Much Loved Wimpy Packs Her Bags And Moves North. - Battle of Britain News
04 June 2010
Our Wellington bomber, Wimpy, has been on display at RAF Hendon since the museum opened in 1972. The old lady is getting tired and is starting to show her age.
Following a series of extensive engineering inspections, by museum technicians, it was decided that she should be dismantled and taken to the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at Cosford for a major restoration programme.
Until the aircraft has been completely stripped it is impossible to say how long our Wimpy will be away - certainly several years. Present planning will see the last parts leave the Hendon site on 1st July. You may no longer be able to see her at our London site but do remember the Museum runs ‘open’ weeks at its MBCC facility at Cosford.
The RAF Museum has been fortunate in being able to shortly bring in a replacement for the Wellington. Big Nig III is an A-20 Havoc recovered some years ago from jungles in New Guinea and completely rebuilt and restored for the museum in Australia.
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