I had an excellent day out last weekend with Louise and her children, at the RAF Museum at Hendon in London. There was a huge display of aircraft, and a number of wonderful period reconstructions. The camera was kept very busy with such a feast of subjects.
So what do I choose to post? Not at all an easy choice, but I rather liked this shot of a De Havilland Tiger Moth. This type of aircraft was used as a basic trainer with the RAF from 1932 to 1951.
The Tiger Moth provided the majority of RAF pilots with their elementary flying training throughout the Second World War. This particular aircraft entered service with the RAF in 1941, and was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1946, with whom it served in various roles until 1972. It was then transferred to the RAF Museum at Hendon where it is now restored to its RAF condition.
A great shot! It looks like the exhibits are spaced far enough apart to get good pictures of the entire plane. I love living near the National Museum of the United States Air Force, but it frustrates me that the planes are so crowded together that I often can't get the entire plane in the shot without having other planes photo-bombing it. I'm looking forward to warmer weather when I can take photos outdoors at their "Air Park" where the planes that are too large to be indoors are displayed. One day I hope to get to visit England again and see things I missed last time, like RAF Museum at Hendon.
Thank you James - I don't get many chances to RAF spot, but this was a wonderful museum to go round. Most of the aircraft aren't too crowded together, so it's good for photos too!
Thank you Berni - most of the aircraft are well spaced, but inevitably there are some crowded bits. But with over 100 aircraft here, there is a lot to see and some great photo opportunities!
Thank you James - I don't get many chances to RAF spot, but this was a wonderful museum to go round. Most of the aircraft aren't too crowded together, so it's good for photos too!
Ian
Thank you Berni - most of the aircraft are well spaced, but inevitably there are some crowded bits. But with over 100 aircraft here, there is a lot to see and some great photo opportunities!
Ian
Thank you Gill. I took several shots of this aircraft, but I really liked this one.
Ian
Thank you Lee. The website for this museum is excellent with lots of information on the individual aircraft histories. Each aircraft has a downloadable document and many of them are 4 - 5 pages long! They can be found at http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/default.aspx?museum=London&PageNumber=1
Ian
Thank you Beezy - I took over 400 shots so I was spoiled for choice when it came to uploading!
Ian
Thank you Ivan - there were some great photo opportunities at Hendon!
Ian
Thank you Therese. There were over 100 aircraft here to get shots of, so it was a busy day!
Ian
Thank you Ferry. If you want to see more info about the many aircraft at this museum, you could look at http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/default.aspx?museum=London&PageNumber=1 . There is a downloadable document for each aircraft and most are 4 - 5 pages long.
Ian
Thank you Julie - there is an excellent website with lots of information, if your son is interested - http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/default.aspx?museum=London&PageNumber=1
Ian
Thank you Brian - it's a huge museum with over 100 aircraft, so there is plenty to see!
Ian
Thank you Bruni - your grandson might find the website interesting, with it's wealth of detail about each individual aircraft - http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/default.aspx?museum=London&PageNumber=1
Ian
Thank you Dianne - it was fascinating to see such wonderful old machines!
Ian
Thank you Debbie - I took several shots of this aircraft, but I preferred this one.
Ian