My (unscientific) poll has suggested that the IWM Collection at Duxford is the most popular aviation museum in the UK.
Despite a rather high admission fee, I think the additional heritage companies working there offset this. Thanks to all who voted👍

Postman Pat? 📮
A lovely postcard from the not too distant past.
I remember the time when a fleet of elderly British (and almost exclusively Rolls Royce Dart powered) aircraft flew the nightly mail service around the UK. Does this still happen?

I know a lot of my followers donated to this incredible project, so I'll continue reposting every significant update from Solway Aviation Museum.

For a comparatively small aircraft, the Junkers Ju-188 had plenty of rearward defensive armament!
I do wonder how the top turret gunner manages to rotate his turret without kicking his crew mate manning the lower hand-held position?

What a wonderful document!
If I'm reading the annotations correctly, many of these chaps died in accidents, rather than by enemy action. A timely reminder of the high casualty rate involved with wartime military flying training, no matter what branch of service one joined.

I love this and think it should be brought back, including the uniform and peaked cap!

*not to be sold in North Korea. 😂

Many people will recognise a Junkers Ju-88...but what else is of interest in this image?? 🤔

People have remarked on an article on the World's top 10 aviation museums, that I posted.
I thought I'd narrow it down to the UK in a poll and see what comes up. 🤔
If 'none of the above' gets most votes, I'll run it again, with new museums, so put your choice down as a comment.

More information on the man who (so his village history claims) originally 'coined' the well know RAF slang term 'prang'!
bbm.org.uk/airmen/Wakeham…

I visited the Church in nearby Rattery this week. The village claims P/O Wakeham as the originator of the RAF term 'prang'!
He coined it whilst haymaking (with fellow pilots) in 1939. A 'Prang' is a local Devon term for a pitchfork, which they adopted to recount training mishaps.

The Vickers Type 253, a 1932 prototype biplane, designed by Barnes Wallace. Although of traditional construction, the designer used his geodetic structure for the aircraft's fuselage. The type didn't enter service, but it sowed the seed for the Wellesley, Wellington and Warwick.

The Luftwaffe's rescue buoy (Rettungsboje) known to the RAF as 'lobster pots', were anchored ten miles of the French coast for use by German crews forced down by RAF action in the channel. I wonder if you needed a key to get in? 😂😂

I'm afraid I'm still stuck down in South Devon, so am missing both this event...and the free cake! 🎂🍰😡

The top five aviation museums in the world? This is certainly not my list, but would you put RAF Museum (London) at number three in the world? 🤔
I wouldn't myself, sorry Harry Raffal 😔
simpleflying.com/top-5-military…

Great video for a Saturday morning.

BOING!!...not Boeing.
From this (rather alarming) image, it's easy to see why Blackburn named this aircraft the Kangaroo! 🦘
Originally a late WW1 torpedo bomber, the design was converted to become an early commercial airliner in the soon after.

This popped up on an 'old photo' FB page.
Taken at St Pancras Town Hall in London, Flight Sgt Owen Sylvester RAF and Miss Laureen Goodare on their wedding day in October 1944.
Owen was (later?) awarded a DFM and Laureen worked for the London Fire Brigade.

Front seats for me please!🧐
The unusual seating layout (not to mention the engine control room) of the mighty Junkers G38 is illustrated very well in this contemporary cutaway drawing.