Classic flight Nimrod delivery today

Expected delivery of a retiring RAF Nimrod at around noon Tuesday 11 May 2010. - Might make for interesting pictures?

RAF Nimrod MR2 joins Coventry museum fleet


The aviation museum at Coventry Airport has added a RAF Nimrod MR2 to its fleet of classic planes.

The reconnaissance aircraft saw service during the Falklands War, and will be exhibited as part of Air Atlantique's Classic Flight vintage passenger fleet.

The plane will not remain airworthy, but will be kept in a taxi-able condition at the airbase.

A Classic Flight spokesman said: "The Nimrod will make a dramatic addition to our collection."

He added: "The Nimrod has an important story to tell and we want to preserve an example for future generations of enthusiasts, historians and aviators."

I know this probably sounds strange, but ever since I went to that air museum, I developed a fascination for the Vulcan bomber. I remember I went inside it once and was afraid it would take off.

The Nimrod is something of a legend in terms of British Aviation, a throwback to the days when Britain could compete with foreign industrial markets and prove it's own craftsmanship.