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My first visit to NSAM Flixton Norfolk. What a cracking museum , well worth a visit - quite a few frames must of been here since the early eighties so were new to me.

There are extensive exhibits dedicated to the sacrifice made by USAF air crew (446 Bomber group) and RAF Bomber command during World War 2. Some of the relics of B-17s recovered off the Norfolk coast are quite thought provoking.

(3794) Mig-15 Czech (Polish colours) NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

54-2196 F-100D (USAF Blazers scheme) NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

55-4433 T-33 NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

79 2-EG Mystere IVA AdlA NSAM Flixton 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

79 2-EG Mystere IVA NSAM Flixton 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

146289 FG-289 T-28 Trojan (Congo) NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

A-528 Pucara 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

B-24 Liberator prop NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

Immaculate
FJ801 PT-27 Kaydet NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

Built down the road from my childhood home in Weybridge
VX580 Vickers Valletta NSAM Flixton 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

WF128 Sea Prince Flixton NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

WF643 Meteor F.8 NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

WH840 Canberra NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

XF502 Hunter tail NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

XF502 Hunter details NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

XG254 Hunter54 Sqn NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

XG254 54 Sqn NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

XG518 Sycamore HAS.2 NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

XH892 Javellin NSAM Flixton 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

XR485 Q 2 FTS Whirl WInd NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

XG329 Lightning NSAM 1-11-2017 by Mike B, on Flickr

cheers

Great selection from a place i had hardly heard of,its got to be good as it has a F-100 one of my favourites.
Cheers.

Hi Mike

Great post from a great museum

Went there earlier this summer, with flat batteries in the camera

Your shots have more than made up for my 'Dudley Doombrain' moment

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

Mike , nice shots .
Just seen one of a tv series of a/c restorations in E.Angular . Stearman was featured for Flixton .
Bit of history , re VX 580 , the Valletta ........ 1969 Norfolk Air Scouts ran a Navigation Badge course in her at NWI . 12 places only ; we at Brooke and Poringland group [ Land Scouts ] blagged 3 or 4 slots . Top 3 or 4 on the course got to navigate 3 light a/c from Swanton Morley to a Scout fete nr Kings Lynn and back .
Was lucky and navigated a Rallye 100 from the back seat with 2 Scoutmaster pilots in the front .Wish I remembered which reg. as moving on to 2015 , I converted 2 guys onto a Rallye 100 they'd bought .
Best 'til last ..... At end of course , the 2 Bristols were fired up , and run up . Magnificent .

For Paddy , apols for not contacting . 'Pooter blew up last year . With the new one I'd lost signing on codes until recently , after this visit.
Was in Norfolk for 'sis's wedding a while ago . Passing Colt and popped into the SSW crashgate . Ouch ! They say never go back , and I can now see why .
Wall to wall electric field ; Top of hangars , control tower and blast pens just visible with imagination . All that history wiped out . The airfield ghosts must be turning over . Was a sad moment for me with a lifetime of memories crashed . Don't think I'll be back . But never , say never .

rgds condor .

Check out the Spirit of Coltishall web site, they can arrange guided tours of the former RAF Coltishall.

Hi Buddy

Jagnut is spot on

Also, a lot of the archive has been saved and is now on display at the Neatishead radar museum (another belting place to visit)

Cheers

Paddyboy