{"id":6439,"date":"2019-05-05T15:38:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T15:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=6439"},"modified":"2019-05-05T15:38:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T15:38:18","slug":"raf-museum-at-cosford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=6439","title":{"rendered":"RAF museum at Cosford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a poor bank holiday weekend for weather, but we need to get out. The museum is only 10 minutes down the road, and it&#8217;s free.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162753.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6434 alignnone size-full\" width=\"3872\" height=\"2437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162753.jpg 3872w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162753-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162753-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162753-1024x644.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3872px) 100vw, 3872px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many of the aircraft were purely experimental, like this futuristic looking thing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162812.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6435 alignnone size-full\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162812.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162812-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162812-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162812-1024x643.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>English Electric Lightning, and the nose and underside of a Vulcan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162853.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6436 alignnone size-full\" width=\"3567\" height=\"2506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162853.jpg 3567w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162853-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162853-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162853-1024x719.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3567px) 100vw, 3567px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Lighting again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162909.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6437\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162909.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162909-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162909-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162909-1024x651.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Missiles everywhere, and the Vulcan from the front.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162929.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6438\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162929.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162929-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162929-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190505_162929-1024x670.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s an enormous amount to see here, including a cold war exhibition, but the old warbirds steal the show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a poor bank holiday weekend for weather, but we need to get out. The museum is only 10 minutes down the road, and it&#8217;s free. Many of the aircraft were purely experimental, like this futuristic looking thing. 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