I am en route to the Other Partisan wargames show on Sunday. Looking for a suitable stop-off point, I realised I had never been to the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum at Doncaster. This is another of those wonderful museums run by a dedicated band of enthusiasts.
They don't have a lot of space, so the typical outside plane exhibits are limited. Still, a decent collection, including:
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| Lynx helicopter. |
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| Hawker Hunter. This was an ex-Danish Air Force one. |
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| Aermacchi MB 339. Captured at Port Stanley airfield. |
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| RAF Harrier that served in the Falklands campaign |
The Falklands War is ever present in this museum with a dedicated area and plenty of exhibits as well as aircraft.
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| Including this exceptional 1/96th scale model of HMS Hermes. |
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| Cyprus UN helicopter base diorama |
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| Bristol Sycamore. The first RAF helicopter. |
There are a few ground weapon displays as well.
And a base operations room.
Finally, just about every Canberra variant you can think of.
Even a bit of the Balkans with this Romanian WW2 IAR fighter!
I spent a couple of hours there. Plenty more to see, and if you are in the area, please support them.
Considering I live in Sheffield I’ve never been to the aircraft museum. I am very much a “land” wargamer and sea & air aren’t really my scene. Still, it looks decent enough and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI suspect you’ll also be able to have a good time at The Other Partisan - I’m not able to attend this event (to be fair, I’ve been to the other 2 shows at Newark this year, so I can’t complain too much 😉).
Cheers,
Geoff
Saved a few quid as well! But you should visit the museum, plenty of non-aviation stuff as well.
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