External Exhibits, Montrose Air Station
Posted in History, Museums, War Memorials at 20:00 on 1 September 2019
Before you get to the museum entrance at Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre you pass these hangars which date from before the Great War:-
Then there’s the obligatory Spitfire. This one’s named Red Lichtie. There is an Arbroath connection, though this one is probably a replica of the original:-
More up to date (well, 1950s) is this Gloster Meteor:-
This artillery piece, an anti-aircraft gun, is also exposed to the elements:-
Prominent too is this memorial to all those RFC and RAF personnel who served at Montrose Air Station:-
Tags: Aviation History, First World War, Gloster Meteor, Montrose Air Station, Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre, RAF, RFC, Second World War, Spitfire, the Great War, War Memorials, World War 1, World War 2, WW1, WW2, WWI, WWII
