A very special Chinook.

[Stuart Galbraith]

Finally withdrawn, after 42 years of service. Money well spent.

 

[Sardaukar]

Damn loud inside when flying. 120dB or so...

[Stuart Galbraith]

Its pretty loud hearing them fly over, I can often hear them 20 miles away. OTOH, its directionally deceptive, so you can never quite tell where its coming from.

There is a pretty good summation of her career on ZA718's Wiki page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravo_November

[Dark_Falcon]

17 hours ago, Stuart Galbraith said:

Finally withdrawn, after 42 years of service. Money well spent.

 

I do hope she's to become a museum piece. She earned that.

[Tim the Tank Nut]

the mechanics and maintenance teams deserve a shout out too

[Stuart Galbraith]

1 hour ago, Tim the Tank Nut said:

the mechanics and maintenance teams deserve a shout out too

They do, but its worth remembering, in the Falklands she didnt have much. All the kit, spares and manuals went down on the Atlantic Conveyor. Even when they flew it into the sea, the damn thing just bounced off it.

1 hour ago, Dark_Falcon said:

I do hope she's to become a museum piece. She earned that.

She is, she is going to RAF Cosford, the RAF museum.

[Allan W]

4 hours ago, Stuart Galbraith said:

They do, but its worth remembering, in the Falklands she didnt have much. All the kit, spares and manuals went down on the Atlantic Conveyor. Even when they flew it into the sea, the damn thing just bounced off it.

She is, she is going to RAF Cosford, the RAF museum.

Cosford being one of the RAF Museums, the other being located in London.  Both are worth a visit.  Unfortunately, when I visited Cosford, one of the hangars was closed due to a lightening strike.

[Stuart Galbraith]

34 minutes ago, Allan W said:

Cosford being one of the RAF Museums, the other being located in London.  Both are worth a visit.  Unfortunately, when I visited Cosford, one of the hangars was closed due to a lightening strike.

FMk6 or F35B?

I keep meaning I go, I've never seen an Avro Lincoln. And Hendon is such a bitch to get to from the other side of London.

[Allan W]

It was a fairly easy trip from Euston station, with one change in Wolvehampton.  The museum is a 10 minute walk from the station.

 

[Stuart Galbraith]

Try getting there from Paddington.

It might be easier now Crossrail is starting to open, dont know. I would like to go and see what its like now, the last time I went was the 1980's.

[DB]

On 3/17/2022 at 9:26 PM, Allan W said:

It was a fairly easy trip from Euston station, with one change in Wolvehampton.  The museum is a 10 minute walk from the station.

 

I drove, because I prefer to drive, and it's not a particularly difficult place to find. Google Streetview has images inside if anyone is farther afield.