The museum is grateful to have been sent a wonderful Puma #54AndOut print by the RAF – much appreciated!
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We’ve managed to get the #PumaXW208Rebuild project news onto our website!
Photo Credit: Kev Graham
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We're hearing whispers of a minor repositioning of the #Puma is imminent, which will allow space for the main rotor blades to be fitted!
#PumaXW208rebuild
Puma helicopters fly over the museum memorial garden and the fluttering RAF flag during their Farewell Flypast Tour of the UK
A short thank you message has been added to the museum website regarding the Farewell Flypast of the Puma HC2
www.newarkairmuseum.org/Puma_Flypast...
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#54AndOut
Photo credit A Smith
Well done !!
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#54AndOut
We're struggling to find a suitable format for a short video clip taken from our #SouthfieldSite car parking area of the Farewell Flypast of the Puma HC2 – only off the phone, but thanks for including the museum on the route! Sorry!!
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#54AndOut
#NAMwatchThisSpace
With today’s Farewell Flypast of the Puma HC2 airborne, we’d like to add a quick reminder about the arrangements at the museum on Thursday 27th March www.newarkairmuseum.org/Puma_Flypast...
#PumaXW208Rebuild
#54AndOut
Some additional details have been added to our website concerning the car parking arrangements at the museum on Thursday 27th March for the Farewell Flypast of the Puma HC2 www.newarkairmuseum.org/Puma_Flypast...
#PumaXW208Rebuild
#54AndOut
A picture of the rebuilt main instrument control panel in our Puma helicopter XW208
Yesterday we were asked to post a cockpit photo from our #Puma helicopter & we’re delighted to oblige with this picture taken by a new follower @kevgraham489.bsky.social
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#54AndOut
We will see what we can sort out (we will need to take some photos) - the #PumaXW208rebuild tag provides a few insights into what is very much a work in progress restoration project!!
Puma XW208 arriving at Newark Air Museum on the back of a lorry in 2018
Puma XW208 arriving at Newark Air Museum on the back of a lorry in 2018
Puma XW208 arrives at Newark Air Museum and is lifted off the back of a lorry in 2018
Our #PumaXW208Rebuild project - where it all started back in February 2018! #NAMarrivals
Photo credits #DTEParchive
Our partially restored Puma transport helicopter.
It seems like a #Puma kind of day!
Our #PumaXW208Rebuild project is still underway.