A look at some British planes at the RAF Hendon Museum

[Pat Carry]

www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/Museums ... BritishWw2

[DH82EH]

Nice shots.
Thanks for the link.

Andy

[ignomini]

Thanks for posting. Last time I was there the Sunderland was outside. We took my grandfather to the UK for his 90th birthday. I don't think he had been back since the end of the war (WWI). We walked in and the there was the Gunbus. My father mentioned to a docent my grandfather was a trained gunner observer. They had a historian out there in no time.

The best story was about flying over the Channel. My grandfather had related a story to me, about flying over the English Channel in 1915. I was always amazed by that, so soon after Bleriot. Listening to him tell the story again, I realized my mistake. Yes, he flew over the Channel. He just didn't happen to fly across! They flew out over the water a little bit and then back. I still laugh when I think about that one.

Years later, as a camera collector, I picked up a Thornton Pickard MkIII Hythe camera. It was a training device, designed to look and operate like a Lewis gun. It even incorporated a genuine Lewis magazine for practice. My grandfather went through training right about the time they were using these things. Sadly, I never knew about the camera before Gramps passed away. I'll never know if he could have used one, or even the example I now own.

Yes, lots of good memories, and the first and only Stuka I have seen, in that place.

[JohnB]

Great place. The first time I went was in 1975...and the only American ac there was the Sikorsky R-4. They had several excellent dioramas of the aircraft in different theaters.

I was aback about 10 years ago, a nice USAAF-marked B-17 is there...also the Battle of Britain hall is great, home of some one of a kind Luftwaffe stuff.

[hang the expense]

A very fine museum with first rate aircraft.BOB hall was the coolest.

[quemerford]

Thanks for posting. Last time I was there the Sunderland was outside. We took my grandfather to the UK for his 90th birthday. I don't think he had been back since the end of the war (WWI). We walked in and the there was the Gunbus. My father mentioned to a docent my grandfather was a trained gunner observer. They had a historian out there in no time.

The best story was about flying over the Channel. My grandfather had related a story to me, about flying over the English Channel in 1915. I was always amazed by that, so soon after Bleriot. Listening to him tell the story again, I realized my mistake. Yes, he flew over the Channel. He just didn't happen to fly across! They flew out over the water a little bit and then back. I still laugh when I think about that one.

Years later, as a camera collector, I picked up a Thornton Pickard MkIII Hythe camera. It was a training device, designed to look and operate like a Lewis gun. It even incorporated a genuine Lewis magazine for practice. My grandfather went through training right about the time they were using these things. Sadly, I never knew about the camera before Gramps passed away. I'll never know if he could have used one, or even the example I now own.

Yes, lots of good memories, and the first and only Stuka I have seen, in that place.

Good to remember that when the RFC moved its minute force to France in 1914, they all flew across: I think all but one made it too!

[Lightjug]

I went in 2010, outstanding museum IMHO. As JohnB said, amazing collection of Luftwaffe aircraft.

A few more Hendon pics are Found Here at this link if anyone is interested.

Mark

[Firebird]

I went in 2010, outstanding museum IMHO. As JohnB said, amazing collection of Luftwaffe aircraft.

Black 6 looked much better when it was flying, rather than being grounded in Hendon

[Richard W.]

Fantastic album, as per usual for Mr. Seaman.

The caption for the Halifax photo says that production continued until November of 1946. Is that a typo? If not, why was the line kept open so long after the war's end?

Surely the RAF didn't want/need more Halifaxes so late (?)

[Firebird]

Fantastic album, as per usual for Mr. Seaman.

The caption for the Halifax photo says that production continued until November of 1946. Is that a typo? If not, why was the line kept open so long after the war's end?

Surely the RAF didn't want/need more Halifaxes so late (?)

140 odd new build A.IX Paratroop transports/glider tugs were build from mid 45 until Nov 46, all by Boulton-Paul as well as some almost 100 new build C.VIII dedicated cargo-lifters by HP themselves for RAF Transport Command.

[Richard W.]

Fantastic album, as per usual for Mr. Seaman.

The caption for the Halifax photo says that production continued until November of 1946. Is that a typo? If not, why was the line kept open so long after the war's end?

Surely the RAF didn't want/need more Halifaxes so late (?)

140 odd new build A.IX Paratroop transports/glider tugs were build from mid 45 until Nov 46, all by Boulton-Paul as well as some almost 100 new build C.VIII dedicated cargo-lifters by HP themselves for RAF Transport Command.

I see. thanks.

I was thinking that they wouldn't need any more bomber variants.

[Clifford Bossie]

RAF Hendon is a great museum! Along with its sister museum at Cosford.