Engine Telegraph from the R100 airship ………… A fairly recent exhibit to be displayed is an Engine Telegraph from the R100 airship. Following the crash of the R101 in France on its maiden flight in October 1930, the R100 was ordered to be scrapped, despite the fact that it had a superior structural design by Barnes Wallis. […]
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Captain Graham Keymer DFC .. 47 Sqn …………. In 1919, volunteer personnel from 47 Squadron RAF were deployed to fight the Bolsheviks and served briefly with White Russian forces. A casualty was Captain Basil Graham Homfrey Keymer DFC when the bombload on his DH9 exploded on take-off. A chance find on eBay secured an oak
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Just another Thursday at the Museum …………. A film crew turned up today (Thursday 3rd August 2017) at the museum (as booked) to film our display on Decoy sites of the Second World War. Why ?? ……. We have quite a large amount of displays on this fascinating topic, and our Curator is acknowledged as
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