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    Last Saturday Mrs Kyte and I decided to break our journey in Worcestershire by visiting Croome Court and Park. It was the very fisst commission given to the landscape designer Capability Brown and incidentally also the Architect Robert Adam.
    What we did not expect was to find a WW2 Airbase and Museum in the grounds.
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    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Well that turned out to be a very nice "Bonus Find" Rob.
    Looks like it was a great little museum!

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    You never know what you will find when visiting a place. Great photos. You think they would let you use the terain display for a WINGS game ?

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    It is surprising what turns up sometimes when you least expect it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobP View Post
    You never know what you will find when visiting a place. Great photos. You think they would let you use the terain display for a WINGS game ?

    I wish Bob!

    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Another hidden gem!

    Thanks for posting the pictures, WingCo!
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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    What an excellent find, Rob! Great they take so much care of the place.
    <img src=http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=2554&dateline=1409073309 border=0 alt= />
    "We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."

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    Great find Rob. I read about the museum earlier in the summer, when planning a boat trip from Worcester on the Severn, but missed the chance to visit. I think it is where a lot of the development of radar was conducted. Must try again next summer. Thanks for posting.

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    Nice one Rob, thanks for flagging it up.

    "He is wise who watches"

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    Thanks chaps.
    I also must thank Mike for the Rep he sent.
    It was in fact a very hush hush establishment working on Radar and RDF until well into the Cold War.
    The inside cockpit shots are of a Lightening.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Here is the Gilding on the Lilley.

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    A very neat little book, and yes I will lend it out to any of my Squadron Leaders who have a vested interest in it.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Jackpot Rob, thanks for sharing

    Never Knowingly Undergunned !!



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