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Gifted and Talented Summer School in Hull went to RAF
Duxford Imperial War Museum in Cambridgeshire. We had the chance to fly on a 1930's De
Havilland Dragon Rapide Bi-plane. The following reports
tell of our experiences during the day.
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DE
HAVILLAND DRAGON RAPIDE
BUILT
1930'S (ITS VERY OLD!!).
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A MODEL CONCORDE IN HANGAR 1.
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Today is the 6th day of the
summer school for the gifted and talented children of
Hull.Today we had to get up at 6:00am to be at school for
seven.We had to set off early so that we could go way
down south to Duxford.When we finaly got to Duxford
(after three and a half hours in the coach, well worth
the travelling). After
we had payed to get in we went to where the plane was and
we had to get our times when we were going to fly,(our
time was 12:50pm).In the mean time the Speedolite
Enterprise went in the American Air Museum. The aircraft
were GREAT.We were in there until it was our turn in the
plane.When it was our turn Miss Taylor invited the coach
driver to come in with us, he sat in the middle, behind
Miss Taylor,(he kept pulling her pig tails).Plus he kept
on teasing me because I didn't like the aeroplane, I
didn't like it because it looked like it was about to
fall out of the sky or something, spooky or what?After
that it was really good because we were going in and out
aeroplanes, later we went in the shop and then we went
into the adventure playground. Miss Taylor went and had a
great time in the playground.I went down the slide as a
Concorde, it was great.
At the end of that we went into
the coach and came home. At the end of the day I thought
that the best bit was the landing from when we flew(I
hated the flying).My favourite plane was the Concorde
because of the way that it is shaped and how fast it
goes.INFACT THE WHOLE DAY WAS A GREAT DAY, EXCELLENT OR
WHAT?
By Lyndsey Acey
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| Today we went to Duxford and
the coach came to pick us up at 7:ooam in the morning. On
the bus Kadie and I were listening to music. It was a
long drive. When we got there we saw all the planes it
was fabulous. We were group 6 so we were last. I was
nervous, when every one got off they all told us how good
it was. But I was still a bit nervous about going on the
plane. While group 5 was in the plane we went to The
American Air Museum, inside were lots of planes and lots
of imformation. I enjoyed it. After that it was our turn
on the bi-plane.I did go on I was a bit scared but I
enjoyed it.When we got back I wanted to go on it again
then we went in hangar 2 and we saw the little kids play
area and it had a sign. It said we weren't allowed to go
in so we went to the adventure park I liked to the go on
the seasore thing but I didn't really know what it was
called. Then we went to the coach and on the way home we
went to sleep. By
Leanne Atkin
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MISS
TAYLOR, LYNDSEY, PAUL
GOING
DOWN A SLIDE IN THE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND.
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The Dragon
Rapide in motion.
(move your mouse over the picture to see it move)
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Our Visit To
Duxford By Paul Arnold. Today is the day we went
to Duxford to fly in the Dragon Rapide.The experience of
actually flying in the aeroplane was unforgettable.The
way you feel is remarkably suprising as you expect it to
be very frightening and very very sickening but it is not
when your up in the air it is very overwhelming.Well the
day started off a 7:00am when adults and their children
arrived outside the summer school for a day that they
shall never forget for the rest of their lives. We
arrived at Duxford at around 11:00am - 11:30am and then
we got to know who's doing what at what times.at first we
went to see some real American war planes e.g. F-111 (
The Chief ) the Fighting Sam ,Super Sabre and the Strato
Fortress.
The best part
of the day was the plane ride and I'm sure everyone will
agree with me.That wasn't the only good thing about the
day though as the whole day was absoloutley magnificent
especially going in the concorde.We went nearly
everywhere but we didnt manage to go in hanger 2 which
was a great shame but overall it was a very fun day.
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| Today we went
to Duxford. first we went to the American War planes and
looked at planes like the Chief and the Fighting Sam and
Strato Fortress.We went flying in an old plane and had a
tour of Duxford from the air.After the flight we went to
hanger 1 and looked at other planes like the commercial
jets and the helicopters.We even had a look in a
Concorde.Then we went in the adventure playground and
went on the fly by swing. On the way home I wrote this
diary. by
Tarik Bolton
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A
VEIW FROM UP IN THE BI-PLANE.
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THIS IS A
WORLD WAR 2 FIGHTER PLANE.
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Today we went to Duxford, we
were all very excited. When we got there we went to see
the plane that we were going on(a De Havilland Dragon
Rapide.) After we saw the plane my group Speedolite
Enterprise was not going on the plane until 12:50p.m.. So
Miss Taylor took us to the toilet and then we went into
the American Air Museum this was a collection of historic
American combat aircraft which tells the story of the U.S
air power, especially in the second world war. Then we
went on the plane,I was frightened before I went on the
plane, but when I got up there I thought it was a miracle
and I thought it was fantastic. After we got off the
plane we went in hangar 1(British aircraft and airliners)
and I took some more photos of the planes I can not think
of the names but they were for fighting and bombing, then
we went in the park and Tarik and Paul had to help me on
the glider swing. Then I took two more photos and we got
on the coach and went back to Sutton Park Primary where
our parents were waiting for us. By Kadie-Jo-Winstanley.`
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