On 15 January 2 x 20mm German Rheinmetall anti aircraft guns arrived in the MV yard having being delivered by the Army. This is a refurbishment project taken on for the Parachute regiment who are located at Colchester Barracks, Essex. The guns are capable of firing 880-1,000 rounds per minute and have a dark history in that they were used against British forces aircraft during the Falkland's war. In fact these guns are 2 from a total of 15 used by...
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Last May we were asked by the IWM if we would refurbish 3 of their 4 x 90cm diameter x WW2 searchlights. Their plan being to use the Searchlights as part of the Battle of Britain display. The brief that DAS were given was to dismantle (where possible), completely refurbish all components and then reassemble. Once completed the IWM would fit the Searchlights with modern LED lighting. Clearly even if we did have all the internal parts 800,000,000 candela Carbon...
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Two 20mm anti aircraft guns have arrived in the yard for refurbishment on behalf of the Parachute regiment,...
Three impressively big lights arrived in the MV Wing workshop for restoration on behalf of IWM Duxford Measuring...
A wet Sunday saw the dedicated DAS crew shifting the Trident into the Conservation Hall for repainting. On...
Losing a track on the battlefield is rarely good news. The hard shoulder on the M25 might be a dodgy place...
Sunday
One of the unique features that made the Concorde able to cruise at twice the speed of sound was its ability to change the shape of its forward fuselage. For ground handling, take-off and... more >
Saturday
The action-packed Duxford Air Festival returns for take-off Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Get ready to power your imagination... Concorde nose lowering demonstration at 12:00 From... more >
Sunday
The action-packed Duxford Air Festival returns for take-off Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Get ready to power your imagination... Concorde nose lowering demonstration at 12:00. From... more >
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