SUPERB RAF COSFORD MUSEUM
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SUPERB RAF COSFORD MUSEUM
Spent best part of two days at the Museum and enjoyed every moment. To sit under and near a Vulcan Victor and Valiant within touching distance was very satisfying for me.
I gather they are only getting a VC-10 next year now as the RAF still need some.......
I do hope the RAF top brass do not decide to axe the Museum as has been suggested apparently.
If you haven't visited you should - it's free entry isn't it?
I gather they are only getting a VC-10 next year now as the RAF still need some.......
I do hope the RAF top brass do not decide to axe the Museum as has been suggested apparently.
If you haven't visited you should - it's free entry isn't it?
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A place not to miss. We got a bonus. We stayed in a nearby Premier Inn for two nights and used the pub next door. After the meal we filled in the questionaire on the back of the bill and won £1,000. Must go back next year.
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we had a fantastic day out here last summer and plan to return this summer, it would be a great shame if the RAF did have plans to close it, i wonder if this could be down to lack of funding?, as the op states besides a small charge for the carpark it is free,however there are donation boxes around the museum and its well worth at least a tenner of anyones money.
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i thought closure rumours are the technical training site and not the museum?
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i thought closure rumours are the technical training site and not the museum?
And in any event, the Museum is owned and run by the RAF Museum, not by the RAF per se.
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Excellent museum. Just a pity that when a friend and I planned a 2 day visit last year, we returned on the second day to find that the Cold War Exhibition had been closed for new lights to be installed. A great pity that they had not advised this the day before, as we'd saved this the best bit for last!
Anyway, a second visit a few weeks later was well worth the 200 mile round trip.
Anyway, a second visit a few weeks later was well worth the 200 mile round trip.
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Visited on July 24th,museum excellent as usual.Spoke to one of the volunteer guides and apparently the museum is trying to get the MK2 Maritime Shackelton back from Manchester science museum.It actually belongs to Cosford and is only on loan !!However the Manchester museum building has been altered and the shack now has a wall around it and this will have to come down!!
The walls at MOSI haven't changed since the Shack was moved in pieces through the hole that was then glazed. The Shack was reassembled inside the building so the hole doesn't need to be that big to get it in or out.
What has changed since it went inside is the fact that the Highways Agency want to charge for the necessary road closure needed to get it out and the figure I've heard for that is £20 000 a day. With the Science Museum and Manchester council arguing over who is responsible for repairing the roof I rather think the Shack will stay where she is until the fate of MOSI's aviation hall is decided.
What has changed since it went inside is the fact that the Highways Agency want to charge for the necessary road closure needed to get it out and the figure I've heard for that is £20 000 a day. With the Science Museum and Manchester council arguing over who is responsible for repairing the roof I rather think the Shack will stay where she is until the fate of MOSI's aviation hall is decided.
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It has been a couple of years since I last visited and I was wondering if they still have the Argosy sitting outside? I developed an affection for that particular type following and overnight from Aden to Nairobi, then a daylight leg from Nairobi to Blantyre (Chileka) and thence on to Francistown. And all without any bloody seats!