Back in the day before the newer buildings were constructed many of the exhibits were displayed outside or in the original hangars. Here's a few from a very sunny October day back in 1983.
WH725 Canberra B.2 Oct 1983 Duxford by Andy Bird, on Flickr
017899 Convair VT-29 Oct 1983 Duxford by Andy Bird, on Flickr
XR220 BAC TSR.2 Oct 1983 Duxford by Andy Bird, on Flickr
44-61748 B-29 Superfortress Oct 1983 Duxford by Andy Bird, on Flickr
WF425 Varsity T.1 Oct 1983 Duxford by Andy Bird, on Flickr
XS575 Sea Vixen FAW.2 Oct 1983 Duxford by Andy Bird, on Flickr
XJ824 Vulcan B.2 Oct 1983 Duxford by Andy Bird, on Flickr
XM135 Lightning F.1 Oct 1983 Duxford by Andy Bird, on Flickr
WK991 Meteor F.8 Oct 1983 Duxford by Andy Bird, on Flickr
XH848 Victor K.1 Oct 1983 Duxford by Andy Bird, on Flickr
191660 Me.163 Oct 1983 Duxford by Andy Bird, on Flickr
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Duxford 1983
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Thanks for sharing these, I used to like visiting Duxford in those days. Less crowded and cheaper! Sadly both the Convair and the Varsity are no longer with us, I can remember seeing some of the chopped up remains of the latter in a scrapyard in Essex in the nineties. I think that Me163 was returned to Germany as well, possibly now at Gatow. I'm pretty sure I saw it there about seven years ago.
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Hi Andy
Thank goodness a lot of those ‘frames are indoors now
Thanks for a great post
Paddyboy
Thank goodness a lot of those ‘frames are indoors now
Thanks for a great post
Paddyboy
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191660 is at Everett with the Flying Heritage museumMustang531 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:25 pmThanks for sharing these, I used to like visiting Duxford in those days. Less crowded and cheaper! Sadly both the Convair and the Varsity are no longer with us, I can remember seeing some of the chopped up remains of the latter in a scrapyard in Essex in the nineties. I think that Me163 was returned to Germany as well, possibly now at Gatow. I'm pretty sure I saw it there about seven years ago.
Gatow has 191904
191904 Messerschmitt Me.163B Komet msn 191904 by eLaReF, on Flickr
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Thanks eLaReF, I knew one had gone to Germany. At one time there were six Komets displayed in British museums, so maybe four is a reasonable number!
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Great set. I visited Duxford in July (first trip away since start of Covid) and it is interesting to see how far the museum has come since 1983. It is good to see the Victor back to bare metal and being restored. It looked in a sorry state outside a few years ago.
Great place
Chris
Great place
Chris
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V. nice set mancman. That Canberra pic is a corker!
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