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Many thanks to all who have contributed. 

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Meetings

All museum members and prospective members are welcome to attend the Monthly Committee meetings which are held at the Tithe Barn Centre, Brockworth Court, Gloucestershire GL3 4QU. 

The meetings begin at 7.30 pm, usually on the second Wednesday of every month - but the check dates below.

Next meeting dates:   
12 June    10 July    14 August
  

Special delivery

Gloucestershire Airport, 22 April

The latest addition to the Jet Age collection of Gloster aircraft, Meteor T7 VW453, arrived at the Airport in spectacular fashion on Monday 22 April. Spectators packed the Airport viewing area and watched from all along the road. The sight of the Meteor flying in was unforgettable.

The two-mile airlift from Imjin Barracks went off without a hitch and even made the national TV news that day and the national press on the Tuesday. The organisation of the lift, by personnel at the barracks, Airport staff and Jet Age members, was faultless. Donations from onlookers came to more than £200.

The move was filmed from every angle, including from two cameras on the Meteor itself, for a short documentary on the event. The Meteor now stands close to our new building, waiting to be reunited with its outer wings.

Left: An RAF Chinook delivers our Meteor T7 from Imjin Barracks to Jet Age Museum, watched by hundreds of spectators.

Photo by Tom Radford (tcrphotography.co.uk)

NEW BUILDING PROGRESS


Thanks to Graham Howell, our project manager for the main build, for agreeing to manage the extra work involved in landscaping the site and fitting out the new building.

Work continues. The gates are in place (see Darren Lewingtonʼs photo below). Curbs and edging have been done for the roadway, paths and parking bays. The visitor entrance doors and the windows to the lean-to have been fitted.

The mains cable onto the site was damaged when the gates were
erected on 29 March, making the site off limits for a few days, but Western Power have repaired it for us.

Thanks to Glevum Heating for putting in first-fix plumbing, the hot and cold water feeds and the sanitary feeds free of charge.  


Visit our workshop
Our restoration workshop in Brockworth is open to visitors on Saturday afternoons between 1 and 4 pm* 

Visitors can see:
Our detailed Gloster Gamecock reproduction nearing completion.Work on rebuilding the cockpit section of a Gloster-built Hawker Typhoon.A comprehensive display about Sir Frank Whittle and the invention of the jet engine.

Group Visits can be arranged on weekdays - contact chairman John Lewer by email.  For all other communications, please click on Contact Us. 

* Sometimes our volunteers may not be at the workshop - please check beforehand with aircraft restoration manager Chris Radford on 01452 415677.  PLEASE NOTE: This number is for workshop visit enquiries ONLY.

Photography is allowed, but not for publication without the museum's consent. 


  




Last Update
  • 27 March 2013



 

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