Mark Gaskell

I can confirm after looking through the 2 foot high pile of paper work that was supplied with her that she is a L1210, I have forgot the drawing number but she is classed as a bridging crane rated at 10 tons. The paperwork starts from the factory delivery note in 1958 to her last service in 2004, there is every service sheet, insurance certificate, list of faults and parts used etc etc all the way through her life, at the end she was only doing 8 miles between services. In 1996 she had a fancy lift computer fitted and the new engine in 1990 cost £1250 +vat, the last part to be fitted was a number plate lamp at a cost of 40p. Had good fun with her to day as we got the crane engine fired up and ran the crane, however a blown fuse in the computer had us confused for a while as some crane functions would not operate and some would. Is the steering supposed to be very, very heavy as you can just about turn the steering wheel. All the pedals are over to the left with the clutch more or less in front of the steering column, so as you say makes it very akward to drive.

It was issued when new. Thus if issued to the RAE she would not have carried any markings and so I asume she looks correct.

She was delivered new to RAF Llanbedr on the 18/03/1958 from Steels Engineering Products, Crown street, Sunderland, as per the contract with the Direcotorate of FV, Scotland. Reg No - RGX756 (she still carries this in Civvy life) Chasis No - 16951 Pool No - 1304 Makers no - 5048 No number can be found similar to the one mentioned in the earlier post. Will this allow her RAF record card to be located.

We are lucky that she comes with all her documention and has a full service history, she had a engine change in 1990 and has only done 600 miles since and has completed a total of 32,000 miles since she was built in 1958. I will look up her serial number tomorrow, which museum will hold her history/record card. There is the original blue showing through around the fuel tank. A local MV dealer has a 1951 one and his is in an original all yellow colour scheme.

Thanks for info, would be intrested if anyone has any photos of her or if she had a name.

Here is the AEC arriving yesterday, she was last on active service at RAF Llanbedr in 1990. Would anyone know what markings she would have carried. Picked the paint up today for the Centurion, kindly donated by a local paint manufacturer/distributor.

We have just been awarded the Copeland Borough Tourism Award - Best Attraction Award for 2007 :-D :-D

Here is the Polsten 20mm AA gun

Here is the latest addition which is to head for the museum next week. Looking for help on the correct markings for this machine if anyone can help.

The Gun tractor left Wigan today for the museum, with a bit of work we will hopefully have something to drag the Polsten Quad 20mm AA gun and the Bofors gun.

Millom, Cumbria see http://www.raf-millom.co.uk

10.30 - 17.00, 7 days a week 362 days a year or by appointment outside of these times

Here is the Bofors

Thorneycroft Amazon

5 Tons, no stabilisers

Photo of our new tank ariving Have posted in the British Vehicles about our other recent arivals

Photo of our recently arrived 1943 ex RAF Coles Crane Also have just taken delivery of a Bofors gun and a Polsten quad 20mm AA gun. Have posted a photo of our new tank in the tracked section.

RAF Millom would like to anounce Ex service personnel would recieve 20% discount off addmission upon production of a forces reunited discount card. Current service personnel would gain free admision on production of a service id card.

From Friday 27th April the RAF Millom Aviation & Military Museum will get the keys to its new 15,000 square foot covered display facility along with a further 15,000 square foot external display area. This facility will be available for viewing from the 5th May, please be advised this site will be continually be evolving as the site develops. This will give visitors the chance to see many items that have never been displayed before along with many new items that have been in storage around the region. With the expansion we are now in need of volunteers to help run the museum and to assist in restoration projects, if interested please get in touch. We still have got a further 3rd expansion phase to come. Also we may be able to offer storage/display/restoration space. Thanks for your support

It was announced yesterday that the RAF Millom museum is to take a lease on the former HMS Macaw site and its remaining buildings (a former RN Air Station - non flying) nearby to the existing museum. The site will be initially dedicated to the Fleet Air Arm, Fleet & Royal marines along with Army and Military Vehicles. There will also be a Home front display including two prefab bungalows. It is hoped to have a limited opening from Easter weekend at this site and fully open in 12 months. A third site is also being currently being discussed to act as a restoration/storage facility centre for the many aircraft and vehicles etc we currently have in storage throughout the North West.

The RAF Millom Aviation & Military Museum are pleased to anounce the launch of its Spring discount voucher, it will offer a 20% reduction on the regular admission charge upon presentation of the attached voucher, the voucher is valid till the end of March 2007. We are very close to anouncing the expansion plans based around the existing location and at an additional nearby site, the new site will be ideal for holding HMV events both private and public. Hope fully we may be able to organise somthing later in the year. [attachment deleted by admin]

The museum is pleased to offer during the month of December special admission prices Adults - £2.00 - Now £1.00 Children - £1.00 - Now free Family Ticket - £5.00 - Now £3.00 :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Have just aquired this for the museum, it is about to go under restoration to running condition Have also got a 1943 Thorneycroft Coles Crane and a Morris C8 Crane to come as well, have also been promised a Morris Quad gun tractor but it needs a lot of work. [attachment deleted by admin]

RAF Millom Museum Heritage Open Days 2006 On the 7th to the 10th September the RAF Millom Museum are taking part in the the Heritage Open Days and we welcome you to visit the museum during this period, admission to the museum is free during the Heritage Open Days. The Museum is open from 10.30am to 17.30pm on these days. http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk For further information please see http://www.rafmillom.co.uk

Dear All It comes with great regret that we have to announce the cancellation of "Operation Bombard 2" 2006 - 5th & 6th August 2006. This decision has come about from a lack of sponsorship for the event, we had managed to get commitment for everything we needed including the use of a new site with better facilities etc, however we required a certain amount of underwriting of the costs to make the event viable in this we have been unsuccessful. So once again the museum wishes to thank everyone for their support past and future. However we are organising a Living History Weekend to tie in with our annual Veterans Reunion, you will all be more than welcome to attend in form you wish and mount a static display for the visitors and veterans a like, a small event was held last year and was felt to be a success, there will be once again evening entertainment by DJ Hepcat Mike. The event will be held on the weekend of the 2nd & 3rd September 2006. Last years gallery can be found at http://www.rafmillom.co.uk/Gallery2/index.htm'>http://www.rafmillom.co.uk/Gallery2/index.htm'>http://www.rafmillom.co.uk/Gallery2/index.htm For those interested please do get in touch http://www.rafmillom.co.uk/2006%20Reunion.htm Best regards Mark RAF MILLOM AVIATION & MILITARY MUSEUM http://www.rafmillom.co.uk