MUSEUM NEWS APRIL

CORONA VIRUS COVID 19

In accordance with current Government guidelines the museum is temporarily closed and will reopen when it is safe to do so. All fund raising activities have been cancelled until further notice. We hope that all our members and supporters are safe and well and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

Meanwhile, our Chairman, Roy Chrismas, is the only person regularly on site at the moment keeping a watch on the museum and its grounds. Thank you Roy, stay safe.

Museum Manager, Trevor Woodgate, is currently furloughed from his aircraft restoration job and in order to get his daily aircraft fix has been at home cleaning and identifying pieces of Lancaster III LM650.Parts of airframe have been cleaned and identified as well as parts of one of the Packard Merlin 38 engines.

LANCASTER PARTS PRIOR TO CLEANING

MERLIN 38 PARTS INCLUDING:-
OIL SCAVENGE PUMP, STROMBERG CARBURETTOR ACCELERATOR PUMP, TACHO DRIVE ASSEMBLY, BOOST PRESSURE REGULATOR, STROMBERG CARBURETTOR FUEL REGULATOR AND FILTER, HAND CRANKINK UNIT

AIRFRAME PARTS INCLUDING:-
SIDE TUBE FORM RH SIDE OF PILOTS SEAT, MK.III BOMB CARRIER,
MAGNETIC RELAY, FUSELAGE ENGINE CONTROL SHAFT, PNEUMATIC SYSTEM REGULATOR, OIL/AIR TRAP, ENGINE CONTROL SPROCKET, GEE DISPLAY SCREEN,
PART OF UNDERCARRIAGE RETRACTION STRUT, FUEL TANK CONNECTOR