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Great photos Tim. I especially appreciate the CH-53G shot of the inside. Confirms that the soundproofing material (if that is what it is) was fitted in the eighties as all references I’d found up to now were CH-53GS shots from the 2010’s.

 

I bet there’s some great stories to go with all those photos.

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I took the opportunity of a glorious sunny day to go for a ride on my new motorbike to the Museum of Army Flying in Middle Wallop, Wiltshire. I spent a couple of hours looking at the numerous helicopters (and other machines) on display. Here is a selection of the pictures I took, perhaps they are of some use to someone.

 

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On the whole this is a very nice museum situated on an airfield established in 1940 and still in use as an Army Air Corps training centre, between Andover and Salisbury. There are two large halls displaying actual helicopters and aircraft plus a number of smaller galleries containing numerous other objects. Most of the machines seem to be in good condition, only the last pictures of the Westland Scout are of the rather sad looking wreck on display outside, they seem to let it just rot away. I presume it is meant to alert passing motorists to the museum and perhaps tempt them to a visit?

 

In any case, it is worth going there if you are in the neighborhood and have a few hours to spare.

 

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I see some Cobra builds going on, so I offer some shots I have taken at various museums and air shows. Hopefully some little detail will pop out and be of use or inspiration.

 

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Olympic Flight Museum 2018, 2019

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March AFB 2018

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Yanks Air Museum, Chino 2018

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Fort Lewis 2014

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AH-1J Sea Cobra

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More of my photos of AH-1 Cobra examples at:

https://447bg.org/helicopters/ah1-cobra/

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Here are some detail shots that might be of interest to @Valkyrie on his Dauphin project. This was the American MH-65 Dolphin I shot during an airshow at McChord AFB back in 2008

 

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An on the other side of the country I caught a MH-65D Dolphin flying over Charleston Harbor in 2013

 

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Hope these will be of some use

 

 

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A few shots of some Sea King examples I have photographed that may be of interest to @stevej60

 

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This one is displayed as “66” recovering the Apollo 11 Command Module

Evergreen Museum 2018

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Hope these serve as an inspiration

 

 

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Wow, @JagRigger has got quite the project going.

 

Here are some of my pics of two Mojave examples I have photographed so maybe some detail will help out in that (or any other) Mojave project.

 

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Hope these help...

 

 

 

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Superb photo's what a finish on the Seaking and would you not love a kit of the Mohave from a mainstream manufacturer? Sadly my second kit hit

the wall so I've boxed up the Cyberhobby one for another day.

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2 hours ago, Ol' Scrapiron said:

Wow, @JagRigger has got quite the project going.

 

Here are some of my pics of two Mojave examples I have photographed so maybe some detail will help out in that (or any other) Mojave project.

 

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Thanks - some useful angles there !

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