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Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum, 2
 
XD425 Vampire

The WW2 Mosquito technology meets the jet age. Strange to think that the pod is made of wood while the wings are aluminium.

XD425 Vampire, 3Jul05

The latest edition to the collection, this was bought from the defunct Bomber County Museum.

XP557 Jet Provost, 3Jul05

XP557 Jet Provost

I could not resist taking a photo of the JP from this angle.

XP557 Jet Provost, 3Jul05

XT280 Buccaneer

The "Brick" gets a wash. The nose of the Buccaneer gets a spring clean.

XT280 Buccaneer, 3Jul05

XX483 Jetstream

The nose of a Jetstream, which was built at Prestwick in 1974.

XX483 Jetstream, 3Jul05

P7540 Spitfire

Looking through the fuselage of the Spitfire to the engine firewall.

P7540 Spitfire October 2004

P7540 Spitfire

The reskinning process is underway, a piece of the original skin to top of the fuselage is being used as a template.

P7540 Spitfire Spitfire October 2004