Work is underway
Work has begun on Nimrod Preservation Group XV232 for #nimrodroadtrip #xv232 #nimrod #rafmanstonmuseum #boneyardsafari
Time for engine covers to be removed
It’s time for the rear engine covers on Nimrod Preservation Group XV232 to be removed! #xv232 #nimrod #nimrodroadtrip #rafmanstonmuseum #boneyardsafari
Ejection!
An instrumented mannequin ejects, with help of pyrotechnics, from a specially modified YF-4J drone at the Naval Warfare Center Weapons Division at China Lake, CA, on Wednesday May 19, 1999. The test was the final flight in NASA’s ejection seat research, which began in 1995 at NASA’s Armstrong (then Dryden) Flight Research Center in Edwards, CA. The project was a collaboration between NASA, the Naval Warfare Center, and the Canada’s Department of National Defense. #f4phantom #
Work begins
Panel pulling day for Nimrod Preservation Group XV232 #xv232 #nimrod #rafmanstonmuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Big John is closer to commissioning
Here is Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy CVN-79 underway in the Atlantic during Builder's Trials, Jan. 30, 2026. #ussjohnfkennedy #cvn79 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari #navalsafari
The last probe Air Force aircraft
The last fixed wing Air Force aircraft with a refueling probe. #a10 #aerialrefueling #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Viewport
A look through the viewport on Nimrod Preservation Group XV232 #xv232 #nimrod #rafmanstonmuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Speed tape anyone…
Who loves speed tape? #speedtape #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Carrier Drift
Check out USS Nimitz CVN-68 in the early 80’s doing some drifting! Anybody aboard for the maneuver? #ussnimitz #cvn80 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari #navalsafari
Stands have arrived
Engine stands have arrived at Nimrod Preservation Group XV232, thank you Chetton Heritage Museum #xv232 #nimrod #nimrodroadtrip #rafmanstonmuseum #boneyardsafari
