RAF Millom museum

[waffenamt]

Hi Chaps,
As part of my weekend missions away this weekend,i found time to visit the RAF Millom museum.
Its a split site,one full of these nice artifacts and across town full of aircraft cockpits and engines amongst other big stuff.
I had to do a whistle stop tour as my other pals would not pay the 5 entrance fee which i thought was reasonable.

A few nice fuze bits on display ranging from IB's to this nice 28A fuze.
It was donated by a local BD man years ago and to me fits the scene well as m sure this fuze was used as delay-action for anti-shipping use?
Barrow-in -Furness docks sounded the likely target then?

cheers

waff

 

[waffenamt]

some more shots including that 89B in bits..

 

[waffenamt]

more shots....nice display of hats plus other pictures.

 

[waffenamt]

more pics featuring one of my mate trying to impress his g/f!! :xd:
Tornado Cockpit,and the engines from an A-26 Invader that crashed in the marshes near Preston during the war.It was featured in a Time-Team Special a couple of years ago? Actually,i think it was a pair of them that collided?

 

[waffenamt]

A pillbox for you pillbox fans in here plus some other goodies.

 

[waffenamt]

Some larger ordnance.
That big one in the second pic will be shoved up my pals butt next time he kicks my tent at 6 a.m after ive had a heavy session....:viking:

 

[waffenamt]

Some wrecks relics to explore..and my sign in note that morning! I gotto mention my fave site!

I put Lancashire in the 'Country' box.Thought it said 'County' lol:xd:

mind you,i had only a couple of hours kip the previous night..

 

[waffenamt]

some stuff from the Falklands Campaign too....not the stack of practice bombs though.

 

[waffenamt]

Big guns too!

I think the guy said the first one was a Canadian 20mm.
Cant remember the make of the barrells? Deffo not Hispano.

40mm Bofors and a 25 pdr?

hope you enjoyed the show?

cheers


waff

 

[leeski]

looks like you had a good day waff great pictures

regards lee

 

[waffenamt]

Thanks lee

Was a good time,just surprised how little the thread has attracted?? Cant please everyone i suppose! lol

best

waff

 

[jayteepee_1999]

Can you post the exact location as that may well highlight some interest, Post code for the tomtom users, grid for the campers or even lat long for our naval interested persons

 

[waffenamt]

Can you post the exact location as that may well highlight some interest

Ah! I see now!
I was a little distracted earlier tonight when posting.
Great little museum but i think they should drop the price a tad especially with the current economical crisis and that Millom/Haverigg caters for family holidaymakers.

RAF Millom is on the South Lakes coast in Cumbria. satnav co-ords to follow tomorrow!
Approx 22 miles west of Barrow-in-Furness.

best

waff

 

[staples57]

Fantastic photos! Thanks for posting them.
...I'll have to add this to my places to visit

Cheers,
Brad

 

[LCplCombat]

Big guns too!

I think the guy said the first one was a Canadian 20mm.
Cant remember the make of the barrells? Deffo not Hispano.

40mm Bofors and a 25 pdr?

hope you enjoyed the show?

cheers


waff

Could it be Polsten?

 

[gijunkman]

Thanks for the show! I do enjoy a good museum.

 

[Tony Williams]

I think the guy said the first one was a Canadian 20mm.

Oerlikon or Polsten (the simplified Oerlikon).

I visited Millom a couple of weeks ago and found my way to the site near the prison - I didn't know they had another. Sadly I was far too early and the place wasn't due to open for a while so I didn't get in.

 

[waffenamt]

Thank you Gents.
Tony and LC are correct on the Polsten make of the Barrels,i remember the guy telling me now.

best

waff

 

[Chris 42 RQ]

Great Pictures.

Great pictures Waff and 5-00 well spent by the looks of it !
Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[Chris 42 RQ]

Polsten

Could it be Polsten?

Whilst I know very little about the weapons I think you arte right LCplCombat as I took this picture at Beltring some years ago and the sign attached stated it was a Polsten Quad 20mm Calibre.