Young Gunners
Glad I'm on their side
The Toy Blog crew spent the bank holiday weekend with rellies in Edinburgh. We visited the very excellent National Museum of Flight which was having a World War II day where, in addition to the vast array of historic aircraft on display, they also have a series of World War II related displays and events including many vehicles and weapons of the era. The picture above is one of the first of the day which I took and is my favourite. It features a merciless machine gun crew operating a German MG42 which, if anyone is interested, is widely regarded as the best light machine gun of the war.
A windy scottish morning
Free and careless with the wind in their hair. Oh, to be 6 again! This was taken just after we visited the interactive flight exhibit. This was really great - it consisted of a series of interactive displays each illustrating different flight concepts. Our recently acquired paper aeroplane making skills came in handy in the paper aeroplane feature. Here you were presented with lots of coloured paper and three different paper aeroplane designs. Then you were invited to test your creations by putting them in an automatic launcher which automatically launched your plane at the press of a button. My glider performed surprisingly well. Try it yourself!
Noémie in training
The main aircraft exhibition houses this cockpit which our youngest had lots of fun in. She loves planes!
Air to air missile guidance system
Ever wonder why the militaries of the world consume such vast amounts of money? This is the internal guidance system of an air to air missile.
All in all, it was a great day out. The kids really enjoyed it. The World War II exhibits were quite interesting but in truth, I think it was more an excuse for grown men to dress up as soldiers and drive tanks.
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