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This beauty has just gone on sale in the #NAMshop
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July 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Are there any toy collectors out there who might be able to comment on these 'box-finds' in a recent #NAMfundRaising donation?
#Dinky
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April 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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One of our #Ashton #WB491 pictured taking off whilst in service!
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April 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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The roof of the #Ashton fuselage of #WB491 has been primed & work is progressing on the #Cessna 310
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May 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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More than 60 pre-owned boxed kits have just joined the stock in the #NAMshop – this generous donation will help to raise vital funds for the museum!
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July 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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The scaffolding has been erected around the fuselage of #Ashton #WB491 this will allow the #NAMrestoration work to progress safely.
Photo credit S Webber
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April 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
newarkairmuseum.bsky.social
The scaffolding around the fuselage of #Ashton #WB491 from the pressure bulkhead (beach ball) end! 😂
This will allow the #NAMrestoration work to progress safely.
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The Avro Ashton fuselage has scaffolding around it to allow for its safe painting.
May 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
newarkairmuseum.bsky.social
Thanks to a wonderful #NAMfundRaising donation by Trent Galleries of aviation prints & misc. items we have some extra stock for the museum’s stall @ the Outdoor #Aeroboot #Aerojumble on Sat 8th August!
Brilliant boost for #NAMtarget2039
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August 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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The scaffolding will be erected around the fuselage of #Ashton #WB491 on Tues 29 April – here are some photos that show the internal condition when it arrived from Woodford in 2002 & then after some #NAMrestoration work.
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April 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
newarkairmuseum.bsky.social
A gentle nudge to our #Ashton #WB491 fundraising appeal – we need to hire in scaffolding so that we can finish its repaint.
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Ashton WB491 in its heyday on display at the Farnborough Air Show Avro Ashton WB491 performs a flypast carrying one of several engine test bed configurations that it helped to test
April 21, 2025 at 10:08 AM
newarkairmuseum.bsky.social
We’re close to finishing the repaint work on our #Ashton #WB491 – the final coat of silver is due to be applied early next week!
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May 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Another pre-owned model available in the #NAMshop #Apache – plus a partial restock has just landed – all helping to raise vital funds for the museum!
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July 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Nice to have been able to add a significant offline donation to our #Ashton #WB491 appeal, where the #NAMrestoration work is now underway!
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Newark Air Museum Avro Ashton Repaint
We are seeking financial assistance towards the cost of hiring and installing scaffolding to help our volunteers undertake the repainting of the upper fuselage of Avro Ashton WB491 – we hope you might...
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May 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Today’s poster managed to get onto the scaffolding today to see the top of the fuselage of #Ashton #WB491
The #NAMrestoration work is now underway!
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View along the fuselage roof of our Avro Ashton taken from the scaffolding that is facilitating a safe working environment for our volunteers
May 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM