Hastings & Shackleton 40th Anniversary - Newark Air Museum - Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st May 2017

This is an open cockpit style event that will be used to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of these two aircraft arriving at the museum. It will take place on Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st May 2017 from10am until 5pm each day (last admission at 4pm).

The Shackleton was dismantled and moved to the museum by road in spring 1977, in what remains the largest aircraft dismantling project ever undertaken by the museum and its members. While later in the summer the Hastings was flown from RAF Scampton to join the museum collection.

Both aircraft remain firm favourites on the museum’s cockpit opening rota and normally admission costs a small additional fee. On this weekend access to both aircraft will be FREE, but as ever donations would always be welcome to aid the museum’s fund raising efforts.

The Ashton fuselage that is also part of the famous Avro lineage will also have free access on both days and it will house a model display of Avro airframes.

The event will allow free admission to members of the Lincolnshire’s Lancaster Association and further details will be circulated by the LLA shortly.

Normal museum admission fees will apply. Adults £9.00, Over 60s £8.00, Children £4.50 and Family ticket [2 adults & 3 children] £24.00.

BBMF flypasts confirmed c/w provisional timing advice (subject to confirmation):

Saturday 20th May - Lancaster (possible change to Spitfire)
Sunday 21st May - Hurricane

Participants @ 21.04.17
Large Models display
Avro/H-P Model display
Museum Model display inside Ashton
Aviation books & print sales
Airfield Research Group display
Museum Shackleton book sales
ASR & Marine C Club displays
Shackleton talk by Sqn Ldr Brian Withers MBE, AFC
Royal Institute of Navigation East Midlands Branch Astro Van featuring working: Smiths periscopic sextant, Hughes hand held bubble sextant & an Astro Compass Mk2 on a stand