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Solway Aviation Museum featured on BBC Look North
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Read more: Solway Aviation Museum featured on BBC Look NorthSource : BBC Look North Paul Paxton from BBC Look North spent some time at the Solway Aviation Museum as part of their ‘North Country’ special report. He was shown around the museum by Dougie Kerr, and interviewed several of the museum volunteers.
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Solway Aviation Museum from the Air
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Read more: Solway Aviation Museum from the AirHave a look at the Solway Aviation Museum’s aircraft from a pilot’s perspective … In the air. Why not visit us and get an even closer look on the ground!
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Cumbrian War Hero Honoured With Lancaster Bomber Flypast
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Read more: Cumbrian War Hero Honoured With Lancaster Bomber FlypastSource : Meg Jorsh (News & Star) A Cumbrian World War Two hero was honoured with a personal flypast by a Lancaster bomber to celebrate his 89th birthday. Harry Dobinson, of Monks Close, Penrith, survived 30 missions as a rear gunner on the planes – a job where 56 out of every 100 airmen were killed.…
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Frank Relives His Time as Vulcan Bomber Pilot
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Read more: Frank Relives His Time as Vulcan Bomber PilotSource : Sarah Newstead (News & Star) Former Flight Lieutenant Frank Hilton was reunited with the aircraft he last flew 37 years ago during the Cold War. He said: “The smell of every aircraft is particular to itself. As soon as I stepped in, a whole flood of memories came back.” Mr Hilton flew the…
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Museum Piece Revives Memories
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Read more: Museum Piece Revives MemoriesSource : Dick Allen (News & Star) WHEN a Canberra jet bomber was carted into Carlisle airport in three separate trucks, it brought back memories to Thursby postmaster Bill Jackson. The Solway Aviation Society had bought the T4 from British Aerospace for just £1, and is preparing it for permanent display. Word got around that…
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