East Coast Weekend Part Four - Flixton Aviation Museum

The Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum at Flixton, near Bungay, turned out to be a gem of a place. We visited as they were holding a Seventieth Anniversary of the Battle of Britain event.

One of the first things we spotted was the famous bat of my old squadron - IX(B) Squadron.




They have a Valetta transport plane that visitors can look round. It is so comfortable and luxurious inside, much better than the Hercules and Tristar planes that Dad was ferried around in.



Lots of enthusiasts in period dress turned up, and Sam loved the vehicles they brought.

De rigeur, Sam scooted up the RAF Honington climbing wall.

A beautiful example of a Green Goddess fire engine was there too.

The new areas of the museum are only half-full of exhibits at the moment, but contain lots of fascinating bits and pieces, like this gyrocopter.

Sam was delighted to find another Fokker (see Hendon museum for more info).

And Dad was amazed to discover a model of a Tornado in the livery of his first ever squadron - TWCU at Honington. Yes, I used to keep the flying hours records for this very plane, ZA541. Marvellous.