Guided tour around The British Airliner Collection at Duxford Air Museum!

[@nigelwilliams9307]

What a lovely collection. My first flight was on a Dan-Air Comet 4..London Gatwick to Madrid 1977.

[@steviec8370]

Comet 4 - the pinnacle of Airliner beauty. As a designer myself I am blown away at the form. Unrivalled to this day and we are ion 2024. Just gorgeous. Just wow - I mean look at that design. Will visit this wonderful museum. Looks like the best around.. Great video and so well presented. Thank you

[@jayrap94]

I last visited Duxford around 2004 when I was 10. My dad took me, my grandmother and my aunt to the Duxford Airshow. He bought him and I tickets to fly around as a passenger in a de Havilland Dragon Rapide (G-AKIF) for a few minutes. Perhaps I ought to visit again someday.

[@DavidFerriday]

I love how the Comet has plenty of repair patches on the side. It looks all grand from a distance but when you come close you can tell it's had a long career. From a Champagne start to package holidays.

[@steves5172]

Many happy memories of flying to Gibraltar in 1962 on a Vickers Viscount! Thank you for the excellent commentary!

[@who2u333]

Best aviation museum that I have ever been to.

[@ToddingtonTed]

I remember flying with my parents in an Airspeed Ambassador many years ago. The airline was Autair, from Luton to Basel if I recall correctly. It was a smooth flight. Also a flight in a Monarch Britannia from Luton to Tunis. One's increasing age becomes more obvious when most of the aircraft now in a museum are ones that I flew in! Excellent video.

[@TianyuanLiu1998]

What a lovely gentleman doing the hosting!

[@Petboch]

Well agreed.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

I agree! Bob was great to work with.

[@MilitaryInsights12]

Agreed! He's doing a fantastic job and brings such charm to the event.

[@AidanEyewitness]

My first flight was on a BAC 1-11. Excellent video. I must visit soon!

[@Calebs_Aviation]

What a collection! WOW! 🤩 I knew the IWM Duxford had a lot of aircraft but I didn’t know it was that vast! Wow! I absolutely MUST VISIT the IWM Duxford someday soon! Cheers mate 🥂 I cannot wait to visit the UK 🇬🇧 someday and this FABULOUS MUSEUM! -Caleb’s Aviation 😅

[@lukeharris2826]

It’s amazing! There’s about 4/6 hangers filled with aircraft and land vehicles! Love it there! 🙂

[@DamonJackman]

Love the airliner diversity of the 50s

[@davem9208]

Thank you for your video and, even though it was the last aircraft you featured, thank you for showing the BAC 1-11, as that was the first plane I flew on back in 1976, then owned by Dan Air, flying from Gatwick to Gerona.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

You’re welcome! I am planning a much more detailed BAC 1-11 video in a few months so keep an eye out for that

[@adamrice617]

I think often the commercial aircraft can be somewhat overlooked, because Duxford is so incredible and associated so much with WWII.

[@NeilClemenson]

Thanks so much beautifully presented! Makes me proud to be British!

[@staralliancefan1245]

Great video! It was a wonderful summary of their display and well worth visiting!

[@b.griffin317]

Loved visiting Duxford two years ago. Highlight of my UK trip.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Yes it's a brilliant place

[@LostsTVandRadio]

Excellent taster! Thank you very much. Several of my favourite airliners here. I miss seeing them in service, especially the VC10. Such a beautiful aircraft!

[@jennybroad1763]

Excellent presentation! Brief but thorough. Must get up to Duxford soon!

[@GeorgeMCMLIX]

What a wonderful collection of iconic aircraft! All of them I fondly remember in my early years, in the 1960s, going to various airports like Luton, Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Southend. The Monarch Bristol Britannia had been retired by the time I joined the company, as an apprentice engineer in 1976. But I did get to work on several others of the type, plus several BAC 1-11s Monarch operated. Great aircraft! 👍🏻

[@dhroman4564]

From Canada, great video.

[@RollaArtis]

I've seen a couple of these planes before - when I was a schoolboy plane spotting at Heathrow in 1966 & 7.

[@markrichmond4796]

Great video Paul, brings back some special memories for me. My uncle began his apprenticeship with BEA on Tridents, eventually becoming a British Airways avionics engineer. As a kid we lived in Zambia, but my Dad’s company paid for us to go to boarding school in the UK. Each term we would fly on a British Caledonian 707 from Lusaka to London, and then on to either Manchester or Liverpool on a BAC 1-11, with BEA or Cambrian before they all merged to form British Airways.

[@mdhazeldine]

Fantastic tour. Never been to Duxford but I live round the corner from Brooklands, another fantastic museum. It's quite wild to see a plane I've flown on before (BAC 1-11) in a museum though. Makes me feel very old!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers! I visited Brooklands too and will include a few of their airliners in upcoming videos

[@machpodfan]

A collection and history to be proud of, and never forgotten!

[@antman5474]

The style, design and technology of those early British jets featured in this video compared to what the motor car manufacturers were producing at that time still baffles me.

[@SJF15]

I am a member at IWM Duxford, and as such go there regularly. Been lucky enough to fly with Classic Wings a few times too... Brilliant days out!

[@jamesskinner4188]

Excellent ❤

[@jrfsp320]

It’s been many years since I’ve been to duxford but great to see they are still expanding their collection

[@David-lb4te]

Excellent tour by Bob.

[@alantunbridge8919]

Brings back memories of when I worked in the British aircraft industry at Luton Airport. I worked on check- stressing of the B.A.C 1-11 wing ,saw many of the aircraft mentioned over the years,particularly when the inclusive tour airlines started up. Visited Duxford when I was in the U.K. in 1982. Great collection ,keep up the good work..

[@Rheilffordd]

I greatly enjoyed this video! It was a good touch to have this gentlemen present and guide the viewer through this awesome collection!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you've seen my other museum tour videos too.

[@Rheilffordd]

@@PaulStewartAviation I’ve watched all your videos! Been a fan a while 😁

[@kieranstravels]

Your little trislander is really cool! The BAE 146 has also always been one of my favourite aircraft, so it's nice to hear that one of the royal fleet has been preserved for years to come. Great video!

[@lukeharris2826]

I went on all theses planes at the duxford air show, the guys who work and maintain them are brilliant and so friendly and knowledgeable about the aircraft! Thank you! Wish I could get into helping you maintain and look after the planes!

[@donovandavidsonAlton]

Great video been to Duxford many a times but its good to gain a little insight

[@emmabentley7945]

The BAC1-11 i have a photo of me sitting in the cockpit when i was younger , with my nan and grandad taking a photo of me sticking out the window. Fond memories of that BAC1-11

[@androidemulator6952]

What a wonderful tour !- brought a tear to my eye , the VC10, Trident... ;)

[@alanplatt6229]

I flew on that particular Comet 4 twice in the 1960’s between the U.K. to Aden.

[@tomhami]

An excellent tour with the very affable Bob who i know from other volunteer activities looking after a ex-railway.

[@cookbar55]

Thank you for such a fantastic video thoroughly enjoyed it and what a great museum you have and your team who look after it

[@matthewpayne42]

I was a volunteer for DAS in the late 80s and was a crew member on the Vickers Viscount with a Ww2 veteran called Ken Price with his RAF moustache.

[@richardvoogd705]

14:16 one of my memories of a family trip from New Zealand to the UK and Europe in 1971 is a portion of the trip being on a BOAC VC10.

[@barryvincentredmond3973]

What an enjoyable tour and so well narrated.Great to see these aircraft so well preserved and presented.!.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AIRLINERVIDEOS]

Excellent video! Superb overview of some of the many aircraft at IWM Duxford!

[@Travelsbydreamer]

Awesome to have the expert guidance through the museum! Great job mate ✈

[@charlesmoss8119]

Good old Dan Dair airlines - i remember them with fondness, but time may add a rosy tint.

[@heathertruskinger6214]

Wow , Paul Those planes are soooo cool ! And in such good condition !

[@johnmcconville6055]

I would love to visit someday.I controlled some of those actual aircraft,BAC111,HS21,BAE 146 (With royals flying).Also VC10,Trislander,Dove,and a lot of the other aircraft indoors. Looks like a fantastic museum.

[@TheHobartAviationFan]

Looking forward to watching this! Certainly a Musuem on everyone's bucket list

[@NeedtoSpeak]

Wow…..next visit to the Uk will have this on the top of the must see list!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Yes it's well worth a visit to Duxford :) Wear your walking shoes as it's big!

[@iank6090]

Wonderful video. I flew in a Viscount many times and was always amazed at the size of the windows.

[@JoeStudd96]

5:45 you mean 102, F-WTSA which was her oppo, now at Musee Delta outside Paris-Orly airport. 102 was actually different as she had the tail designs of the final production design, whereas 101, despite having the production nose/visor design, still retain the original prototype tail design. This means 101 G-AXDN is actually a truly unique shape, even amongst Concordes.

[@Rwlp_PhotoGraphy]

Another banger of a video Paul always get hyped when I see your video in my notifications

[@ianfox6106]

Brittan Norman Islanders seem to go hand I hand with De Havilland Twin Otters. I would often find the two types flying for airlines in all the fun places from Samoa, to the Philippines, to Vanuatu (New Hebrides).

[@Cal900]

Very interesting, might even visit!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

You should!

[@Jerseytrucksci1]

I live on Jersey and flew on the Trislander a few times. It was always an interesting flight 😃

[@guidor.4161]

I was lucky to fly on an Indian airlines DH Heron once in the 1970s. Its the 4 engined larger brother of the Dove. Very elegant and "cute".

[@TheAsrgrant]

Great Video.... Im up to the museum again next week!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Enjoy!

[@NAYF76]

Great presentation Sir.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Many thanks

[@paulmiller591]

Great video yes I would love to come back to your fabulous museum.

[@Csharpflat5]

Great show nice man❤

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@KiwiShoot]

This is AWESOME ! Thank you Paul.

[@Kinichhhhhhhhhhh]

Every one of these planes are iconic My fav are the trident, concord and comet , as an airplane history fan, i knew the history of that specific trident , learning about how one still exists abandoned and rusting away j to history at Nicosia airport, it makes it more fun that I actually was born and live on Cyprus myself, I have a spiritual connection to that plane, being half British

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Nice to have a guided tour via the video. I visited Duxford and most planes except the Concorde were closed, and since my visit new exhibits have been acquired. So it's probably worth another visit by now.

[@chonny1971]

I remember watching yhe trident land foy it's final time into Duxford. This was during an airshow in the 80's

[@engineeringoyster6243]

Wonderful video. Looking forward to visiting.

[@georgedheard]

This video reminds me of the National Railway Museum's curator with a camera

[@B-A-L]

I'm either extremely impressed by a fantastic lineup of British airliners or incredibly depressed that we no longer make any airliners at all!

[@johndornoff]

What a fantastic video, great tour guide, I am ready to go.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nathansharma87]

What a bucket list place. Thanks for such a great video.

[@brushitoff503]

That was fantastic! Thanks Bob & Paul!

[@well-blazeredman6187]

Great stuff - and a good recognition test. I can still recall a Comet 4 taking me on my second 'package holiday'. More comfortable than the Britannia. I've also ticked the Trislander, VC-10 and HS146. Anyone here topped five?

[@gcrauwels941]

I've been on two of these types, the BAe 146 (an Air France regional )and a BAC-111 in Florida. I've also flown in Britten Norman Islanders in the Bahamas. I noticed the Trident had an offset nose gear. Apparently this was to make room for the avionics.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

yes that's right about the Trident's nose gear. I've got a video coming up looking at that in more detail and we'll stick our noses into the avionics bay.

[@gcrauwels941]

@@PaulStewartAviation Look forward to it. The Tridents were interesting.

[@justinfuller8803]

So sad that the British airline and plane industry has gone as we led the World once a upon a time.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Agreed! I've really enjoyed researching this and many upcoming tours around old british aircraft and it's amazing how advanced they were just a few decades ago.

[@AVIATIONEUROPE340]

We may not lead the world anymore but we still produce wings for the Airbus A320 family A330 and A350

[@koh_ling]

Well done!

[@andyrbush]

Actual leg room on those old planes.

[@mentonish]

My first air plane flight, bournemouth to jersey, vickers viscount. 1960, visuel flying

[@JettTyler17]

Brilliant video Paul! Glad to see you got into most of the aircraft outside!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

Cheers! yep and I've got detailed tours coming of the 1-11, Trident and Britannia :)

[@JettTyler17]

@@PaulStewartAviation Looking forward to the BAC 1-11 tour as I live by Bournemouth Hurn Airport where the BAC 1-11 was built! Haven't been inside that aircraft, but I've been inside the Brooklands & East Fortune BAC 1-11s

[@gazzertrn]

Place to visit i think .

[@kristinajendesen7111]

I have always kicked myself, metaphorically, for not taking a trip on a Concorde (people generally refer to them in the singular such is the fame). They used to run the occasional pleasure flight from Hurn and I remember one even flew over the pyramids in Egypt and back without landing there. Whilst not British built of course, I flew on a BOAC liveried Boeing 707 to Canada with mum & dad back in 1974. Taken over by BA it still hadn't been repainted at that time from the beautiful old livery My first flight was in a British United Airways Carvair, converted DC6 from Southend to Ostend. I was only 4 so I don't remember much about that apart from looking down at tiny cars below. I didn't see any being loaded before the flight. Wish I had had the chance to fly on a Comet and a VC10 in the past.

[@bananabot5569]

Nice

[@ginog5037]

Paul, it would have been pretty cool to see the Concord nose to go up 😢

[@darkgalaxy5548]

UK could've given Boeing, Lockheed, & MD a run for their money with just a bit more support from BOAC & the UK govt.

[@hilman94]

me watching the tails of bac-111, hs trident, vc-10 and britannia in the thumbnail : 😍🥰 note: that schorching heat of the sun does no mercy to the aircraft paint, compare with inside the hangar.. just wondering if the museum can build roof to protect these planes from weather...

[@blatherskite9601]

One of the directors in Airspeed, and the Chief Designer, was one neville Shute Norway, better known as the novelist Neville Shute. He tended to write on aviation themes, including "No Highway", loosely based on the Comet crashes. Good stories, a bit dated now.

[@gb4ever]

Why have you got the BAe 146 listed as Aerospatiale/BAe146? As far as I am aware it was a BAe jet only - leading on from Hawker Sidley where it was conceived as a HS146.

[@oldrecipfe]

Great tour with interesting history. Are there any existing Vickers Vanguards for acquisition ?

[@PaulStewartAviation]

I think there's only one Vanguard left in the world and it's at the Brooklands museum. I filmed it and there will be a video coming.

[@ianfox6106]

Also how come a civilian aircraft collection ended up at The Imperial War Museum? It just happened to be the most suitable location?

[@jtwilliams8895]

A little slice of England, where England still exists!

[@PaulStewartAviation]

I went to the Brooklands museum yesterday and it was fascinating to see both the automotive and aviation history. Gosh, Britian used to be Great. Then everyone lost pride in their work an their auto and aviation industry when to the crapper. It says a lot that Jag's reliability didn't become acceptable until Ford bought them...

[@jamiesworld1690]

Is this near top gear traci

[@chrisburton4694]

Was the Bristol Britannia used in The Hale and Pace sketch for Yorkshire airlines? If you’ve not seen it, well worth a watch

[@dismaldunc]

fly "Alan Bennett class"

[@chrisburton4694]

@@dismaldunc only if you’ve more money than sense 😂

[@FreyaBlackham]

My grate grate grandad taught the gunners how to fire in the Lancaster and my grate grate grate grandad took part in ww2

[@PeterEdin]

Typo: "great" 😊

[@timweather3847]

You must be much younger than me, my father flew in WWI in the RFC (he was born in 1891].

[@user-ei3dq2dw6i]

We brits have lost our way in production of passenger airliners everything we made first basically now gone to by gone area how sad 😢

[@mrkhan2983]

Britain made some of the most striking Aircrafts back then. Dont Know why they lost to Americans/French in Todays Era !

[@PaulStewartAviation]

@@mrkhan2983 workers got lazy and stopped caring. Same story with their auto industry where the workers los pride in their work and instead became resentful.

[@Blind_Hawk]

"The CIA isn't evil!" Literally the CIA: 7:09 - 7:33

[@BigPaul62]

Pity you couldn't have preserved one of the BA 747's, an iconic aircraft if ever there was one even if it isn't British.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

I bet they’d loved to if they weren’t parked at those other airports.

[@The_DuMont_Network]

Excellent!! New sunscriber. BUT PLEASE!!! There is no FILM involved. You are using an electronic camera, recording on memory media. Thus you are NOT FILMING. This is the 21st Century.

[@daylightdaylight6612]

BAE 146 = 1 aircraft, 4 engines, 6 malfunctions 😂

[@withershin]

Bruh. You ever think it "weird" that you wear a mostly useless tie to fly an airplane? Like a Windsor knot should confuse most humans that understand vectors. Do the vector math on a lazy Windsor. How do these peeps not see the insanity? This dude is cool but probably has stories. People used to wear ties to go canoeing. Never in time does this make sense.

[@PaulStewartAviation]

🤷‍♂️😂

[@gregorythompson5826]

This airline pilot cinches up his Windsor knot tie four days week to fly his jet. It's not hard, looks professional, reassures pax.

[@davidkavanagh4966]

Crazy to think they had some of the best airplanes in the world. Only to kill their own industry 😂

[@flightforensics4523]

As a 40 year career as a commercial aircraft tech, I've always heard that Duxford was the place to vist! Since I'd 3 uncles who flew out of UK Aerodromes in WW II, all KIA in 1944 btw, I really need to get over there.