Yorkshire Air Museum

This week Wednesday we went to York.

The drive from Gargrave to York was to my surprise not boring at all and was filled with beautiful scenery such as rolling hills, mist filled valleys and many other things. When we arrived we dropped off my mom and then my dad and I went to the Yorkshire Air Museum. The museum was a WW2 RAF Bomber air base, named: Elvington.

One of the first things we saw in the parking area was some kind of tank.....

Then we went to look at the aircraft. There were a few very large hangers full of aircraft and there were also many other bigger aircraft outside. Some of the planes I've always wanted to see are the Harrier, Buccaneer and the Tornado:                    I also put some facts at some of my favorite aircraft.

Tornado

Harrier

Hawker Siddeley Harrier.

Role:                      V/STOL ground-attack aircraft

National origin:    United Kingdom 

Manufacturer:       Hawker Siddeley

First flight:            28 December 1969 

Introduction:         1 April 1969

Status:                   Retired

Primary users:      RAF; United States Marine Corps; Spanish Navy; Royal Thai Navy

Produced:             1967-1970's

Number built:        278

Developed from:    Hawker Siddeley P.1127/kestrel 

Developed into:     British Aerospace Sea Harrier; McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II; British

                               Aerospace Harrier II

Buccaneer

We also saw one of the planes I never thought I would ever see in my life: The Handley Page Victor.

And its in full working condition (a live aircraft)

Handley Page Victor

Role:                     Strategic bomber, tanker

National origin:   United kingdom

Manufacturer:      Handley Page Limited

First flight:           24 December 1952

Introduction:         April 1958

Status:                   Retired

Primary users:      RAF

Produced:             1952-1963

Number built:        86

There was also an even bigger Nimrod.

Also in full working condition.

They also have a model of the Wright Flyer. I never realized how large it actually was.

Worlds first plane.(to fly)

There are also other planes like these:

 The Halifax bomber

Note: how many missions it flew.... 128 (little bombs painted on the fuselage)

Dakota

A large personnel and cargo carrier.

 Mirage MK III

They are busy restoring it.

Super sonic.

Do go there if you ever go to York, but if you don't

 like aircraft there is a city full of little shops to enjoy.

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