Staverton (Jet Age Museum) & Kemble – Saturday 18th November 2017 (Grant Robinson)

Hi all,

To celebrate my 47th birthday, I took SWMBO and myself to the Jet Age Museum at Staverton. I haven’t visited this collection since it closed down in 2000 due to the wartime hangar it was residing in, needed knocking down. I believe this new set-up opened in 2013?

Whilst the new building is not big enough currently for all the items the collection has, there are plans afoot to building extensions in the future. There were a lot of volunteers around to chat to and we were both impressed with the information available. I certainly know a lot more now about Frank Whittle, Power Jets Ltd and Gloster Aircraft Company…….

Just out of interest, Meteor F.8 WH364 was the first aircraft in my log book when I started spotting in 1982. It was on display at RAF Kemble back then. Also Trident G-AWZU was amongst the first airliners I noted during my first visit to Heathrow in 1982. It was flying with British Airways then…

 

This visit produced the following log and pictures;

https://www.flickr.com/photos/62861611@N08/albums/72157687525695432

Inside:
(BAPC.383), Airspeed Horsa I replica, Jet Age Museum (unknown)
(BAPC.331)/W4041/G, Gloster E28/39 replica, Jet Age Museum (unknown)
(BAPC.259)/J7904, Gloster Gamecock replica, Jet Age Museum (unknown)
(N5914), Gloster Gladiator II (fuselage), Jet Age Museum, United Kingdom (unknown)
XH903/G, Gloster Javelin FAW.9, Jet Age Museum, United Kingdom (unknown)
(EE425), Gloster Meteor F.3 (cockpit), Jet Age Museum, United Kingdom (unknown)
WH364/A, Gloster Meteor F.8, Jet Age Museum, United Kingdom (unknown)
(52)/(4X-FNA), Gloster Meteor NF.13, Jet Age Museum, Israeli (5616)
(XE664), Hawker Hunter F.4 (nose), Jet Age Museum, United Kingdom (HABL003008)
(BAPC.72)/V6799/SD-X, Hawker Hurricane FSM, Jet Age Museum (unknown)
(BAPC.363), Hawker Typhoon IB replica (cockpit), Jet Age Museum (unknown)

Outside:
(XM569), Avro Vulcan B.2 (nose), Jet Age Museum, United Kingdom (unknown)
WS807/N, Gloster Meteor NF.14, Jet Age Museum, United Kingdom (unknown)
WF784, Gloster Meteor T.7, Jet Age Museum, United Kingdom (unknown)
(VW453), Gloster Meteor T.7, Jet Age Museum, United Kingdom (unknown)
(WL349), Gloster Meteor T.7, Jet Age Museum, United Kingdom (unknown)
(XW264), Hawker Siddeley Harrier T.2, Jet Age Museum, United Kingdom (212003)
(G-AWZU), Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident 3B Srs.101 (fuselage), , British European Airways (2321)

Stored outside and nearby on airfield:
(WK126), English Electric Canberra TT.18, Jet Age Museum, United Kingdom (6640)
XA634, Gloster Javelin FAW.4, Jet Age Museum, United Kingdom (unknown)

Elsewhere around the airfield:
EI-KEL, Eurocopter EC.135T2+ (0848)
G-CJHB, CZAW PS-28 Cruiser (C0509)
G-DLAK, Cessna 208 Caravan I (208-00340)
G-DORS, Eurocopter EC.135T2+ (0517)
G-GWAA, Eurocopter EC.135T1 (0174)
G-HANY, Agusta-Bell 206B JetRanger II (8595)
G-MDJE, Cessna 208 Caravan I (208-00336)
G-RESU, Airbus Helicopters EC.145T2 (20052)
G-SCAA, Eurocopter EC.135T1 (0151)
G-TWSR, Silence Twister (PFA/329-14385)
M-YAKW, Pilatus PC-12/47E (208B-1059)
N238KA, Beechcraft B200GT Super King Air (BY-238)
N820DL, Beechcraft B200 Super King Air (BB-1820)
N899DZ, Beechcraft 99 Airliner (U-153)

 

Kemble

2-KKSF, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-42-512, Kalstar Aviation (518)
EI-SLA, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-42-312F, ASL Airlines Ireland (149)
F-GLZH, Airbus A340-311, Air France (0078)
G-ZBAU, Airbus A320-214, Monarch Airlines (3293)
PK-KSC, Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72-500, Kalstar Aviation (638)
Z-FJE, Airbus A319-131, Fastjet Zimbabwe (2281)

Regards,

Grant Robinson
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