18 November 2017

Wreckage at the RAF museum

The RAF Museum isn't all perfectly-preserved planes and heroism. "The other side" of the "glories" of war is shown by putting some wreckage into the museum.

From an aircraft collision, 1940, over London -

 Reconstruction, complete with dripping water, of a bombed factory -

Click on the images to read the story -

This plane, a Halifax bomber, lost in an attempt to put the Tirpitz out of action, was found in a lake in 1971 -

The museum decided not to restore it - it's an amazing sight.

1 comment:

Charlton Stitcher said...

That last image is extraordinary ... chilling even ... and all the more so for being unrestored. This looks like a trip to be made, and with ny husband who is always fascinated by things historical. Thank you for posting.