Shuttleworth Air Pageant

[Ian Simpson]

Hallo Alle
Here is a link to some of the pictures I took at this years Shuttleworth Air Pageant.
http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/2762738301
The Fiesler Storch display was very impressive and took place within the width and length of the airfield and had to be seen to be believed.
Ian

[Thomas Weißflog]

Hi Ian!

Lovely old aircrafts!
I remember on a movie from the sixties. In german was named "Die tollkühnen Männer in ihren fliegenden Kisten".
It was a movie about the first crossing the "Street of Dover"with airplanes. (Robert Redford and Gerd Fröbe as actors) I have seen this in a east german cinema with my father. I was 7 years old! I remember thats was realy great!

Thank you for watching your photos!

Best wishes to you!

Thomas

[Jens O. Mehner]

Thank you very much indeed,

almost like being there... One of these days I will make the Grand Tour: IWM, RAFM, HMS Belfast, Bovington, Duxford, Shuttleworth, Edinburgh Tattoo and a couple or three other places, must also not forget HMS Victory and Mary Rose.

A Storch in action is a grand sight, did it fly backwards too? Still unmatched STOL performance, a Pilatus Porter is a runway hog in comparison.

Cheers,

Jens O.

[Ian Simpson]

Thanks Guys
Jens - here is a list of links to some of the places you mentioned as well as other possibilities.
RAF Hendon http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/ RAF airplane museum in North London - Very good
RAF Cosford http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/ RAF airplane museum in Shropshire (near North Wales) - Very good
RNAS Yeovilton http://www.fleetairarm.com/ Naval Air museum in Somerset - very good and only 40 miles from Stonehenge
http://www.iwm.org.uk/ Duxford,HMS Belfast, War rooms, IWM - Imperial War museum Sites Duxford and HMS Belfast very good. War Rooms in London interesting but the Imperial War museum in London is not as good as it used to be since it has been renovated.
Bovington http://www.tankmuseum.org/ Fantastic Tank museum especially on Tankfest weekend in June.
Portsmouth http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/ British naval history museum in Portsmouth with great collection of ships
Submarine museum http://www.submarine-museum.co.uk/ Across Portsmouth Harbour and is very interesting.
Chatham dockyard http://www.thedockyard.co.uk/ Historic Dockyard in Kent and worth a visit.
Dover Castle http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/days ... er-castle/ Close to Europe with lots to see.
War & Peace show http://www.thewarandpeacerevival.co.uk/ One of the best military vehicle shows in the UK and runs each July at Folkestone Kent close to Channel Tunnel and Ferries.
Military Odyssey http://www.military-odyssey.com/index.p ... w=251&iz=0 Annual military war recreation show at the end of August in Kent and covers every era.
Fort Nelson http://www.royalarmouries.org/visit-us/fort-nelson Fort near Portsmouth that houses lots of large artillery guns.
Shuttleworth http://www.shuttleworth.org/ Old aircraft museum not to far from Duxford and is very good when the air shows are on.
Southampton air museum http://www.solentskymuseum.org/ Small air museum with some unique planes not far from Portsmouth
Royal Artillery museum http://firepower.org.uk/ Army museum in SE London
DeHavilland museum http://www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk/ Museum just for Dehavilland Aircraft just North of London
Muckleburgh collection http://www.muckleburgh.co.uk/index.htm Collection of military vehicles in Norfolk near the sea.
Army Aviation museum http://www.armyflying.com/ Army planes and Helicopters
RIAT Fairford http://www.airtattoo.com/airshow great airshow in July if you are into modern planes from around the world.
History on Wheels http://www.historyonwheels.co.uk/index. ... sition=1:1 Small museum on the edge of Windsor but has some interesting vehicles.
All of these places are in the South or Mid England and so not to far from each other.
There are plenty of other museums and shows all over the UK so you can always find something of interest.
Ian