Dumfries Aviation Museum

**cessna152towser** · 13th May 07, 09:37 AM

RAF Heathhall was a World War II airfield on the outskirts of Dumfries, approximately three miles from the town centre. Post war it saw some use as a civilian airfield. Had it remained open, Dumfries Airport would have been very convenient for x-markers visiting Ferintosh guesthouse, but instead the hangar doors closed for the last time during the 1960's. Or did they?

The RAF guard house at the entrance still stands and now forms the estates office for what is now Heathhall Industrial Estate, Dumfries.

Most of the World War II buildings still survive, now in industrial use.

A small part of the site is devoted to an aviation museum.

There is an international collection of old warbirds. Behind me here is a Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, the USAF's earliest jet fighter type, and to the right a RAF Vampire.

A better look at the Teebird

An F-100 Super Sabre

A Swedish Saab Draken

A French built Dassault Mystere

**cessna152towser** · 13th May 07, 09:58 AM

Inside the Mystere cockpit

A Fairey Gannet, and on the ground in front of it an anchor unit from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal.

The old control tower

From the stairhead of the control tower - the hangar in the background is now a sawmill and timber depot

Inside the control tower

Re-creation of World War II control tower scene.

**Scott Gilmore** · 13th May 07, 10:03 AM

Cool tour, thanks.

**cessna152towser** · 13th May 07, 10:03 AM

Garden of Remembrance

A closer view of the commemorative plaque.

Cockpit of British Airways Trident airliner

The Hawker Siddeley Trident was a tri-jet similar to the Boeing 727.

Inside the passenger cabin of the Trident

Thats all folks.

**Riverkilt** · 13th May 07, 10:10 AM

Thanks Alex,

Brings joy to the heart of another RAF junkie to see these pics.

Ron

**David Dalglish** · 13th May 07, 11:54 AM

Great picture's Alex

**McMurdo** · 13th May 07, 12:20 PM

Another wonderful tour Alex, thanks so much, my uncle was in the RAF nice to see the museum.

**gangreenfootball** · 13th May 07, 03:22 PM

as always a great picture set thanks for sharing

**Tattoo Bradley** · 13th May 07, 04:09 PM

Great stuff.

See that yellow "thing" next to the Super Saber? That's what the USAF now calls "A.G.E." or "Aerospace Ground Equipment." That piece looks to be a bleed air unit of times past. Anyhow, that's what I did in the USAF... worked on, serviced, and towed "A.G.E." I don't see it often, but it always makes me grin when I do.