THAMESIDE AVIATION MUSEUM"If the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say:' This was their finest hour!"Winston Spencer Churchill; 1940. |
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| P3518 | On August 11th 1974 we carried out our first dig, on Hawker Hurricane P3518 of 257sqdn |
| On the 18th September 1940 Flt.Lt. D.G. Parnall. | |
| HAWKER HURRICANE P3234 | Battle of Britain Hurricane of 73 squadron |
| Hawker Hurricane L1599 | The excavation in 1977 of the 53rd production Hawker Hurricane of 56 Squadron North Weald |
| Twizzle Foot Bridge JU88-A4 | JU88-A4 Crashed Twizzle Foot
Bridge, Burnham Essex New 5th April 2005 |
| Hurricane P3966 | The Excavation of Hurricane P3966, The pilot came to the museum to view the remains of his aircraft. including a photo page. |
| SPITFIRE R6625 | On the 35th anniversary of the crash, we excavated the remains of this Battle of Britain Spitfire.14/9/40 |
| B.17 of the 385th BG | On the 26th September 1943,
Two B-17s of the 385th Bomb Group collided over the
village of West Horndon, Essex, England. All crew members
bar one perished. updated JUNE 2005 Great Ashfield Reunion |
| P-47 DIG 1977 | The excavation of an 8th Airforce P.47 Thunderbolt. 78th Fighter Group 82nd Fighter Squadron based at Duxford,1/10/44. |
| B.26 MARAUDER | March 8th 1944, two B.26
aircraft of the 344th Bomb Group 494th Bomb Squadron of
the USAAF 9th Airforce collided in mid-air over a village
in Essex, in 1975 we excavated the remains of one of
them. updatedJUNE 2007 |
| Me 109 15/11/1940 | On the 15th November 1940 a RAF Hurricane of 605 sqdn shot down a Me 109 over the village of Horndon-on-the-Hill in Essex |
| P- 51 | Captain Willie Tanner of the 353rd fighter group |
| Junkers | A lone Junkers 88S-1 shot down by anti-aircraft fire in February 1944. Its radio operator returned to England to see the excavation in 1986. |
| 65 Squadron RAF Mustang MkIII No FX996 | Wing Commander Reginald Joseph Cowan Grant, DFC and Bar, DFM, Royal New Zealand Air Force, age 29. |
| HURRICANE AM280 | Two Hurricane aircraft left Hunsdon airfield for a practice flight, one Pilot, and Two Hurricane's did not return, 26/11/42. excavated Easter "99". |
| Dornier 17z | The excavation of a Dornier 17 Laindon Essex |
| Me 110 | On September 23rd 1984 we excavated the remains of a battle of Britain Me110 of the German Luftwaffe |
| Bristol Blenheim | Bristol Blenheim of 25 Squadron excavation 1975 |
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