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Last Flight by XH558 Vulcan Bomber over XJ823
Read more: Last Flight by XH558 Vulcan Bomber over XJ823Saturday the 27th of June 2015 will see Vulcan Bomber XH558 fly over Carlisle Airport for the last time as part of it’s two day Salute to the V-Force, Farewell to Flight Tour 2015. After surviving the Cold War Era and The Falklands, Avro Vulcan XH558 is 55 years old, and it is the last…
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Solway Aviation Museum Reaching for the Sky
Read more: Solway Aviation Museum Reaching for the SkyThe Solway Aviation Museum (SAM) has invested in a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) to reduce the risk to the maintenance teams while working at height on the museum aircraft. During a recent health and safety risk assessment, it was highlighted that using conventional ladders and/or self erect scaffolding was no longer acceptable and a…
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Volunteers Assist Military Aircraft
Read more: Volunteers Assist Military AircraftOn Saturday, 12th April, the museum received a call asking if the museum’s cherry picker and crew could help a stranded Merlin helicopter at the airport. The tail rotor gearbox sensor of the Merlin helicopter was transmitting errors and given a gusty day, the technical crew were finding it a difficult task to reach in…
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WWII Glider Found in a Cumbrian Field Is to Be Restored
Read more: WWII Glider Found in a Cumbrian Field Is to Be Restored© 2012 BBC Look North A World War II glider that lay undiscovered in a field in Cumbria is now being restored at the Regimental Museum in Carlisle Castle. It is thought the Waco glider was used to carry Border Regiment troops into Sicily and was then crated up and shipped back to Britain.
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Solway Aviation Museum featured on BBC Look North
Read more: Solway Aviation Museum featured on BBC Look NorthPaul Paxton from BBC Look North spent some time at the Solway Aviation Museum as part of their ‘North Country’ special report. He was shown around the museum by Dougie Kerr, and interviewed several of the museum volunteers.
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