Conservation Centre at Cosford opened it's door to the public for a week, and I could not miss such opportunity to see aircraft under process of restoration. There were Vickers Wellington, HP Hampden and Harrier available to see up pretty close. 10 - 15 minutes long documentary displayed next to Wellington informed how this plane was built, from basic assembly of framework (what is currently undergoing restoration process), electrical circuits installation, bodywork, engine mounting to test flight, and how long did it take. Surprise is, only 24 - 30 hours were required to build fully operational bomber. Other exhibit - Hampden - was in pieces, mid & rear section of main body, landing gear and engine separate.
Vickers Wellington:
HP Hampden:
Vickers Wellington:
HP Hampden:
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