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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

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

Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Harrier

Hawker Hurricane wings and the Hawker Harrier GR3 (XV748).
Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Hawker Harrier GR3 and Hurricane wings

A Hurricane (without wings), Handley Page Herald, Lightning and Gloster Javelin.
Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington

The English Electric Lightning F6 (XS903) supersonic fighter,
and the Gloster Javelin F(AW)9 (XH767) delta-wing fighter.
Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Lightning and Javelin

Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Lightning and Javelin

Here's Bob and Monty monkey in front of the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2 (XV250),
Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Nimrod

and listening as it runs its noisy engines.
Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Nimrod

If you walk around the top of the dispersal bay revetment you get a different view of the Nimrod.
Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Nimrod tail

Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Nimrod tail

Mooch liked the sculptural properties of the Nimrod.
Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Nimrod

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