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Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary & Allied Forces Commemoration Day

by Ian Richardson September 1, 2010

This year’s Allied Forces Commemoration Day will once again be the largest event of its type in the North and will this year mark the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. It will take place on Sunday 5th September and admission is at normal rates and times.
The Lord Lieutenant of East Yorkshire, the Hon. [...]

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‘Golden Era’ Vintage Motorcycle Run Heads for Yorkshire Air Museum

by Ian Richardson August 25, 2010

In an excellent show of support, around 75 historic motorcycles will gather at the Yorkshire Air Museum on Bank Holiday Monday, 30th August, for the Golden Era Run which is organised by the North Eastern Section of the Vintage Motorcycle Club. The rally is specicfically for pre 1930’s machines and none of the entries is [...]

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Yorkshire Air Museum Hosts Model Show!

by Ian Richardson August 6, 2010

Before all you red blooded guys out there get hot under the collar, the huge model show taking place at the Yorkshire Air Museum on Sunday 15th August will not see a bevy of beauties parading their flimsy fashions!
But, if plastic and diecast scale models rock your boat, then you will most definitely be in [...]

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Flypasts Honour “The Few”

by Ian Richardson August 4, 2010

This weekend, the 7th & 8th August, will see flypasts from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on both days, giving visitors to the Museum a chance to reflect upon the sacrifice of the crews of Fighter Command from many allied nations during that epic battle of the skies.
On Saturday, a Hurricane and Spitfire will [...]

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Flying Start to School Holidays with Wings & Wheels Show

by Ian Richardson July 23, 2010

The Yorkshire Wings & Wheels Show taking place on Saturday 31st July and Sunday 1st August promises to provide plenty of fuel for family fun and entertainment as the school holidays start.
The show will feature the eagerly anticipated first fast taxi run by the Museum’s latest acquisition, the Nimrod MR2, known as the “Mighty Hunter”, [...]

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Hurricane Flypast for ‘Inspirations’!

by Ian Richardson July 1, 2010

A Hawker Hurricane from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is set to thrill the 600 or so pupils attending the ‘Inspirations’ education challenge and showcase event that takes place at the Museum on Wednesday 7th July. No doubt visitors will also appreciate the spectacle, so its ‘fingers crossed’ that this magnificent weather will continue!!
‘Inspirations’ [...]

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“Guyenne” Rafale flies over London – 18 June 2010

by Ian Reed June 22, 2010

At the 70th anniversary of General de Gaulle’s famous “Call to the Free French” from London on 18th June 1940, thousands of spectators including President Sarkozy and the British Prime Minister David Cameron witnessed a flypast by an RAF Spitfire accompanied by an RAF Typhoon and a French Air Force Dassault Rafale. The Rafale was from l’escadrille [...]

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Reincarnation of ‘Air Commodore’ William de Goat to Attend 609 Squadron Reunion!

by Ian Richardson June 22, 2010

No kidding, the re-incarnation of 609 (West Riding) Squadron’s wartime mascot, ‘Air Commodore’ William de Goat, will be attending the Squadron Association’s annual reunion which takes place at the Yorkshire Air Museum on Saturday 26th June. ‘He’ will be attending for a few hours from around 10am.
The Squadron, initially to be a bomber squadron, was [...]

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Festival of Flight Grand Finale at Yorkshire Air Museum

by Ian Richardson June 11, 2010

The Yorkshire Air Museum is providing the venue for the culmination of the 4 year ‘Festival of Flight’ programme. Launched in 2004 with support from then Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Jock Stirup, BAe Systems and Rolls Royce, the project aims to reach young people from different backgrounds, raise aspirations, introduce them [...]

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Flypast for FlightPATH!

by Ian Richardson June 7, 2010

A Spitfire flypast will provide a fantastic highlight for pupils taking part in the FlightPATH education activity day at the Yorkshire Air Museum on Thursday 10th June. We are delighted that the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight have once again lent their support to this fantastic day of workshops, activities and fun for the 350 [...]

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