Tony Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Hello,While I was back home last week I took the children to a small but interesting aircraft museum just off the M25 at South Mimms. The museum is only open a few afternoons each week and houses De Havilland aircraft and memorabilia from the early days to about the 1970s including a few examples of the Mosquito.The best bit (for the children of course) was that they could climb inside the cockpits of the more modern aircraft (jet fighters and the front part of an airliner) and play with the buttons, switches and joystick triggers.There was even the fuselage of a Horsa glider which we could climb into and sit down where the troops would have sat, but weren't allowed inside the cockpit. There was a notice explaining that the fuselage had only survived because the previous owner had covered the top with roofing felt when using it as a garage for his MG car.Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Sounds Great. What's the Museum called? Regards, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 Hello John,Here's a link to the museum http://www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk/Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagwca Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 5 years ago on a visit to the UK my brother took me to the Mossie display but unfortunately it was on day it was closed but a very kind volunteer as I was from overseas gave us a private escorted tour even sat in the cockpit of the prototype.well worth the visit.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Thanks Tony. I'm not too far from there, so I'll have to visit! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 (edited) If you ever get over to the great white and you are near Toronto,go here. http://www.warplane.com/index.html They have a Lancaster ,B25, Hurricane and a Spit and many others. They also FLY. don Edited October 21, 2005 by don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 Don,My son wants to visit all the aircraft museums he can so who knows, one day maybe.Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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