The
Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial is a large aircraft museum on the
Elvington WWII airfield near York. It has lots of exhibits and regularly has
Thunder Days
when some aircraft are powered up.
Mooch had a quick visit and then Monty took granddad Bob on a Thunder Day. There are
a lot of exhibits both outside and within the hangars & other buildings.
(23-Apr-2014 / 03-Aug-2015)
Bob and Monty look at the folded wings of the Fairey Gannet AEW3 (XL502).
![Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Fairey Gannet AEW3](images/yam_o05_640.jpg)
Many of the aircraft outside have canopy covers on them in certain weather conditions,
or when engine exhausts could cause foreign object damage (FOD) on Thunder Days.
![Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Harrier](images/yam_o07_640.jpg)
Hawker Hurricane wings and the Hawker Harrier GR3 (XV748).
![Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Hawker Harrier GR3 and Hurricane wings](images/yam_o01_640.jpg)
A Hurricane (without wings), Handley Page Herald, Lightning and Gloster Javelin.
![Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington](images/yam_o11_640.jpg)
The English Electric Lightning F6 (XS903) supersonic fighter,
and the Gloster Javelin F(AW)9 (XH767) delta-wing fighter.