Cosford 'Cold War Exhibition'
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it can be seen from 25 miles away
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Bit the bullet and went to see it for myself today!
Mixed reaction, superb display, some exhibits are much more visible especially those that are 'down below'. I must admit, however, that Speechless is correct about some of the overlapping. The Victor actually appears to be hiding! I think that it benefits the smaller and loses the larger a/c, but this should be balanced by the fact that thay look great and are going to be inside.
<whinge> Which person decided to put a Jetstream in there instead of the Buccaneer? Designed to attack the Northern Banner fleet IIRC, could it be more Cold War?</whinge>
Mixed reaction, superb display, some exhibits are much more visible especially those that are 'down below'. I must admit, however, that Speechless is correct about some of the overlapping. The Victor actually appears to be hiding! I think that it benefits the smaller and loses the larger a/c, but this should be balanced by the fact that thay look great and are going to be inside.
<whinge> Which person decided to put a Jetstream in there instead of the Buccaneer? Designed to attack the Northern Banner fleet IIRC, could it be more Cold War?</whinge>
Popped along to see this.
Haven't been to Cosford for many years and it has been transformed into a great museum with a new visitor's centre and the "cold war" hangar.
For Green Meat there is a Buccaneer nose there now..
Well worth a visit...
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Haven't been to Cosford for many years and it has been transformed into a great museum with a new visitor's centre and the "cold war" hangar.
For Green Meat there is a Buccaneer nose there now..
Well worth a visit...
BB
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Amidst all the complaints about the Jetstream's Cold War provonance has anyone else noticed the Medium Stressed Platform in the Belfast! Or is it just me who has noticed... or is even bothered.
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not been to see the exhibition yet but an MSP in the Belfast seems to suggest a lack of understanding by the museum of the inability of the Belfast to carry out Any airdrop role ! I suppose it will stay there until they get an old 'classic' Herc for themselves.
not been to see the exhibition yet but an MSP in the Belfast seems to suggest a lack of understanding by the museum of the inability of the Belfast to carry out Any airdrop role ! I suppose it will stay there until they get an old 'classic' Herc for themselves.
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Amidst all the complaints about the Jetstream's Cold War provonance has anyone else noticed the Medium Stressed Platform in the Belfast! Or is it just me who has noticed... or is even bothered.
Great building (despite the leaky roof and wobbly footbridge!!)
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Hi All!
Went to see the display last week..
Air traffic were great and couldn't possibly have been more helpful - if any of you are controllers there - thankx!!
- I even got to go up into the tower (which is TINY) to check the weather for our return (whch was rubbish - in and out of cloud all the way!)
As for the display, I was a little dissapointed. I'm fairly short in stature but I feel sure that even a tall person wouldn't be able to view the Victor properly on its lofty mountings. I dont know about others but I like aeroplanes on the ground - looking "real"
Having said that, it was nice to see that all of the aeroplanes are in amazing condition and now that they are indoors, long may they remain that way
I will return - I like aeroplanes and museums need our support! Lets just hope that the victor at Duxford can have the same TLC over the next few months!
The Belfast looked great!!!!
TSR22 (wanted TSR2 but pressed the key too many times!!!)
Went to see the display last week..
Air traffic were great and couldn't possibly have been more helpful - if any of you are controllers there - thankx!!
- I even got to go up into the tower (which is TINY) to check the weather for our return (whch was rubbish - in and out of cloud all the way!)As for the display, I was a little dissapointed. I'm fairly short in stature but I feel sure that even a tall person wouldn't be able to view the Victor properly on its lofty mountings. I dont know about others but I like aeroplanes on the ground - looking "real"
Having said that, it was nice to see that all of the aeroplanes are in amazing condition and now that they are indoors, long may they remain that way
I will return - I like aeroplanes and museums need our support! Lets just hope that the victor at Duxford can have the same TLC over the next few months!
The Belfast looked great!!!!
TSR22 (wanted TSR2 but pressed the key too many times!!!)
I think the new hangar is a monstrosity. It's totally spoiled the ambience of the airfield [ yes - airfields do have ambience! ]. Airfields are wide open spaces and ,when sitting in the restaurant at Cosford ,prior to the new hangar's construction ,that feeling was there in abundance. Now the place feels quite dominated by a building of inappropriate design. If such a thing had to be built it should have been placed at the rear of the Museum entrance.
Of course it's important to get as many aircraft as possible under cover but they should be in a building in keeping with it's surroundings.
Of course it's important to get as many aircraft as possible under cover but they should be in a building in keeping with it's surroundings.
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Sorry papa but I have to disagree. Yes , the building itself may not be to everyones taste, but I'm sure VFR bods will be happy as it is a highly visible marker!!
As for impeding the ambience of Cosfords airside, what does it stop? Virtually no activity apart from an occasional Grob and the Air Ambulance and some Provosts doing groundwork. The surrounding area is featureless, so your comment about being in keeping with its surroundings would necessitate the building being placed underground with a Berni Inn built on top with a couple of pikeys having a scrap over a lady of lesser morals. (Have you been to Shifnal recently??)
Basically,,,,, Great building (dodgy workmen) Great exhibition (dodgy guides) Great day out (dodgy visitors... I.E Me and Lenny)
PS Actually Shifnals not that bad............ theres not that many pikeys!!
As for impeding the ambience of Cosfords airside, what does it stop? Virtually no activity apart from an occasional Grob and the Air Ambulance and some Provosts doing groundwork. The surrounding area is featureless, so your comment about being in keeping with its surroundings would necessitate the building being placed underground with a Berni Inn built on top with a couple of pikeys having a scrap over a lady of lesser morals. (Have you been to Shifnal recently??)
Basically,,,,, Great building (dodgy workmen) Great exhibition (dodgy guides) Great day out (dodgy visitors... I.E Me and Lenny)
PS Actually Shifnals not that bad............ theres not that many pikeys!!
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I have to agree with Papa (sorry Boris!!!
) - I think that the building is not in keeping with the surroundings.
Lets face it; Cosford is a pre-war expansion period station with the usual array of C type hangars and neo-georgian brick construction (with the odd modern bit thrown in!). Even the control tower is pre-war vintage (and, I think the only one of it's type still in regular use without additions).
I like the whole architectural thing about RAF stations from that period (most of them are "pre-war expansion", with a few exeptions) and putting someones arty farty building in the middle of it just doesnt work (for me!)
I think a normal hangar with a nice front (glass doors etc) would have been more in keeping. Dunno if that would have altered the museum attendance though - I guess that some people like modern!!!
True, though - when I arrived by air
, the weather was foul (I wondered if they would let us take off again) but we still saw it from some distance away (as it slowly emerged from the mist!)
Did anyone notice the hideous fire escape on the outside? Architectural gaffe there - my friend who is an architect was with me on that day and he wasn't impressed............
I have to agree with Papa (sorry Boris!!!
) - I think that the building is not in keeping with the surroundings. Lets face it; Cosford is a pre-war expansion period station with the usual array of C type hangars and neo-georgian brick construction (with the odd modern bit thrown in!). Even the control tower is pre-war vintage (and, I think the only one of it's type still in regular use without additions).
I like the whole architectural thing about RAF stations from that period (most of them are "pre-war expansion", with a few exeptions) and putting someones arty farty building in the middle of it just doesnt work (for me!)
I think a normal hangar with a nice front (glass doors etc) would have been more in keeping. Dunno if that would have altered the museum attendance though - I guess that some people like modern!!!
True, though - when I arrived by air
, the weather was foul (I wondered if they would let us take off again) but we still saw it from some distance away (as it slowly emerged from the mist!)Did anyone notice the hideous fire escape on the outside? Architectural gaffe there - my friend who is an architect was with me on that day and he wasn't impressed............
