We had changed our itinerary a bit rather last minute, therefor we now woke up rather far north of London (in a hotel we had already booked a long time ago) while we planned to start at Hendon. Well, this gave us the opportunity to check out Elstree on the way.
Elstree
XX537/C Bulldog T.1 CFS mks (G-CBCB)
HA-SMD Yak-18T (c/n 13-35, ex mil?)
HA-YAD Yak-18T (c/n 22202054812, ex mil?)
Also present was AB.47 G-MASH, this is civil only right? And then lots and lots of civil tinn for Frank.....
When we finally had logged all that stuff we moved on to Hendon.
RAF Museum, Hendon
outside:
853 Hunter mk.10 Oman AF, which unit did this fly with?
Graham White-factory:
E449 Avro 504K pr, no mks, composite
F938 SE.5A pr, no mks
N5912 Triplane pr, no mks, ex School of Aerial Fighting
(HD)75 HD-1 pr, xxx sq mks
3066 Caudron G.III pr, no mks
main halls:
F1010/C DH.9A pr, 22 sq mks (partly original)
F6314/B Camel pr, RFC c/s
J9941/57 Hart 2 pr, ex G-ABMR, 57 sq mks
K2227 Bulldog IIA pr, 56 sq mks
K4232 Rota I pr, no mks
K4972 Hart Trainer II pr, no mks
K6035 Wallace II pr, fuselage, no mks
L5343 Battle I pr, no mks
(N5628) Gladiator II pr, wreck (w.o.24.4.40), ex 263 sq
N9899 Southampton I pr, fuselage, no mks
R5868/PO-S Lancaster I pr, 467 sq mks, also ex RAAF
W1048/TL-S Halifax II pr, wreck (w.o.27.4.42), 35 sq mks
W2068/68 Anson I pr, no mks, ex RAAF!
BL614/ZD-F Spitfire Vb pr, 222 sq mks
DD931/L Beaufort VIII pr, composite, 39 sq mks
FE905 Harvard IIB pr, no mks
FX760/GA-? Kittyhawk IV pr, composite (based on P-40N 42-104959), 112 sq mks
(KG437) Dakota III pr, fuselage parts and nose, no mks
KK995/E Hoverfly I pr, ex 43 OTU
KL216/RS-L P-47D pr, ex Yugo AF 13064 (and 45-49295), 30 sq mks
KN751/F Liberator C.VI pr, 99 sq mks
LB264 Auster I pr, (653 sq c/s)
MF628 Wellington T.10 pr, no mks
MN235 Typhoon I pr, no mks
MP425/G Oxford I pr, 1536 Flt mks
NV778 Tempest TT.5 pr, 233 OCU mks
PK724 Spitfire F.24 pr, no mks
PR536/OQ-H Tempest II pr, ex India AF HA457, 5 sq mks
RD253 Beaufighter TF.X pr, also ex Port AF BF-13, no mks
TJ138/VO-L Mosquito B.35 pr, 98 sq mks
VT812/N Vampire F.3 pr, 601 sq mks
WE139 Canberra PR.3 pr, 231 OCU mks
WH301 Meteor F.8 pr, 609 sq mks
WP962/C Chipmunk T.10 pr, 5 AEF mks
WV783 Sycamore HR.12 pr, CFS mks
WZ791 Grasshopper TX.1 pr, no mks
XA302 Cadet TX.3 pr, no mks
XG154 Hunter FGA.9 pr, Khormaksar Strike Wing mks
XG474/O Belvedere HC.1 pr, 66 sq mks
XL318 Vulcan B.2 pr, 617 sq mks
XM463/38 Jet Provost T.3A pr, 1 FTS mks
XM555 Skeeter AOP.12 pr, ex 654 sq
XM717 Victor K.2 pr, nose, ex 55 sq, “Lucky Lou”
XS925/BA Lightning F.6 pr, 11 sq mks
XV424 Phantom FGR.2 pr, 56 sq mks
XV732 Wessex HCC.4 pr, Queen’s Flight mks
XW323/86 Jet Provost T.5A pr, 1 FTS mks
XW547/R Buccaneer S.2B pr, 12 sq mks, desert c/s, “Sky Pirates/Guinness Girl”
XW855 Gazelle HCC.4 pr, 32 (TR) sq mks
XZ997.V Harrier GR.3 pr, 4 sq mks
ZA457/AJ-J Tornado GR.1 pr, 617 sq mks
(ZE686) Viking T.1 pr, nose, no mks
ZH588 Typhoon pr, 43 sq mks
(ZJ116)/10 EH.101 pr, ex Westland
(xxx)/BN CH-47D pr, RAF 18 sq mks, ex 83-24104
10639/6 BF.109G-2 pr, III/JG 77 mks, also ex RAF RN228 (or VI/JG 52??)
8417/18 Fokker D.VII pr, xxx sq mks
584219/38 FW.190F-8/U-1 pr, 1 Gr, JG 54 mks
120227/2 HE.162A-2 pr, JG 1 mks, also ex RAF VN679
112372/4 ME.262A-2A pr, I/JG 7 mks, also ex RAF VK893
A16-199/SF-R Hudson IIIa pr, xxx sq mks
920/QN Stranraer pr, 5 (BR) sq mks
(16336) KI.100-1B pr, no mks
44-83868/A-N B-17G pr, 94 BG mks
43-4037 TB-25N pr, ex 44-29366, no mks
44-13317/VF-B P-51D pr, ex 44-74409, 4 FG, 336 FS mks, also ex RCAF 9235!
G-AEKW Mohawk IV pr, ex HM503
Battle of Britain hall:
K8042 Gladiator II pr, xxx sq mks
L8756/XD-E Bolingbroke IV pr, 139 sq mks, ex RCAF 10001
N1671/EW-D Defiant I pr, 307 sq mks
P2617/AF-F Hurricane I pr, 607 sq mks
(P3175) Hurricane I pr, wreck (w.o.31.8.40), ex 257 sq
R9125/LX-L Lysander III pr, 225 sq mks
T6296 Tiger Moth II pr, no mks
X4590/PR-F Spitfire I pr, 609 sq mks
ML824/NS-Z Sunderland V pr, 201 sq, also ex FAF
4101/12 BF.109E-4 pr, I/JG 51 mks, also ex RAF DG200 (or II/JG 51??)
730301/D5+RL BF.110G-4/R6 pr, III/NJG 3 mks
(701152)/NT+SL HE.111H-23 pr, xxx sq mks
494083/RI+JK JU.87G-2 pr, 10 PZ, SG 3 mks
360043/D5+EV JU.88R-1 pr, II/NJG 3 mks, also ex RAF PJ876 (or IV/NJG 3??)
MM5701/13-95 CR-42 pr, 56 St, 18 Gr, 95 Sq mks
E.3B-521/781-3 CASA 1.131E pr, ALA 78, 781 Esc mks
A2-4 Seagull V pr, ex 3 OTU
Almost exactly two years ago we also visited here, but then in the afternoon, while the Graham White-factory is only open till noon. And although most stuff in there is what we call "houtje-touwtje" ("wood and bandage"), they still are real aircraft.... We also got the CH-47D nose this time; which Chinook did fly as BN during the Falklands? Also on display is the nose of another Beaufighter, is this a real one? I didn't log Whirlwind XP299 by the way, but maybe I forgot to write it down. As you can see I miss a few unit markings; if someone could help with those he would make me very happy
OK, that's one long missing (part of a) museum covered. Next please!
Imperial War Museum, London
2699 Be.2C pr, no mks
N6812 Camel pr, no mks
R6915 Spitfire I pr, no mks
(DV372)/PO-F Lancaster I pr, nose, 467 sq RAAF mks
(PN323) Halifax VII pr, nose, no mks
(3869)/VJ+OQ Bf.110E-1 pr, wreck (w.o.10.5.41), which unit mks are this?
(733684) FW.190A-8 pr, no mks
120235/6 He.162A-1 pr, I/JG 1 mks
(196) A6M5 Zero pr, cockpit, no mks
44-72218/WZ-I P-51D pr, real id 44-73979, 78 FG mks
Since it takes some time to get into London this museum we didn't visit this museum before, but now it finally happened. And although the collection is rather small, it's worth it!
Very nearby our third museum is another little gem hidden.
Andrew Martin design store, London
(XS100) Gnat T.1 pr, nose, bare metal
This is preserved in the back of this shop at 200 Walton Street. You really need to get in to see it, so only during office hours! The rest of this aircraft is also still around, as you will read in tomorrows log.
And then another museum in town.
Science Museum, South Kensington
(304) Cody Biplane pr, no mks
D7560 Avro 504K pr, no mks
J8067 Pterodactyl I pr, no mks
L1592/KW-Z Hurricane I pr, 615 sq mks
P9444/RN-D Spitfire Ia pr, 72 sq mks
S1595/I Supermarine S.6B pr, no mks
W4041/G Gloster E28/39 pr, no mks
AP507/KX-P C.30A pr, 529 sq mks
(KN448) Dakota IV pr, nose, no mks
XG900 SC.1 pr, no mks
(XJ314) Thrust Measuring Rig pr, no mks
XN344 Skeeter AOP.12 pr, no mks
XP831 P.1127 pr, RAE mks
(210) Fokker E.III pr, frame
(191316)/6 Me.163B-1a pr, II/JG 400 mks
G-EBIB SE.5A pr, ex F937
An interesting collection, but the light and the way the aircraft are displayed are horrible for photography. We almost missed the Avro, SC.1 and Measuring Rig; those are displayed at another floor than the rest! We actually had already left the museum when we saw a picture with a (civil) Lockheed and decided to go back to check that one. When we finally found it the other three aircraft were there as well! The Spitfire PK664 that used to be displayed on the second floor has moved to the storage of the museum.
And after we had done this museum it was already rather late and dark. We decided to have a look at Hyde Park (including a totally deserted speakers corner), Buckingham Palace and the Big Ben by walking back to the underground via the "touristic route". Very tired and hungry, but also very satisfied we had finally done these museums, we ate a sandwich at the foot of the Big Ben (bought in a shop opposite it, where the guy behind the counter started speaking Dutch to us when he heard we were Dutch; he was studying our language.......).
One more day to go!
As always corrections, etcetera......
That´s all folks!
Hielko Overeem, Frank Mink & Patrick Dirksen
Tristar Aviation