THAMESIDE AVIATION MUSEUM

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Pictures of the times, events and developments of the Essex Historical Aircraft Society, to the Thameside Aviation Museum.

 

THIS GROUP PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN AFTER THE EXCAVATION OF HURRICANE, V6685, IN 1974

ABOVE; left to right, David Campbell, Fred Dunn, Colin Wingrave, Robin Hill, Roger Pickett.

This was taken in the evening after the excavation of Hurrucane V6685, at our then base at Bentley near Brentwood 1974.

Photo © Ron Wingrave.

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G-ADXS, the flying flea was at the museum for eight years before its departure to Shorham Airfield.

 

 

 

Above: Flying Flea G-ADXS was at the museum for eight years

 before its departure to Shorham Airfield Sussex

 

 

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Me 110 prop blade

 

 

 

 

Right: This prop is from a Me110 which ditched into the Thames.

You can see this in the film "LAND GIRLS", the T.A.M. supplied set dressing for the Me 109 crash scene in the film

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LEFT; Ron, Colin, Roger and Brian, move the B.26 R-2800 engine 1985.

 

 

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sealed knot

 

 

 

Right; A visit to the fort by the Sealed Knot re-enactment society 1992

 

 

 

 

 

museum 1985

 

 

 

LEFT; Room 1 in 1985

 

 

Room 1, 1986

 

 

 

RIGHT; Room 1, 1986

 

 

 

 

Dave Wright was the only man who was brave enough to take this dingy out onto our moat

 

 

 

LEFT; Dave Wright was the only one brave enough to take this dingy out on to our moat, and it had a leak !!!

 

 

 

 

 

Above; Out with part of our mobile display unit at a fly-in at North Weald Airfield, Essex England in early 1990,

on the left is Ron Wingrave, to the right ; Colin Wingrave

 

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