Thunder Day: Yorkshire museum to host event showcasing aircraft including Handley Page Victor tanker, Nimrod submarine hunter and a WW2 Dakota paratrooper aircraft in action

A second Thunday Day event will take place at Yorkshire Air Museum this weekend where visitors can watch WW2 aircraft fire up their engines including Handley Page Victor tanker, Nimrod and Dakota.

The Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington near York is preparing to run a number of its aircraft, as it holds another Thunder Day on Saturday, October 12, 2024.

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The event at the popular venue on the edge of the city is run twice a year and provides visitors with the opportunity to see and hear a range of jet and propeller engines performed static runs - the aircraft staying stationary.

Aircraft taking part include the Handley Page Victor tanker, a four-engine jet that was used to refuel other aircraft in flight, the Nimrod submarine hunter and the Dakota, a Second World War era paratrooper aircraft.

Dakota Running 01. (Pic credit: Yorkshire Air Museum)Dakota Running 01. (Pic credit: Yorkshire Air Museum)
Dakota Running 01. (Pic credit: Yorkshire Air Museum)

Other machinery up and running will include a Jet Provost jet trainer, Second World War biplanes and various stand-alone propeller engines that are mounted in special rigs, including an example of the Merlin, used to power the Spitfire and Lancaster.

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Spokesman at Yorkshire Air Museum, Jerry Ibbotson, said: “When we brought back Thunder Days last October, after a hiatus caused by covid, we had to turn people away due to a lack of car-parking!

“Now we’ve laid on extra space because we know just how popular these events are. Visitors love the experience of hearing engines come to life, in all their glory. It sends a shiver down the spine.”

Thunder Day will run from 11.30am to 3.30pm on Saturday. A full schedule is available on the Yorkshire Air Museum website.

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