being a special Open Day (or rather Open Morning) there were many staff around including mechanical technicians amongst the exhibits and the many heavy metal-working tools. There were many visitors.
Unfortunately, the pics have loaded out of order, so I will title each one:
01 Dornier Conserving-01:
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03 Dornier Conserving-03 A radial engine:
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04 Dornier Conserving-04:
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05 Lincoln, Bomb Bay:
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07 LVG C VI (German WWI two-seater reconnaissance. Note the pre-printed canvas, I haven't seen that before.:
View attachment 73081
08 Modern Typhoon, Early Version:
View attachment 73080
09 WWII Typhoon. In this state it makes it clear that this type of plane was really an engine with a fuselage and wings attached.:
View attachment 73077
10 Mosquito TT35:
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11 Mosquito TT35:
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19 Wellington-06 Wing Attachment. Note the colossal strength of the geodesic design by Barnes Wallace. I was told that this enabled the aircraft to sustain heavy damage and carry on.:
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12 Mosquito TT35:
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15 Wellington-02:
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16 Wellington-03:
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14 Wellington-01 The "geodesic dome" construction by Barnes Wallace:
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17 Wellington-04 To nose:
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18 Wellington-05 To nose:
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20 Comet G-LYU, Stress test. My mother flew in a Comet which was the flight just before the one that crashed in India:
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