Yorkshire Air Museum photos

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I would like to share some pics of the Yorkshire Air museum at the war time site of RAF Elvington. Hope you enjoy!
Nick

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Having shot down two Halifax bombers of 158 Squadron returning to RAF Lissett near Bridlington, Hauptman Johann Dreher of 13 Nachtjagdeschwader Gruppen (Night fighter destroyer group), in his Junkers 88G turned to attack the French Air Force Halifax’s landing at Elvington. The runway lights were switched off and all aircraft ordered (in French) to divert to other airfields. It was 1:50am and as the alarms sounded, Capitaine Notelle’s Halifax pulled sharply up and, narrowly escaping, headed north towards RAF Croft. He was stalked by another German night fighter and was hit 3 times before crash landing near Darlington. All the crew survived. Meanwhile, Dreher’s Junkers 88 continued to attack RAF Elvington, strafing the road and a passing taxi. Circling round for another attack, it clipped a tree and crashed into Dunnington Lodge farmhouse, killing all 5 crew; the farmer, Richard Moll; his wife and mother. A black cross can be seen by the roadside in front of the farmhouse near the Museum on the road back to York. The war ended just 9 weeks later and this is probably the scene of the very last Luftwaffe aircraft crash on British soil.

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The gate guard

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Wartime vehicles

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The control tower

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Inside the control tower

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more inside

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inside the tower are realistic sights and sounds of a wartime airfield

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A Dakota with invasion stripes

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Halifax bomber "Friday 13th"

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History of "Friday 13th"

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A"wooden wonder" De Havilland Mosquito

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Bf 109

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Auster