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Harrier jump jet among attractions on open day at museum near Bridgnorth

A unique sound is set to reverberate around Bridgnorth this Sunday when a Harrier jump jet is fired up as part of an annual open day.

By Richard Williams
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The Chetton Heritage Museum Open Day takes place on Sunday (May 25).

The museum is run by father and son engineers, Roy and Julian Millington, who run Millington Engines in Chetton, west of Bridgnorth.

Its displays are mostly historic aviation exhibits with many Second World War era relics from local air crashes along with local history exhibits.

Julian Millington, who has turned a personal passion into something more and opened his own museum, just a few miles out of Bridgnorth, on the way to Ludlow. This sunday he will hold a special event with the museum open an much more. They will be firing up the engine on the Harrier Jump Jet, have visiting planes and much more. The museum holds many relics of military planes that have crashed in Shropshire.
Julian Millington, who has turned a personal passion into something more and opened his own museum. Photo: Steve Leath

But the centrepiece of Sunday's open day event will be the firing up of a Harrier jet.

Julian Millington, who has turned a personal passion into something more and opened his own museum, just a few miles out of Bridgnorth, on the way to Ludlow.
Julian Millington, who has turned a personal passion into something more and opened his own museum, just a few miles out of Bridgnorth, on the way to Ludlow. Photo: Steve Leath

Roy and Julian bought the Hawker Siddeley Harrier - commonly known as the 'jump jet' a decade ago, via a dealer, from the MOD. 

It will be fired up by the Harrier's original owner, Flight Lieutenant Ian Wilkes, whose name is still written on the side of the cockpit.

Julian Millington, who has turned a personal passion into something more and opened his own museum
Photo: Steve Leath

Flt Lt Wilkes promised the Pegasus engine will produce "a unique sound".

For more details visit https://www.millingtonengines.co.uk/chetton-heritage-museum-/.

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