Restoration has begun in Bay 1 of a Praga V3S Truck originally captured in Egypt in 1956. Duxford Aviation Society Military Vehicles took ownership in 2002. The plan is to give the Praga a complete mechanical overhaul and restore the bodywork – either desert sand or Russian Green; we’re researching appropriate schemes. The first task for the team is to break the vehicle down into zones – cab, flatbed, chassis etc, each of which becomes a separate...
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If there is one vehicle that the public love to see roaring around the DAS running area, it is our mighty Marksman turreted, Chieftain hulled anti-aircraft gun tank. This huge machine weighs in at 55 tons and is powered by a massive six cylinder/12 piston, 750 BHP diesel engine. Marksman is a very special and rare vehicle. Ours is Chieftain-hull-based (can be Leopard,T55 and others) and fitted with a British short-range air defence system developed by Marconi Land...
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Today saw the first IWM Duxford flying day of 2021, which gave us the perfect opportunity to put on our own...
FERRET STRIPPED AND PRIMED Work continues apace. Most of the hull has been stripped of its old paint and...
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...
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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 >
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