On a day of mixed emotions some magical winter #NAMlockUpLight on Vulcan #XM594 creates a reflective drive home.
Photo credits #DTEParchive
A gentle reminder that it is John & Carole LeBrun’s funeral tomorrow. John was a former Vulcan QFI, a valued member of our cockpit opening team. Shortly after his wife Carole also passed away after a short spell in hospital.
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Funeral details here newarkairmuseum.org/on-the-radar...
A memorable day!!
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Last month we received the sad news that John LeBrun AFC had passed away. John was a former Vulcan QFI & a valued member of our cockpit opening team. Shortly after his wife Carole also passed away after a short spell in hospital.
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Funeral details here www.newarkairmuseum.org/on-the-radar...
We’ll need a big saucer for these & a day when it’s not so windy! 😉😇
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Good night everyone!
#Vulcan #XM594
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The first two are inside #XM594 & then the #Draken & #Viggen
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Signing out tonight with this one from the #DTEParchive of our #Vulcan #XM594
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That's our #XM594 at the bottom of that ORP!
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The latest Aircraft of the Week has just been uploaded to the website: #Vulcan #XM594
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Photo credit: J McGeachie
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After years of missing paperwork a big shout out to the Lincolnshire's Lancaster Association for reuniting lots of significant paperwork with #Hastings #TG517 & #Vulcan #XM594
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Well it wasn't #XM594 😉
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Good opportunities today (31.05.25) to go on board #Vulcan #XM594 as part of our #NAMopenCockpit offer!
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An oil painting of Avro Vulcan XM594, which is displayed at the museum - the aircraft is banking round and displaying its distinctive topside delta shape
We have just been given this painting of our beloved #Vulcan #XM594 it’s due to go on display in the #NAMcafe
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A 1960s Vulcan crew pictured in front of the crew access door of our XM594 at RAF Scampton
Vulcan XM594 streams its brake parachute as it lands in western Canada
Good night everyone!
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Vulcan XM594 operating under its own auxiliary Rover engine cycles its bomb-bay during a museum night photo shoot.
Good night everyone!
#XM594
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Vulcan XM594 photographed during a milky winters sunset in 2024
The complex rear cabin of Vulcan XM594 with all its array of instruments and avionics
The pilot and co-pilot controls of Vulcan XM594 with all its array of instruments and avionics
Something of a positive nature!
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An external view of our mighty Avro Vulcan aircraft.
A view of the pilot and co-pilot crew positions in our Avro Vulcan
A view of the rear facing crew positions in our Avro Vulcan
A quick reminder that our #Vulcan #XM594 is a regular feature of the #NAMopenCockpit offer here at our #GatewayAviationSite
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That's brilliant & thank you for supporting the museum by attending the #NAMphotoShoot25 yesterday, it is appreciated & what a cracking #VulcanSunset photo featuring our beloved #XM594
I'm the one not mentioned in the briefing that covers these two channels! Here's hoping you post some more photos!
Closing tonight with a pair of Avro's finest, taken a couple of weeks ago here at our #GatewayAviationSite
Avro Vulcan #XM594
Avro Shackleton #WR977
Credit #DTEParchive
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The large Avro Vulcan aircraft tries to hide behind the old café at our museum site
We've just used the following #Vulcan #XM594 photo in another place - illustrating how the big aircraft sometimes blends into its surroundings!!
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42 years on #Vulcan #XM594 hastily photographed earlier today from the cab of our Wessex helicopter, whilst waiting for the next group of #LoveNotts school children on their #NAMeducation visit!
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As promised here are a few more pictures from the #Vulcan #XM594 delivery day in 1983 (07.02.83)
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On this date 42 years ago (07.02.83) at 1315 hours or Avro #Vulcan #XM594 made its final landing as it joined our collection! Today's weather was very similar, very cold but without the snow! #BskyVForce
More later!!
We're not sure about the date listed for the #Vulcan flypast given that it's wearing early tri-colour roundels, but those low flypasts were a regular feature as per the #Hastings photo - 42 year anniversary tomorrow for our #Vulcan #XM594 landing at Winthorpe! 😉
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Busy day at our #GatewayAviationSite but we have managed to take some up to date cockpit photos in our beloved #Vulcan #XM594
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Morning from everyone at the home of #Vulcan #XM594!
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Open Cockpit Update 30.01.25 – we now have a new portable compressor & #Vulcan #XM594 cockpit is back on the open cockpit availability list, first expected date Sat 1st Feb 2025 #NAMopenCockpits #BskyVForce
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