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)
There is usually quite a crowd on Thunder Days.
![Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington](images/yam_t05_640.jpg)
Bob watched the replica Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a test its engine.
![Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a](images/yam_t01_640.jpg)
The De Havilland DH 104 Devon C2 (VP967) and the replica Port Victoria PV8
Eastchurch Kitten (N540) did short taxi runs.
Here's a video of part of the Kitten's taxi run.
THis is the Handley-Page Victor K2 tanker (XL231).
![Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Victor](images/yam_v04_640.jpg)
This aircraft also has many sculptural details.
![Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Victor](images/yam_v05_640.jpg)
The nose-art shows this aircraft was called
Lusty Lindy by RAF aircrew.
![Mooch monkey at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Bob in front of the Victor](images/yam_v07_640.jpg)
Here's the Victor being prepared for an engine run, and with the engines running.
Note that the warning signs and cones got blown away by the jet exhausts!