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rifleman
Post subject: Museums worth visitingPosted: April 7th, 2013, 8:28 pm
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Just spent the weekend at "Explosion" the Naval Armament museum ar Priddy's Hard in Portsmouth. Excellent museum some very interesting stuff on display ind in reserve collection.

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Post subject: Re: Museums worth visitingPosted: April 7th, 2013, 8:34 pm
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Wanna post some pictures if you took any?
I just went to the 'Pima Air and Space Museum ', they have some awesome planes there...
-SR-71
-Kennedy's Air Force One
-B-36J Peacemaker
-Aero Spacelines 377-SG

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Post subject: Re: Museums worth visitingPosted: April 8th, 2013, 2:55 am
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Very nice. I'll have to pay a visit.

You should try Fort Nelson and the Royal Armouries. Its about 5km from Priddy's Hard. Well worth a visit, last time I was there they had a section of the Iraqi "Supergun" and fired off an old cannon from the Napoleonic Era.


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Post subject: Re: Museums worth visitingPosted: April 8th, 2013, 3:38 am
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Cruel2BEkind wrote:
Wanna post some pictures if you took any?
I just went to the 'Pima Air and Space Museum ', they have some awesome planes there...
-SR-71
-Kennedy's Air Force One
-B-36J Peacemaker
-Aero Spacelines 377-SG
We've got the first three at the Air Force Museum outside of Dayton - although the R&D and Presidential hangers will be closed due to the sequestration cuts starting May 1 (so no more SAM 26000 until October).

That said, we've also got Cowtown Hustler, Bockscar, Hanoi Taxi, the B-2 static test mockup, GAMBIT 1 (KH-7), GAMBIT 3 (KH-8), HEXAGON (KH-9), Apollo 15, and many more.

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Post subject: Re: Museums worth visitingPosted: April 8th, 2013, 1:11 pm
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http://www.visithorten.com/en/attractio ... age=1#main

the Norwegian side (it's in Norwegian, but if you use google translator!):
http://www.festningsverk.no/marine%20museet.htm


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Bombhead
Post subject: Re: Museums worth visitingPosted: April 10th, 2013, 9:01 pm
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Great stuff Rifleman and Charybdis, Iv'e been to both these places, well worth a visit. ;)


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Post subject: Re: Museums worth visitingPosted: April 10th, 2013, 9:11 pm
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Not a naval museum, but if you are a fan of soviet hardwere and find yourself in russia
i recommend the Central Air Force museum at Monino, Moscow.
And the Artillery, Engineers and Signal corps museum at St. Petersburg.
Both are awesone places to see.

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Post subject: Re: Museums worth visitingPosted: April 10th, 2013, 10:28 pm
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And if you happen to be in St. Petersburg don't miss the cruiser Aurora

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moxica
Post subject: Re: Museums worth visitingPosted: April 12th, 2013, 8:49 pm
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Visiting Stockholm?
http://www.sjohistoriska.se/en/ Maritime museum
http://www.vasamuseet.se/ Opens again May 1st

Visiting Gothenburg? A visit at the Maritime museum is well worth a few hours
http://www.maritiman.se/

Visiting Karlskrona? Swedish naval museum offers a relief
http://www.marinmuseum.se/en/


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