Science Museum Store, Wroughton UK (pics)
Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:08 pm
Today I paid my first visit to the Science Museum store at Wroughton. A wonderful facility with very helpful staff.
Unfortunately the Trident, Comet and Gnat are in a hangar that cant be opened to the public (the doors are knackered) but two hangars were open.
Ahhh the Connie, in superb nick and yes the green car first on the right is a Edsel!
Devon
Little and Large
The Piccard Gondola, which, when suspended under a balloon, too Bertrand Piccard’s Grandfather Auguste to 51000 ft in 1932. Bertrand Piccard carried on the family tradition when he was part of the crew on the Breitling Orbiter.(6 generations of his family are balloonists).
The HP Gugnunc, note the full span leading edge slats.
Ahhh DeHavilland
My Dad had one of these!
Boeing 247. Am I right in thinking that the original Mr Boeing was German?
Now a couple of engines.
First a Jumo211 which looks like its still in its original case
A massive DB610 from an HE177 basically two DB605’s welded together!
Unfortunately the Trident, Comet and Gnat are in a hangar that cant be opened to the public (the doors are knackered) but two hangars were open.
Ahhh the Connie, in superb nick and yes the green car first on the right is a Edsel!
Devon
Little and Large
The Piccard Gondola, which, when suspended under a balloon, too Bertrand Piccard’s Grandfather Auguste to 51000 ft in 1932. Bertrand Piccard carried on the family tradition when he was part of the crew on the Breitling Orbiter.(6 generations of his family are balloonists).
The HP Gugnunc, note the full span leading edge slats.
Ahhh DeHavilland
My Dad had one of these!
Boeing 247. Am I right in thinking that the original Mr Boeing was German?
Now a couple of engines.
First a Jumo211 which looks like its still in its original case
A massive DB610 from an HE177 basically two DB605’s welded together!
Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:16 am
As Always, superb pictures Nick - thanks for posting, especially the last picture of the DB 610...what a monster!!! Imagine hearing that roar! 