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Old 1st Oct 2007, 02:58
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Dan Winterland
 
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Beijing University Museum

It's part of the Beijing University faculty of Aeronautics and Space which is in the Hai Dan distrcit which is quite close to the centre. The museum is primarily for the students to clamber over the exhibits, but is open to the public for the exhorbitant fee of 4 Yuan (about 28 pence!). There are a lot of aircraft structures there, skinned wings for example for the students to see the type of construction (they even have a Mosquito wing as an example of wood construction). But there are a number of complete aircraft. Mostly Russian and Chinese, but a few suprises such as a P47 in Duxford colours, a P61 Black Widow and a Harrier GR3. The Harrier is in 4 Sqn colours - the next evening I was in the pub with a mate who was an ex-boss of 4. He was very suprised to know one of his aircraft was in Beijing. He's been to see it since.

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