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AIRCRAFT STATUS KEY


ARGYLL aircraft preservation. Its airshows
from May to October are superb and
A Airworthy OBAN WAR AND PEACE MUSEUM
legendary. Adjacent are the idyllic
C Replica under construction Displays on the history of the Oban
19th-century Swiss Garden, and The
(may not be on public view) area include exhibits relating to
House over in the parklands.
(D) Dismantled wartime ying boat operations from
R Under restoration the town.
Location and contact info
(may not be on public view)
Location and contact info Address Shuttleworth (Old
S Static display
Address Old Oban Times Building, Warden) Aerodrome, near
ST Stored
Corran Esplanade, Oban, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
(may not be on public view)
Argyll PA34 5PX SG18 9EP
T Taxiable
Telephone 01631 570007 Telephone 01767 627927
Website www.obanmuseum.org.uk Website www.shuttleworth.org

ANGUS Admission info Admission info


MONTROSE AIR STATION Times March, April and Times February half-term to
HERITAGE CENTRE November daily 10.00- October daily 09.30-
RFC/RAF Montrose was the rst 16.00hrs 17.00hrs
operational military aireld set up May to October November to February
in Britain, opening in 1913, and this Monday-Thursday 10.00- half-term daily
excellent heritage centre tells its 18.00hrs, Friday-Sunday 10.00-16.00hrs
story. The replica BE2a, depicting the 10.00-16.00hrs Prices Collection Adults
example that was the rst RFC aircraft Mid-June to 15, concessions 12,
to land in France in 1914, is a splendid mid-September under-16s free
achievement. Tuesday-Thursday 19.00- Swiss Garden Adults 8,
21.00hrs concessions 7,
Location and contact info Prices Free under-16s free
Address Waldron Road, Combination Adults
Broomeld, Montrose, 20, concessions 17.50,
DD10 9BB BEDFORDSHIRE under-16s free
Telephone 01674 678222 306TH BOMBARDMENT
Website www.rafmontrose.org.uk GROUP MUSEUM Aircraft exhibits
Memorabilia, photos and displays Abbott-Baynes BGA 231 A
Admission info commemorate the wartime presence Scud II
Times 1 April to 31 October at Thurleigh of the USAAFs 306th Aeronca C3 G-ADRR A (Colin Essex)
ANEC II G-EBJO A
Wednesday-Saturday Bomb Group.
Avro 504K E3273/ A
10.00-16.00hrs, G-ADEV
Sunday 12.00-16.00hrs Location and contact info (really H5199)
1 November to 31 March Address Bedford Technology Avro Triplane IV G-ARSG A
replica
Saturday 10.00- Park, Thurleigh Aireld,
Avro Tutor K3241/ A
16.00hrs, Sunday 12.00- Bedfordshire MK44 1QU G-AHSA
16.00hrs Telephone 01234 708715 (really K3215)
Prices Adults 5, senior citizens Website www.306bg.co.uk Avro XIX Series 2 G-AHKX A
(BAE Systems)
and concessions 4,
Blackburn B2 G-AEBJ A
children free Admission info (BAE Systems)
Times First weekend of March to Blackburn Type D G-AANI A
Aircraft exhibits last weekend of October Monoplane
Sunday 10.30-16.00hrs Blriot XI G-AANG T
de Havilland XA109 S
Bristol Boxkite G-ASPP A
Sea Vampire T22 Prices Adults 3, under-16s free replica
Gloster Meteor T7 WF825 S
Bristol F2B Fighter D8086/ A
MBA Tiger Cub 440 G-MMLM S G-AEPH
THE SHUTTLEWORTH
Miles Hawk Major DG590/G-ADMW S COLLECTION Bristol M1C replica C4918/ A
Royal Aircraft 471 S G-BWJM
Factory BE2a replica The famous collection of mainly
Chilton DW1 G-AESZ A (Roy Nerou)
Sopwith 1F1 Camel B5577 S airworthy vintage aircraft founded
Chilton DW1A G-CDXU A (Michael
replica by the late Richard Ormonde replica Gibbs)
Supermarine EP121 S Shuttleworth remains one of the Comper CLA7 Swift G-ACTF A
Spitre LFVb replica
jewels in the crown of worldwide de Havilland DH51 G-EBIR A

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Sopwith Dove G-EAGA A
replica (Andrew Wood)
Sopwith Pup N9917/ A
G-EBKY
Sopwith Triplane N6290/ R
replica G-BOCK
Southern Martlet G-AAYX A
Supermarine AR501/G-AWII R
Spitre LFVc
Vans RV-7 G-TRVR A
Wallbro Monoplane G-BFIP S
replica
Wallis WA-116 Srs1 G-ARZB S
Westland Lysander V9367/ A
IIIa G-AZWT (really
RCAF 2355)

Note: The range of privately-owned


aircraft at Old Warden is subject to
regular change, and not all may be on
ABOVE: A brief hop by Shuttleworths English Electric Wren. BEN DUNNELL public display.

de Havilland G-EBLV A Parnall Elf G-AAIN A


DH60 Moth
de Havilland DH60X G-EBWD
(BAE Systems)
A
Percival Mew Gull G-AEXF A BERKSHIRE
Percival Provost T1 XF603/ A
Hermes Moth G-KAPW MAIDENHEAD HERITAGE CENTRE
de Havilland DH82A K2585/ A Pilcher Bat replica - S Close to the former headquarters
Tiger Moth II G-ANKT
Piper PA-18-95 G-SVAS A aireld of the Air Transport Auxiliary
de Havilland G-ACSS A Super Cub
DH88 Comet at White Waltham, a permanent
Polikarpov Po-2 28/G-BSSY A
de Havilland DH89A G-AGSH A (Philip exhibition here entitled Grandma
Dragon Rapide Meeson) Royal Aircraft F904/G-EBIA A
Factory SE5a Flew Spitres salutes this
de Havilland Canada RCAF 671/ A remarkable organisation. It has a
DHC1 Chipmunk 22 G-BNZC Ryan STA NC18923 A (Peter
Deperdussin G-AANH A
Holloway) Spitre simulator among the exhibits.
Santos-Dumont - R
Desoutter I G-AAPZ A Demoiselle replica Location and contact info
Dixon Ornithopter (BAPC 8) S Slingsby XA241 ST
English Electric G-EBNV A
Address 18 Park Street,
Grasshopper TX1
Wren Slingsby Kirby Kite BGA 310 A
Maidenhead SL6 1SL
EoN Primary AQQ/BGA 580 A Sopwith Camel F1 D1851/ A Telephone 01628 780555
Fauvel AV36CR BGA 1999 A replica G-BZSC Website maidenheadheritage.org.uk
Gloster Gladiator I K7985/ A
G-AMRK
(really L8032)
Hawker Cygnet replica G-CAMM A
Hawker Cygnet replica G-EBJI A (Colin Essex)
Hawker Demon K8203/G-BTVE A (Demon
Displays)
Hawker Hind K5414/ A
G-AENP
Hawker Hurricane I R4118/ A (Hurricane
G-HUPW Heritage)
Hawker Sea Z7015/G-BKTH A
Hurricane Ib
Hawker Tomtit K1786/G-AFTA A
Lilienthal biplane - S
glider replica
Lilienthal Normal - S
glider replica
Mignet HM14 G-AEBB S
Pou-du-Ciel
Miles Falcon G-AEEG A (Peter
Holloway)
Miles Magister I N3788/G-AKPF A (Peter
Holloway)
Miles Magister I P6382/G-AJRS A
Noorduyn AT-16 FE511/G-CIUW A (Hurricane ABOVE: Fairey Jet Gyrodyne XJ389 in the Museum of Berkshire Aviation.
Harvard IIb Heritage) PAUL FIDDIAN

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Admission info 2.50, family ticket (two Location and contact info
Times Tuesday-Saturday adults and up to three Address Northway, Filton, Bristol
10.00-16.00hrs children) 8.50 BS34 7QH
Prices Free Telephone 0117 931 5315
Aircraft exhibits Website www.aerospacebristol.org
MUSEUM OF BERKSHIRE Broburn Wanderlust - R
AVIATION EoN Olympia Mk1 BGA 529 S (D)
Admission info
A varied collection of aircraft and EoN Olympia Mk2 G-ALJZ/BGA ST (D)
Times To be conrmed
other items connected with aircraft 562 Prices To be conrmed
EoN Primary Mk1 G-ALMN/BGA ST (D)
manufacturing in Berkshire, featuring 589
several rare Miles machines. Fairey Gannet T5 XG883 S Aircraft exhibits
Fairey Jet Gyrodyne XJ389 S Arospatiale/BAC G-BOAF S
Location and contact info Handley Page G-APWA S Concorde
Address Mohawk Way (off Bader Herald 100 Arospatiale/BAC - S
Miles Hawk L6906 S (R) Concorde nose
Way), Woodley, Berkshire mock-up
Trainer III (really T9841)
RG5 4UE Avro RJX-100 - S
Miles Martinet TT1 MS902 R
Telephone 0118 944 8089 Miles Student G-MIOO S (R)
sections
Website museumofberkshire BAe Sea Harrier FA2 ZD610 S
Olympia 456 465 S
aviation.co.uk Beagle 206 Srs1 G-ATDD S
Westland Scout AH1 XP849 S cockpit
(composite)
Bristol 173-1 XF785 S
Admission info Bristol Babe III G-EASQ S
Times Last Saturday in March replica
to last Sunday in October BRISTOL Bristol Bolingbroke IVT RCAF 9048 R
Wednesday, Saturday, AEROSPACE BRISTOL Bristol Britannia 101 G-ALRX S
cockpit
Sunday and Bank Holidays The culmination of many years
Bristol F2B Fighter A7288 S
10.30-17.00hrs of effort, this new museum and replica
First Sunday in November learning centre focused on Bristols Bristol Scout D A1742 S
to last but one Sunday outstanding involvement in the replica
in March Wednesday aviation industry and established Bristol Sycamore XJ917 S
HR14
10.30-16.00hrs, Sunday under the auspices of the Bristol
Bristol Sycamore XL824 S
12.00-16.00hrs Aero Collection Trust will open HR14
Prices Adults 3.50, senior at the old Filton factory aireld in GAF Jindivik 3 A92-708 S
citizens and children summer 2017. Whittaker MW-4 G-MBTH S

BRISTOL MUSEUM AND


ART GALLERY
Very appropriately, a replica of one
of Bristols rst aircraft hangs in this
major museum in the city.

Location and contact info


Address Queens Road, Bristol
BS8 1RL
Telephone 0117 922 3571
Website www.bristolmuseums.org.
uk/bristol-museum-and-art-gallery

Admission info
Times Tuesday-Sunday and Bank
Holiday Mondays (plus
Mondays in Bristol school
holidays) 10.00-17.00hrs
Prices Free

Aircraft exhibits

ABOVE: Concorde G-BOAF being moved into the Aerospace Bristol Bristol Boxkite (BAPC 40) S
replica
facility on 7 February. AEROSPACE BRISTOL

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digs in the vicinity are featured
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Website www.trenchardmuseum.org.uk alongside some complete aircraft
Admission info exhibits in this collection.
THE TRENCHARD MUSEUM Times Tuesday 10.00-16.00hrs
Named after Lord Trenchard, founder by arrangement Location and contact info
of the RAF apprentice scheme with Prices Free Address Old Lynn Road, West
which Halton is best associated, this Walton, Wisbech
Aircraft exhibits
museum aims to preserve the stations PE14 7DA
history. The James McCudden Flight de Havilland WB626 S
Canada Chipmunk Telephone 01945 461771
Heritage Centre and associated events T10 cockpit
seek to encourage interest in ying and Hawker Hunter F6 XF522 S Admission info
aero engineering among the young. cockpit Times Good Friday-last Sunday
Hawker Siddeley XR574 S
in October weekends
Location and contact info Gnat T1
Address RAF Halton, Halton Camp, Panavia Tornado P12 XZ630 S and Bank Holidays
Buckinghamshire Slingsby Cadet TX1 RA905 S 09.30-17.00hrs
HP22 5PG Slingsby WZ772 S Prices Adults 2.50, senior
Telephone 01296 656841 Grasshopper TX1 citizens 1.50,
under-13s free

Aircraft exhibits
Avro Shackleton WR971 S
MR3/3 fuselage
de Havilland XD434 S
Vampire T11
English Electric XS459 S
Lightning T5
Hawker Siddeley XN983 S
Buccaneer S2B nose
Hunting Jet Provost XM402 S
T3
Hunting Jet Provost XM468 S
T3 nose
Mikoyan MiG-29 526 S
ABOVE: Gnat T1 XR574 among the Trenchard Museums exhibits. cockpit wreck
TRENCHARD MUSEUM Piper PA-22-108 G-ARNH ST (off-site)
Colt

M SHED
Another of Bristols municipal CAMBRIDGESHIRE IWM DUXFORD
museums tells the story of the city BOTTISHAM AIRFIELD MUSEUM Justiably considered to be one of the
and its unique place in the world. AAF Station 374 was the wartime UKs nest aviation museums and a
The Flying Flea was made in Bristol. home of the 361st Fighter Group; the world-renowned airshow venue, IWM
museum here hopes soon to open on Duxford is unrivalled as home to a
Location and contact info a regular basis. vast collection of static aircraft, active
Address Princes Wharf, Wapping conservation and airworthy warbirds.
Road, Bristol BS1 4RN Location and contact info The revamped American Air Museum,
Telephone 0117 352 6600 Address Wilbraham Road, reopened last year, is worth a visit in
Website www.bristolmuseums. Bottisham, itself.
org.uk/m-shed Cambridgeshire CB25 9BU
Telephone 07791 971799 Location and contact info
Admission info Website www.bottishamaireld Address IWM Duxford,
Times Tuesday-Sunday and Bank museum.org.uk Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
Holiday Mondays (plus Telephone 01223 835000
Mondays in Bristol school Admission info Website www.iwm.org.uk/visits/
holidays) 10.00-17.00hrs Times To be conrmed iwm-duxford
Prices Free Prices Free
Admission info
Aircraft exhibits FENLAND AND WEST NORFOLK Times Mid-March to late
Mignet HM14 G-AEHM S AVIATION MUSEUM October daily 10.00-
Pou-du-Ciel Aeronautical items recovered from 18.00hrs

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Late October to mid-March Bristol Beaughter A19-144 R (The Fighter de Havilland Canada G-DHCZ A (Aircraft
daily 10.00-16.00hrs XIc Collection) Beaver AL1 Restoration
Bristol Bolingbroke L6739/G-BPIV A (Aircraft Co)
Prices Adults 18, senior citizens
IVT (Blenheim IF) (really RCAF Restoration de Havilland Canada WB569/G-BYSJ A (Aircraft
and concessions 14.40, 10201) Co) Chipmunk T10 Restoration
children (5-15) 9, under-5s Bristol Bolingbroke RCAF 9893 ST (D) Co)
and carers (one per disabled IVT de Havilland Canada WK522/ A
Bristol Bolingbroke R3821 S (Aircraft Chipmunk T10 G-BCOU (Peter and John
visitor) free, family (one Loweth)
IVT nose Restoration Co)
adult and two children) Bristol Britannia 312 G-AOVT S (Duxford de Havilland Canada WP929/ A (Mark Jack)
30.60, family (two adults Aviation Chipmunk T10 G-BXCV
and two children) 45.90, Society) Douglas C-47A 43-15509 S
family (two adults and up to Bristol F2B Fighter E2581 S Skytrain
CASA 2.111B B.2I-103 S (D) English Electric WH725 S
three children) 53.55
CCF Harvard IV 1747/G-BGPB A (Aircraft Canberra B2
Restoration English Electric XM135 S
Aircraft exhibits Co) Lightning F1
CCF Harvard IV A J841/ A (T-6 Harvard Euroghter ZH590 S
Arospatiale/BAC G-AXDN S (Duxford G-BJST (really Aviation)
Concorde Aviation Typhoon DA4
MM53795)
Society) Fairchild A-10A 77-0259 S
Colditz Cock replica - S Thunderbolt II
Airco DH9 D5649 S
Colt 2500A gondola G-USUK S Fairey Firey TT1 G-CGYD/ ST (Aircraft
Airspeed G-ALZO S (Duxford
Ambassador 2 Aviation Consolidated 44-51228 S SE-BRG Restoration
Society) B-24M Liberator Co)
Airspeed Oxford I V3388 S Consolidated 433915/G-PBYA A Fairey Gannet ECM6 XG797 S
PBY-5A Catalina (really RCAF (Plane Sailing) Fairey Swordsh III NF370 S
Auster 5J1 Autocrat G-AGTO A (David Miller 11005)
and Michael Fiat CR42 2542 R (The Fighter
Barnett) Cub Crafters Carbon G-TFCC A (The Fighter Collection;
Cub SS Collection) off-site)
Auster AOP9 XP281 ST (D)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-1 82/G-CCVH A (The Fighter Fieseler Fi 103 (V1) - S
Avro Anson I N4877 S Collection)
Avro Lancaster I PA474 R (Battle Fieseler Fi 103 (V1) - S
Curtiss P-36C 38-0210/G-CIXJ A (The Fighter
of Britain Collection) FMA IA-58A Pucar A-549 S
Memorial Focke-Achgelis 100143 S
Flight; present Curtiss P-40C 41-13357/G-CIIO A (The Fighter
Warhawk Collection) Fa 330A-1
for major
service, leaving Curtiss P-40F 41-19841/G-CGZP A (The Fighter General Dynamics 67-0120 S
for Coningsby Warhawk Collection) F-111E
2017) de Havilland DH82A N6635 S General Dynamics - S
Avro Lancaster X KB889 S Tiger Moth II (composite) F-111F escape
Avro Rota I HM580 S de Havilland DH82A R4922/G-APAO A capsule
Avro Shackleton XF708 S (D) Tiger Moth II (Classic Wings) Gloster Gladiator II N5903/ A (The Fighter
MR3 de Havilland DH82A DF112/ A G-GLAD Collection)
Avro Vulcan B2 XJ824 S Tiger Moth II G-ANRM (Classic Wings) Gloster Javelin FAW9 XH897 S
Avro York G-ANTK S (Duxford de Havilland DH82A PG657/ A Gloster Meteor F8 WK991 S
Aviation Tiger Moth II G-AGPK (Classic Wings) Gloster Meteor T7 WF877 ST (D)
Society) de Havilland DH85 G-ACMN A (Martin and (Privately
Avro Canada RCAF 18393 S Leopard Moth Kate Slack) owned)
CF-100 Mk4B de Havilland DH89A G-AGJG A (David and Goodyear FG-1D KD345/ A (The Fighter
BAC One-Eleven G-AVMU S (Duxford Dragon Rapide Mark Miller) Corsair G-FGID Collection)
510ED Aviation de Havilland DH89A HG691/G-AIYR A (really 88297)
Society) Dragon Rapide (Classic Wings) Grumman F8F-2P 121714/ A (The Fighter
BAC Strikemaster 1133 S de Havilland DH89A TX310/G-AIDL A Bearcat G-RUMM Collection)
Mk80A Dragon Rapide (Classic Wings) Grumman FM-2 JV579/ A (The Fighter
BAC TSR2 XR222 S de Havilland DH89A G-AKIF A (Classic Wildcat G-RUMW Collection)
Beech D17S G-BRVE A (The Fighter Dragon Rapide Wings/Airborne (really 86711)
Collection) Taxi Services) Grumman TBM-3E 46214 S
Bell UH-1H Iroquois 0-21605 S de Havilland DH104 G-ALFU S (Duxford Avenger
Boeing B-17G 124485/ A (B-17 Dove 6 Aviation Handley Page PN323 S
Flying Fortress G-BEDF (really Preservation) Society) Halifax VIII nose
44-85784) de Havilland DH106 G-APDB S (Duxford Handley Page TG528 S
Boeing B-17G 238133 (really S Comet 4 Aviation
Hastings C1A
Flying Fortress 44-83735) Society)
Handley Page G-APWJ R (Duxford
Boeing B-29A 44-61748 S de Havilland VP981/ A
Herald 201 Aviation
Superfortress Devon C2 G-DHDV (Aero Legends)
Society)
Boeing B-52D 56-0689 S de Havilland TA719 S
Handley Page G-ALDG S (Duxford
Stratofortress Mosquito B35
Hermes IV fuselage Aviation
Boeing-Stearman 42-17786 S de Havilland Sea XS576 S Society)
PT-13D Kaydet Vixen FAW2
Handley Page XH648 R
Boeing-Stearman 44/G-RJAH A (Golden Apple de Havilland WZ590 S Victor B1A(K2P)
PT-17 Kaydet Operations) Vampire T11

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Hawker Fury I K5674/G-CBZP A (Historic
Aircraft
Collection)
Hawker Fury SR661/G-CBEL A (Anglia
FB11/ISS Aircraft
Restorations)
(due 2017)
Hawker Hind G-CBLK ST (D)
(Aero Vintage)
Hawker Hunter F6 XE627 S
Hawker Hunter N-250 S
F6 nose
Hawker Hurricane P2954 S
I replica
Hawker Hurricane Z2315 S
IIa
Hawker Hurricane P3700/ A (Historic
XIIa G-HURI (really Aircraft
RCAF 7711) Collection)
Hawker Nimrod I S1581/ A (The Fighter
G-BWWK Collection)
Hawker Nimrod II K3661/G-BURZ A (Historic
Aircraft ABOVE: IWM Duxfords Avro Rota HM580. BEN DUNNELL
Collection)
Hawker Sea Fury VX653/ R (The Fighter
Noorduyn AT-16 KF183/G-CORS A (Aircraft SPAD XIII replica 4513 S
FB11 G-BUCM Collection)
Harvard IIb Restoration Supermarine N3200/G-CFGJ A
Hawker Sea Fury WG655/ A (The Fighter Co)
T20 G-CHFP Collection) Spitre Ia
Nord 1002 Pinguoin NJ+C11/ A (Mark Jack) Supermarine P9374/G-MKIA A (Privately
Hawker Sea Hawk WM969 S G-ATBG
Spitre Ia owned)
FB5 North American 34064 (really S
Hawker Siddeley XV865 S B-25J Mitchell 43-31171) Supermarine X4650/ A (Comanche
Buccaneer S2B Spitre Ia G-CGUK Warbirds)
North American RCAF 3349/ A
Hawker Siddeley XZ133 S NA-64 Yale 1 G-BYNF (Rob van Dijk) Supermarine P7308/G-AIST A (Comanche
Harrier GR3 Spitre Ia (really AR213) Warbirds)
North American 411631 (really S
Hawker Siddeley G-AVFB S (Duxford P-51D Mustang 44-73979) Supermarine BM597/ A (Historic
Trident 2E Aviation North American 413704/G-BTCD A (Old Flying Spitre LFVb G-MKVB Aircraft
Society) P-51D Mustang (really 44-73149) Machine Co) Collection)
Heinkel He 162A-1 120235 S North American 463209 ST (D) Supermarine EP120/G-LFVB A (The Fighter
Hispano 10 yl/G-AWHK A (Aircraft P-51D Mustang Spitre LFVb Collection)
HA-1112-M1L (really C.4K-102) Restoration replica Supermarine TD314/G-CGYJ A
Buchn Co) North American - (composite) S Spitre HFIXe (Aero Legends)
Lavochkin La-11 20 ST (D) T-6G Texan Supermarine MH434/ A (Old Flying
(The Fighter North American 51-7692/G-TROY A Spitre LFIX G-ASJV Machine Co)
Collection) T-28S Fennec (Groupe Supermarine MH424/H-53 S
LeVier Cosmic Wind G-ARUL A Fennec) (really MJ271) (Historic
Spitre LFIX
(Pete Kynsey) North American 414561/ A (Anglia Flying)
Lockheed SR-71A 61-7962 S TF-51D Mustang G-TFSI (really Aircraft Supermarine NH341/G-CICK A
44-84847) Restorations) (Aero Legends)
Lockheed U-2CT 56-6692 S Spitre IXT
Northrop SD-1 XT581 S
McDonnell Douglas 155529 S Supermarine PV202/ A (Aircraft
F-4J Phantom II Panavia Tornado ZA465 S G-CCCA Restoration
Spitre IXT
GR1 Co)
McDonnell Douglas 76-0020 S
F-15A Eagle Percival Proctor III LZ766 S Supermarine Spitre MV268/ A (Anglia
McDonnell Douglas - S Pilcher Hawk replica - S FRXIVe G-SPIT Aircraft
F-15E Strike Eagle Republic P-47D 226413 (really S (really MV293) Restorations)
cockpit crew trainer Thunderbolt 45-49192) Supermarine PK624 ST (The Fighter
McDonnell Douglas XV474 S Royal Aircraft 2699 S Spitre F22 Collection)
Phantom FGR2 Factory BE2c Supermarine VN485 S
Messerschmitt 1190 S Royal Aircraft F3556 S Spitre F24
Bf 109E-3 Factory RE8 Supermarine X4178 S
Messerschmitt 3869 S Schweizer TG-3A 42-52983 ST (D) Spitre replica
Bf 110E-1/N rear SEPECAT Jaguar XX108 S Vickers Super VC10 G-ASGC S (Duxford
fuselage section GR1A Aviation
Srs1151
Mikoyan-Gurevich 501 S Short Sunderland V ML796 S Society)
MiG-21PF Slingsby Cadet TX3 XN239 ST (D) Vickers Viscount 701 G-ALWF S (Duxford
Miles Magister I G-AFBS S SNCAN Stampe G-AMPI A (Tom Harris) Aviation
SV-4C Society)
Mitsubishi A6M5 BI-05 S
Zero-sen cockpit SNCAN Stampe G-AYGE A (Lee Westland Lynx AH7 XZ194 S
Noorduyn AT-16 FE695/G-BTXI A (The Fighter SV-4C Proudfoot) Westland Lysander V9673 (really S
Harvard IIb Collection) Sopwith Pup N6161/G-ELRT A (Roy Palmer) IIIa V9300)

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Sunday 10.30-15.00hrs Prices Voluntary donations


CHESHIRE Non-park entry
AVRO HERITAGE MUSEUM Aircraft exhibits
Wednesday-Sunday
The museum dedicated to Avros 15.00-17.00hrs Auster J/1N Alpha G-AJEB S (The
Aeroplane
history located, of course, at the Prices Free Collection)
famous manufacturers former factory de Havilland XD624 R (The
aireld has made signicant strides Aircraft exhibits Vampire T11 Aeroplane
since opening in 2015. Douglas DC-4 nose N31356 S Collection)
de Havilland Canada G-AOUO S
Chipmunk 22
Location and contact info HACK GREEN SECRET NUCLEAR de Havilland Canada - (composite; R
Address Woodford Aerodrome, BUNKER Chipmunk T10 cockpit from
Chester Road, Woodford, A fascinating historical site relating to WG303)
Stockport SK7 1AG the nations Cold War defences. Easy Riser - ST (D)
(sat-nav SK7 1QR) Fairey Gannet T2 (BAPC 309) R (The
cockpit simulator Aeroplane
Telephone 01625 877534 Location and contact info Collection)
Website avroheritagemuseum.co.uk Address French Lane, near Nantwich, Hawker Hunter XE584 S (Privately
Cheshire CW5 8AL FGA9 nose owned)
Admission info Telephone 01270 629219 McBroom hang (BAPC 204) ST
glider
Times 26 March to 29 October Website www.hackgreen.co.uk
Mignet HM14 (BAPC 201) C (Privately
Friday-Sunday 10.00- Pou-du-Ciel replica owned)
17.00hrs Admission info Miles Gemini 7 G-AKHZ ST (D) (The
30 October to March Times March to November and Aeroplane
Collection)
2018 Friday-Sunday half-term holidays in
Miles Messenger 2A G-AHUI ST (D) (The
10.00-16.00hrs October and February Aeroplane
Prices Adults 8, over-60s 6, daily 10.00-17.00hrs Collection)
children (5-16) 4, under-5s November to March Miles Wing 100A - ST (D) (The
Gulp Aeroplane
free, family (two adults and Wednesday-Sunday Collection)
two children) 22 10.00-16.00hrs Parker CA4 Parasol G-AFIU R (The
Prices Adults 9.25, disabled Aeroplane
Aircraft exhibits people and carers 7, Collection)
Slingsby T8 Tutor BGA 466 S
Avro Lancaster nose - S children (5-16) 6,
Slingsby T8 Tutor BGA 473/ R (Privately
Avro Vulcan B2 XM603 S under-5s and disabled G-ALPU owned)
Avro Vulcan B2 nose XM602 S children free
Avro XIX Series 2 nose G-AGPG S TORNADO HERITAGE CENTRE
BAC VC10 C1K nose XV106 S Aircraft exhibits A new addition, this facility salutes
English Electric WK118 S
Canberra TT18 nose
BAC Jet Provost T4 XS179 S the Panavia Tornado. The newly
Hawker Siddeley XV235 S delivered F3 was previously held by
Nimrod MR2 nose HOOTON PARK TRUST Manchesters Museum of Science and
A number of airframes are kept in the Industry, and stored at Wroughton.
BURTONWOOD HERITAGE CENTRE historic aireld buildings at Hooton
Commemorating this huge former US Park, which are beneting from Location and contact info
military base, used amongst other several recent funding injections. Address Unit 14, Aviation Park,
things as an 8th Air Force depot Hawarden Aireld, Chester
and a USAF maintenance facility. Location and contact info Telephone 07583 308698
Address The Hangars, Aireld Way,
Location and contact info Hooton Park Aireld, Admission info
Address Gullivers World, Ellesmere Port CH65 1BQ Times Second, third and fourth
Warrington WA5 9YZ Telephone 0151 327 3565 Saturday and Sunday
Telephone 07585 609781 Website www.hootonparktrust.co.uk of each month; tours at
Website www.rafburtonwoodbase. 10.00, 12.15 and 14.30hrs
org/heritagecentre.html Admission info Prices Adults 5, senior citizens/
and www.gulliversfun.co.uk Times By appointment only students 3.50, children
contact the trust; free site (over 8) 2
Admission info tour at 13.00hrs on last
Times As part of Gullivers theme Sunday of every month Aircraft exhibits
park entry Wednesday- except December Panavia Tornado F3 ZE966 S

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history of RAF Davidstow Moor, this
museum also covers all the other
airelds along the North Cornwall
coast and military activities, including
those of the Army and Navy, in the
area.

Location and contact info


Address Nottles Park, Davidstow,
Camelford, Cornwall
PL32 9YF
Telephone 07799 194918
Website www.cornwallatwar
museum.co.uk
ABOVE: Hunter T8C WT722 and Varsity T1 WJ945 looking immaculate at
Newquay. CAHC
Admission info
Westland Lysander V9312/ R (Aircraft (hardened aircraft shelter) site, many Times Specic days only, 10.00-
IIIa G-CCOM Restoration of the aircraft are accessible to sit in. 17.00hrs see website
Co)
Westland Sea King XV712 S
Prices Adults 5, senior citizens
HAS6 Location and contact info and children (5-16) 4,
Westland Wasp XS567 S Address HAS 3, Aerohub 2, under-5s free, family (two
HAS1 St Mawgan, Newquay, adults and up to three
Westland Wessex HAS1 XS863 S
Cornwall TR8 4JN children) 13
Westland Whirlwind XK936 S
HAS7 Telephone 01637 861962
Website www.cornwallaviationhc. Aircraft exhibits
Note: There is no public access to co.uk de Havilland XK627 S
the Aircraft Restoration Company/ Vampire T11 nose
Historic Flying premises. Other aircraft Admission info Fairey Gannet ECM6 XG831 S
in storage may also not be visible. A Times Sunday-Thursday Hawker Hunter F6 XG164 S
number of modern light aircraft are 11.00-16.00hrs
based at IWM Duxford but fall outside Prices Adults 7, concessions 5, FLAMBARDS
the scope of this listing. children 4, family 18 The Flambards theme park has on
display a mock-up Concorde ight
RAF WITCHFORD AND MEPAL Aircraft exhibits deck built by BAC.
DISPLAY BAC One-Eleven ZH763 S
This memorabilia collection covers both 539GL Location and contact info
Witchford and nearby RAF Mepal, both BAC VC10 K3 ZA148 S Address Clodgey Lane, Helston,
Colomban MC-15 G-MCXV S Cornwall TR13 0QA
wartime Bomber Command bases. Cri-Cri
de Havilland XK895/G-SDEV S
Telephone 01326 573404
Location and contact info Sea Devon C20 Website www.ambards.co.uk
Address Grovemere House, English Electric VN799 (really S
Lancaster Way Business Canberra T4 WJ874) Admission info
Park, Ely, Cambridgeshire English Electric ZF580 S Times Various see website
Lightning F53
CB6 3NW Evans VP-2 G-BTSC S Prices Various depending on day
Website www.rafwitchfordand Everett Gyroplane G-ULPS S see website
mepal.co.uk Srs1
Hawker Hunter WV256 S Aircraft exhibits
GA11
Admission info Avro Shackleton WG511 ST
Hawker Hunter T8C WT722 S
Times See website T4 nose
Hawker Siddeley XV753 S Arospatiale/BAC - S
Prices Free Harrier GR3 Concorde nose
Monnett Sonerai 1 G-BJBM S mock-up
Stern ST80 G-BWVI S
CORNWALL Vickers Varsity T1 WJ945 S
CORNWALL AVIATION HERITAGE COUNTY ANTRIM
CENTRE DAVIDSTOW AIRFIELD AND ULSTER AVIATION COLLECTION
At this new volunteer-run museum CORNWALL AT WAR MUSEUM Although the Ulster Aviation Societys
on the old RAF St Mawgan HAS Dedicated primarily to the wartime Heritage Collection of aircraft with

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close links to Northern Ireland is


not currently open to casual visitors, COUNTY DOWN Prices Adults 9, concessions
pre-arranged group visits to the 7, children (5-18) and
ULSTER FOLK AND TRANSPORT
hangar at the former RAF Long Kesh MUSEUM concessions 5.50,
(now the site of the Maze Prison) can jobseekers and under-5s
The transport element of National
be undertaken; see the website. free, family 19 or 25
Museums Northern Ireland includes a
local aviation element. The museums depending on numbers
Location and contact info air gallery reopened last spring
Address Long Kesh Aireld, Halftown following refurbishment. Aircraft exhibits
Road, near Spruceeld, de Havilland DH82A G-AOUR ST (off-site)
Lisburn, BT27 5RF Location and contact info Tiger Moth II
Website www.ulsteraviationsociety. Address Cultra, Holywood, Ferguson - S
Monoplane replica
org BT18 0EU
Ferguson - ST (off-site)
Telephone 0845 608 0000 Monoplane replica
Admission info Website www.nmni.com/uftm McCandless M2 G-ARTZ ST (off-site)
Pre-arranged group visits only, McCandless M4 G-ATXX S
from March to November Admission info Miles Gemini 1a G-AKEL ST (off-site)
Times March to September Miles Gemini 3c G-AKGE ST (off-site)
Aircraft exhibits Tuesday-Sunday 10.00- Miles Messenger G-AJOC ST (off-site)
IIa
Aerosport Scamp - S 17.00hrs
Short Nimbus 1 BGA 470 ST (off-site)
Chargus Cyclone (BAPC 263) S October to February Short SC1 XG905 S
Clutton Fred Srs2 G-BNZR S Tuesday-Friday 10.00- Short Scion 1 VH-UUP/ ST (off-site)
de Havilland VP957 ST 16.00hrs, Saturday-Sunday G-ACUX
Devon C2 nose
11.00-16.00hrs Short Sealand G-AKLW S
de Havilland WZ549 S nose
Vampire T11 Open on all Northern
Shorts 330-100 G-BKMW S
English Electric WF911 S Ireland Bank Holiday nose
Canberra B2 nose Mondays
English Electric XH131 S
Canberra PR9
Aircraft exhibits
Eurowing G-MJWS S Supermarine P7823 S
Goldwing Spitre IIa replica Airspeed Oxford V EB ST(D) (off-site)
Fairchild 24W-41A G-AJSN R Team Himax 1700R G-MZHM S de Havilland D-IFSB S
Argus Westland Puma HC1 XW222 S DH104 Dove 6
Fairey Gannet AS4 XA460 R Westland Scout AH1 XV136 R de Havilland XG743 ST(D) (off-site)
Ferguson G-CJEN S Sea Vampire T22
Westland Wessex HC2 XR517 S
Monoplane replica de Havilland J-1790 S/T
Fieseler Fi 103 (V1) - S Venom FB54
replica EoN Primary (BAPC 423) R (off-site)
Grumman Wildcat V JV482 R COUNTY DURHAM Mignet HM14 G-ADRZ S(D) (off-site)
HAPI SF-2A Cygnet - S (D) Pou-du-Ciel replica
FISHBURN HISTORIC
Hawker Sea Hawk WN108 S Thurston Tawney G-APWU ST(D) (off-site)
AVIATION CENTRE Owl
FB5
A new collection being set up by Westland Whirlwind - C (off-site)
Hawker Siddeley XV361 S
Buccaneer S2B the Aircraft Restoration Group. The I cockpit replica
Hunting Jet Provost XM414 S museum is in the process of being
T3A built, with hangars on site waiting to
Lavery Sea Hawker EI-BUO ST be erected. However, the aireld is CUMBRIA
McDonnell Douglas XT864 S open to the public and the Dove and
Phantom FG1
SOLWAY AVIATION MUSEUM
Pitts S-1A Special N80BA ST the Venom are on static display. This collection is situated on Carlisle
Quicksilver - S Airport, and features displays largely
Robinson R-22 Beta G-RENT S Location and contact info connected with aviation in the
Rogallo hang-glider (BAPC 266) ST Address Garmondsway, Bishop north-west.
Rotec Rallye 2B G-MBJV S Middleham DL17 9DY
Shorts 330 G-BDBS S Telephone 07803 809883 Location and contact info
Shorts SB4 Sherpa G-14-1 S Website www.aircraftrestoration Address Aviation House, Carlisle
Shorts Stiletto - S group.webs.com Airport, Crosby-on-Eden,
Shorts Tucano G-BTUC S Cumbria CA6 4NW
Shorts Tucano T1 ZF167 R Admission info Telephone 01228 573823
fuselage
Sud SA316B 202 S
Times To be conrmed Website www.solway-aviation-
Alouette III Prices To be conrmed museum.co.uk

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Auster T7 frame WE558 S
Avro Vulcan B2 XM575 S
BAC Jet Provost T4 XP568 S
BAC VC10 C1K nose XV108 S
Britten SA1 Sheriff G-FRJB S
de Havilland G-ANUW R
DH104 Dove 6
de Havilland XG737 R
Sea Venom FAW22
de Havilland XD447 S
Vampire T11
de Havilland XD534 S
Vampire T11 (wings/tail
from XD382)
de Havilland WP784 R
Canada Chipmunk (composite
T10 with WZ876)
English Electric WH740 S
Canberra T17
English Electric ZF588 S
ABOVE: Nimrod R1 XW664 in the East Midlands Aeropark. TONY HARMSWORTH Lightning F53
Hawker Hunter XJ714 S
FR10 (composite)
Admission info DERBYSHIRE Hawker Hunter GA11 WV382 S
Times 31 March to last Hawker Hunter T7 XL569 S
EAST MIDLANDS AEROPARK
weekend in October Hawker Siddeley XV350 S
At its location on the north-western
Friday-Sunday and Bank Buccaneer S2B
corner of East Midlands Airport, the
Holiday Mondays Hawker Siddeley XW664 S
Aeropark continues to be a popular Nimrod R1
10.30-17.00hrs
attraction. Hunting Jet Provost XN492 S
Prices Adults 6, senior citizens and T3 nose
children (6-16) 4, under-6s Location and contact info Percival Provost T1 WW442 R
free, family (maximum two Address East Midlands Airport, Schleicher K-8 - S
children) 15 Castle Donington, Slingsby Cadet TX3 WT914 S
fuselage
Aircraft exhibits Derbyshire DE74 2PR SOCATA Rallye 100S G-BBLM S
Armstrong Whitworth WS832 S Telephone 01332 850463 Vickers Vanguard G-APES S
Meteor NF14 Website www.eastmidlands 953C nose
Auster J/5L Aiglet G-APLG ST (D) aeropark.org Vickers Varsity T1 WL626 S
Trainer Vickers Viscount G-CSZB S
Avro Vulcan B2 XJ823 S 807 nose
BAC Jet Provost T4 XS209 S
Admission info
Westland Gazelle XX457 R
Bede BD-5 G-BDTT ST (D) Times Good Friday to 31 AH1
Bensen B8M G-BRHL ST October Thursday Westland Lynx XZ721 S
Cessna 152 G-BNNR R 11.00-16.00hrs, Saturday HAS3GMS
de Havilland WZ515 S 12.00-17.00hrs, Sunday Westland Wessex XT604 S
Vampire T11 HC2
and Bank Holiday
de Havilland WB584 R Westland XG588/VR-BEP S
Mondays 10.30-17.00hrs Whirlwind Srs3
Canada Chipmunk (cockpit)/
T10 WG303 1 November to Good
(rear fuselage) Friday 2018 Sunday
English Electric
Canberra T4
WE188 S 10.30-17.00hrs DORSET
Prices Adults 4, children (5-16) BOURNEMOUTH AVIATION
English Electric ZF583 S
Lightning F53 2, under-5s free MUSEUM
Hawker Hunter F51 - (really E-425) S The BAM, located at Bournemouths
Hawker Siddeley G-ARPP S Aircraft exhibits Adventure Wonderland theme park,
Trident 1C nose has an interesting collection including
Armstrong Whitworth G-BEOZ S
McDonnell Douglas XV406 S Argosy 101
Phantom FGR2 some exhibits with a local avour.
Armstrong WM367 S It also offers excellent views over
Mignet HM14 G-ADRX S Whitworth Meteor
Pou-du-Ciel NF13 nose Bournemouth Airport.
Percival Sea Prince T1 WP314 S Armstrong WS760 ST (off-site)
Sikorsky Whirlwind WV198 S Whitworth Meteor Location and contact info
HAR21 NF14
Address Merritown Lane, Hurn,
Slingsby WZ784 S Armstrong WM224 S
Grasshopper TX1 (composite Whitworth Meteor Christchurch, Dorset
with WZ824) TT20 BH23 6BA

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Telephone 01202 473141 Hawker Hunter F6A XG160 S adults and two children)
Website www.aviation-museum. North American KF388 S 37; discounts if bought
co.uk Harvard IIb (composite) online; for details of
Northrop XR346 S
MQM-36A Shelduck
season tickets, see website
Admission info Percival Provost T1 WW421 S
Times Until 26 March and after (really WW450) Aircraft exhibits
29 October daily 10.00- Piper PA-28-161 G-TLET R
Cadet General Aircraft TK718 S
16.00hrs Hamilcar I fuselage
SEPECAT Jaguar GR1 XX763 S
27 March to 29 October section
Vickers Vanguard - S
daily 10.00-17.00hrs cockpit simulator
Saunders-Roe XM564 ST
Skeeter AOP12
Prices Adults 6, children (3-16) Vickers Viscount G-OPAS S
3, under-3s free 806 nose
Westland Wasp
HAS1
XT431
(composite
S DUMFRIES AND
Aircraft exhibits with XS463) GALLOWAY
Armstrong Whitworth WS776 S Westland Wessex XT257 S DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
Meteor NF14 HAS3
AVIATION MUSEUM
Avro Vulcan XH537 S The old control tower of the WW2
B2MRR nose
BAC One-Eleven ZE432 S THE TANK MUSEUM aireld at RAF Dumfries is this
479FU forward Proclaiming itself to be the worlds volunteer-run museums centrepiece.
fuselage best collection of tanks, two
BAe 125 CC3 ZD620 S Location and contact info
fuselage appropriate aircraft are featured in
the exhibitions at Bovington. Address Former Control Tower,
Boeing 737-229 G-CEAH S
forward fuselage Heathhall Industrial Estate,
Chichester-Miles G-BKRL R Location and contact info Dumfries DG1 3PH
Leopard Address Linsay Road, Bovington, Telephone 01387 251623
de Havilland XE856 S Dorset BH20 6JG Website www.dumfriesaviation
Vampire T11
Telephone 01929 462359 museum.com
English Electric WT532 S
Canberra PR7 nose Website www.tankmuseum.org
English Electric 53-676/ZF582 S Admission info
Lightning F53 nose Admission info Times Easter to October
Grumman American GO-CSE S Times Daily 10.00-17.00hrs Wednesday 11.00-
AA-5B Tiger fuselage (really G-BFZR)
Handley Page G-BEYF R
Prices Adults 14, children (5-16) 16.00hrs, Saturday-Sunday
Herald 401 nose 8, under-5s free, family 10.00-17.00hrs
Handley Page Victor XL164 R (one adult and three July and August
K2 nose children) 30, family (two Wednesday-Friday 11.00-
16.00hrs, Saturday-Sunday
10.00-17.00hrs
Prices Adults 5, children and
concessions 4, family
(two adults and two
children) 15

Aircraft exhibits
BAC Jet Provost T4 XP557 S
BAC Jet Provost T5A XW363 ST (off-site)
Bristol Sycamore III WA576 S
Dassault Mystre 318 S
IVA
English Electric WJ880 S
Canberra T4 nose
English Electric ZF584 S
Lightning F53
Fairey Gannet AEW3 XL497 S
General Dynamics 68-0060 S
F-111E escape
capsule
Gloster Meteor T7 WL375 S
ABOVE: The nose of Jetstream T2 XX483 in the Dumfries and Galloway (Mod)
museum. TONY HARMSWORTH Hawker Hunter F4 WT746 S

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Hawker Siddeley XT280 S
Buccaneer S2B nose
Hawker Siddeley - S
HS748 cockpit
Hawker Siddeley G-AWZJ S
Trident 3B fuselage
Lockheed T-33A FT36 S
Shooting Star
North American 54-005 (really S
F-100D Super Sabre 54-2163)
Saab J 35A Draken 35075 S
Scottish Aviation XX483 S
Jetstream T2 nose
Supermarine P7540 R
Spitre IIa
Westland Wessex XT486 S
HU5

EAST LOTHIAN
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FLIGHT
Scotlands premier aviation museum
has expanded considerably in recent
years, not least through the addition
of Concorde Alpha Alpha, and now
the refurbishment of the civil and
military aircraft restoration hangars.
Several aircraft on display are unique
examples of their types. ABOVE: Tomahawk, Terrier, Tiger Moth and Gull in the new-look science
and technology galleries at the National Museum of Scotland. METAPHOR
Location and contact info
Address East Fortune Aireld, BAe Dragony 2 G-BDFU ST Eurowing Goldwing G-MBPM ST
BAe Jetstream 31 G-JSSD S Ferranti Phoenix - S
East Lothian, EH39 5LF
Beech E18S G-ASUG S Firebird Sierra - S
Telephone 0300 123 6789
Birdman Moonraker - ST General Aircraft G-AGBN S
Website www.nms.ac.uk/national- 77 Cygnet
museum-of-ight Blackburn XK533 ST (off-site) Goldmarque Gyr - ST
Buccaneer S1 nose Handley Page G-BBBV S
Admission info Boeing 707-436 G-APFJ S Jetstream 1 fuselage
forward fuselage
Times April to October Hawker Sea WF259 S
Bristol Beaughter RD220 R (ST) Hawk F2
daily 10.00-17.00hrs TFX
Hawker Siddeley XT288 ST
October to April Bristol Bolingbroke RCAF 9940 R (ST) Buccaneer S2B
IVT
Saturday-Sunday 10.00- Hawker Siddeley XV277 S
Britten-Norman G-BELF S
16.00hrs BN-2 Islander Harrier GR1
Prices Adults 12, concessions Cameron O-65 G-BCFN ST Hawker Siddeley XV241 ST
Nimrod MR2 nose
10, children 7, under-5s Chargus 18/50 - ST
Hawker Siddeley G-ARPH S
free, family ticket (two de Havilland VH-UQB S
Trident 1C nose
DH80 Puss Moth
adults and two children) Hiway Chordwise - ST
de Havilland VH-SNB S
31 DH84 Dragon Cloudbase
de Havilland G-ANOV S Hiway Super G-MBJX ST
DH104 Dove 6 Scorpion
Aircraft exhibits
de Havilland G-BDIX S Ikarus C42 G-SJEN S
Arospatiale/BAC G-BOAA S DH106 Comet 4C Letov S-103 3677 S
Concorde
de Havilland Sea WW145 S Mainair Tri-Flyer G-MMLI ST
Air and Space 18A G-BVWK ST Venom FAW22
McDonnell Douglas 155848 ST
Airwave Magic Kiss - ST Druine D31 G-AVPC S F-4S Phantom II
Albatros ASG21 - ST Turbulent
Messerschmitt 191659 S
Armstrong G-ARCX S Electra Flyer Floater - ST
Me 163B-1a Komet
Whitworth Meteor English Electric VX185 S
NF14 Canberra B5 nose Miles M18 MkII G-AHKY S
Avro Anson C19 VM360 S English Electric XN776 S Morane-Saulnier G-BIRW ST
Avro Vulcan B2A XM597 S Lightning F2A MS505 Criquet
BAC One-Eleven G-AVMO S Eurowing Catto G-MJEN ST Panavia Tornado F3 ZE934 S
510ED CP-16 Percival Provost T1 WV493 ST

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Pilcher Hawk - ST
Piper PA-24-260B
Comanche
G-ATOY S EDINBURGH Admission info
Saunders-Roe XL762 ST NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Times Daily 10.00-17.00hrs
Skeeter AOP12 Major changes at the main NMS site Prices Free
Schleicher Ka-4 D-0359 S have seen the reopening of several
Rhnlerche II Aircraft exhibits
galleries after redevelopment, a
Scotkites Cirrus III - S
Scottish Aviation G-BBVF S
process that has seen more light Beagle A61 Terrier 1 G-ARSL S
Twin Pioneer 3 aircraft many with Scottish de Havilland G-AOEL S
DH82A Tiger
SEPECAT Jaguar XZ119 S connections being added to the Moth II
GR1A displays. Kay Type 33/1 G-ACVA S
Slingsby Cadet TX1 TS291 ST (off-site)
Pilcher Hawk - S
Slingsby XA228 S Location and contact info Piper PA-38-112 G-BGXB S
Grasshopper TX1
Address Chambers Street, Tomahawk
Slingsby Sedbergh SE-SHK ST
TX1 Edinburgh EH1 1JF Scottish Aviation G-AXIG S
Telephone 0300 123 6789 Bulldog 101
Solar Wings - ST
Slingsby Gull 1 G-ALPA S
Typhoon Website www.nms.ac.uk/scotland
Southdown - ST
Sailwings Sigma II
Sopwith 1 Strutter - C (Aircraft
replica Preservation
Society Admission info RAF stations, thanks not least to this
Scotland) Times March to October last museums efforts. Different rooms
Spartan Cruiser III G-ACYK S Sunday of each month cover each era of the airelds history.
forward fuselage
frame 10.00-16.00hrs
Supermarine TE462 S Prices Adults 3, children free Location and contact info
Spitre LFXVIe Address Ad Astra House,
Vickers Viscount 701 G-AMOG ST (D) Aircraft exhibits 6 Hurricane Way, North
Waco CG-4A - ST Weald, Essex CM16 6AA
Hadrian nose Martin B-26C 41-35253 S
Weir W-2 - S
Marauder fuselage Telephone 01992 523010
section
WSK SBLim-2 nose 3309 ST Website nwamuseum.co.uk

EAST ESSEX AVIATION MUSEUM Admission info


The recovered Mustang fuselage Times From rst weekend in
aside, the museum contains displays April Saturday, Sunday
on 20th-century conicts and a wide and Bank Holiday
range of memorabilia. Mondays 12.00-16.00hrs
Prices Adults 2.00, concessions
Location and contact info 1.50, children (5-18) 50p,
Address Martello Tower, Point under-5s free
Clear, Essex CO16 8LJ
ABOVE: Miles M18 MkII G-AHKY Website www.eastessexaviation RIDGEWELL AIRFIELD
frames other exhibits in East society.org COMMEMORATIVE ASSOCIATION
Fortunes refurbished civil aircraft Dedicated to the airelds wartime
hangar. BEN DUNNELL Admission info inhabitants, No 90 Squadron, RAF and
Times Monday 19.00-21.00hrs the US Army Air Forces 381st Bomb
ESSEX April to October Sunday Group.
BOXTED AIRFIELD MUSEUM 10.00-14.00hrs
Home variously to B-26s, P-51s and June to September Location and contact info
P-47s during WW2, Boxteds museum Wednesday 10.00-14.00hrs Address Oaker Bridge, Halstead,
has been augmented by the UKs Prices Free Essex CO9 4RG
largest surviving piece of Marauder. Telephone 01440 788345
Aircraft exhibits Website www.381st.com
Location and contact info North American P-51D 44-14574 S
Mustang fuselage
Address Langham Lane, Langham, Admission info
Essex CO4 5NW NORTH WEALD AIRFIELD Times April to September
Telephone 07503 952354 MUSEUM second Sunday of every
Website www.boxted-aireld.com/ North Weald can justiably claim to be month, 11.00-17.00hrs
boxted-aireld-museum one of the best-documented former Prices Free

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AERODROME MUSEUM Times March to November last
Stow Maries is Europes most intact Calling itself the home of aviation Sunday of the month and
surviving WW1 aerodrome. Superb archaeology in Essex, the Thameside Bank Holiday Mondays
progress has been made in restoring Aviation Museum puts on display the 11.00-17.00hrs
the buildings and re-creating a First results of numerous digs. Prices Free
World War Royal Flying Corps base.
With permanent hangarage being Location and contact info
provided, more WW1-era airworthy Address Coalhouse Fort, East GREATER LONDON
aircraft are taking up residence at this Tilbury, Essex RM18 8PB BATTLE OF BRITAIN BUNKER
active (PPR-only) aireld. Telephone 01375 844203 The home from 1939 to 1958 of the
Website www.aviationmuseum. RAF No 11 (Fighter) Group operations
Location and contact info co.uk room, this key Battle of Britain site is
Address Hackmans Lane, Purleigh, open for pre-arranged guided visits.
Essex CM3 6RN (sat-nav
CM3 6RJ)
Telephone 07860 345403
Website www.stowmaries.org.uk GLOUCESTERSHIRE Gloster Gamecock J7904
replica
S

JET AGE MUSEUM Gloster Gladiator II N5914 R


Admission info One of the new success stories Gloster Javelin FAW4 XA634 R
Times Friday, Saturday and of the UKs museum scene, the Gloster Javelin FAW9 XH903 S
Sunday 10.00-17.00hrs; Jet Age Museum has gone from Gloster Meteor EE345 R
open six days a week in strength to strength since its III nose
school summer holidays purpose-built accommodation Gloster Meteor F8 WH364 S
Prices Adults 8, over-65s 6, Gloster Meteor T7 VW453 S
opened. Saluted in particular are
under-16s free, adult Gloster Meteor T7 WF784 S
the locally-made products of Gloster Meteor T7 WL349 R
season ticket 15 Gloster aircraft. Hawker Hunter XE664 S
F4 nose
Aircraft exhibits Location and contact info Hawker Hurricane V6799 S
Albatros D.Va ZK-TGY A Address Meteor Business Park, replica
replica (Oliver Wulff) Cheltenham Road East, Hawker Typhoon - R
Blriot XI replica G-BPVE S (Bianchi Ia/Ib cockpit
Gloucester GL2 9QL
Aviation) Hawker Siddeley XW264 S
Telephone 01452 260078 Harrier T2 nose
Fokker E.III replica 107/15/G-AVJO S (Bianchi
Aviation) Website www.jetagemuseum.org Hawker Siddeley G-AWZU R
Morane-Saulnier N MS824/ S (Bianchi Trident 3B nose
replica G-AWBU Aviation) Admission info
Nieuport 17/23 N1977/ A Times Saturday, Sunday and
replica G-BWMJ ( John Gilbert) WELLINGTON AVIATION
Replica Plans SE5a F235/G-BMDB A (David
Bank Holiday Mondays, MUSEUM
Blaxland) 10.00-16.00hrs; see Artefacts, including Vickers
Royal Aircraft A2767/ A (WW1 Aviation website for details of Wellington propellers and wheels,
Factory BE2e replica ZK-KOZ Heritage Trust) additional opening dates paying tribute to the wartime role of
Sopwith 1 Strutter A8274 S Prices Free
replica RAF Moreton-in-Marsh.
Sopwith Camel F1 N6377/ S (Bianchi
replica G-BPOB Aviation) Aircraft exhibits Location and contact info
Sopwith Pup replica A653 S Airspeed Horsa - C Address British School House,
Sopwith Snipe F2367/ZK-SNI A (WW1 replica Broadway Road,
replica Aviation Armstrong WM366 S
Heritage Trust)
Moreton-in-Marsh,
Whitworth Meteor
NF13 Gloucestershire GL56 0BG
Armstrong WS807 R Telephone 01608 812387
Whitworth Meteor Website www.wellingtonaviation.
NF14
org
Avro Vulcan B2 nose XM569 S
de Havilland XD506 ST (D)
Vampire T11 Admission info
English Electric WK126 ST Times Until November
Canberra TT18 Sunday 10.00-16.00hrs
Gloster E28/39 W4041 S Prices 2.50 for all
ABOVE: BE2e reproduction A2767 replica
at Stow Maries. DAVID DAVIES

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Location and contact info Monday, Wednesday, Aircraft exhibits
Address RAF Uxbridge c/o RAF Friday and Saturday
de Havilland G-AOXL S
Northolt, West End Road, 10.00-17.00hrs DH114 Heron 2D (really G-ANUO)
Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 6NG October to February
Telephone 01895 238154 Monday, Wednesday,
FIREPOWER THE ROYAL
Website friendsof11group.co.uk Friday and Saturday ARTILLERY MUSEUM
10.00-16.00hrs
Firepower closed to the public on 8
Admission info Prices Adults 8.80, over-60s/
July last year pending establishment,
Times Monday-Friday, guided students 7.70, children
perhaps in 2020, of the proposed
tours by appointment (6-16) 4.40, under-6s
new Salisbury Plain Heritage Centre
at 10.00 and 14.00hrs; free, family (two adults
to house its collection.
see website for details of and one or two children)
summer weekend openings 22, family (two adults
IWM LONDON
Prices Free (minimum donation and three children) 24.20
The London branch of the Imperial
of 3 recommended)
War Museums now contains a smaller
CROYDON AIRPORT number of aircraft than it did prior
Aircraft exhibits VISITOR CENTRE to the recent major refurbishment,
Hawker Hurricane P3901 S A fascinating museum telling the story though they do include the Sopwith
I replica of Londons historic Croydon Airport Camel in which Flt Sub Lt Stuart
Supermarine BS239 S from 1916-59, located in the Grade
Spitre IX replica Culley shot down Zeppelin LZ100 on
II-listed 1928 terminal building. 11 August 1918.

BENTLEY PRIORY MUSEUM Location and contact info Location and contact info
The ex-headquarters of RAF Fighter Address Airport House, Purley Address Lambeth Road, London
Command houses a growing museum. Way, Croydon CR0 0XZ SE1 6HZ
Website www.croydonairport Telephone 020 7416 5000
Location and contact info society.org.uk Website www.iwm.org.uk/visits/
Address Mansion House Drive, iwm-london
Stanmore, HA7 3FB Admission info
Telephone 020 8950 5526 Times First Sunday of every Admission info
Website bentleypriorymuseum. month, 11.00-16.00hrs; Times Daily 10.00-18.00hrs
org.uk group visits at other times Prices Free
by prior appointment
Admission info Prices Free (suggested donation Aircraft exhibits
Times March to September 4) Avro Lancaster DV372 S
I nose
BAE Systems ZD461 S
Harrier GR9A
Fieseler Fi 103 (V1) - S
Mitsubishi A6M3 3685/Y2-176 S
Zero-sen remains
Sopwith Camel 2F1 N6812 S
Supermarine R6915 S
Spitre I

ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM


LONDON
A visit to the RAF Museum at Hendon
is a must, telling as it does the
story of the Royal Air Force from its
beginnings in the Royal Flying Corps
to today. As has been well-publicised
in recent months, the Battle of Britain
Hall has been closed and its exhibits
dispersed as part of preparations for
substantial redevelopment, ready
for the museum to mark the RAFs
ABOVE: Spitre Ia R6915 prominent in the IWM London atrium. IWM centenary in 2018.

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Location and contact info


Address Grahame Park Way,
London NW9 5LL
Telephone 020 8205 2266
Website www.rafmuseum.org.uk/
london

Admission info
Times March to October
daily 10.00-18.00hrs
October to March
daily 10.00-17.00hrs
Prices Free; car parking charges
apply (up to three hours
3, three to six hours 4)
ABOVE: Spitre LFXVIe RW393 in the foreground of this RAF Museum
London view. BEN DUNNELL
Aircraft exhibits
Airspeed Oxford I MP425 S Douglas Dakota KG437 ST Junkers Ju 87G-2 494083 S
Albatros D.Va replica D7343/17 S III nose Lockheed Hudson A16-199 S
Auster I LB264 S EH Industries EH101 ZJ116/G-OIOI S IIIa
Avro 504K E449 S English Electric WE139 S Lockheed Martin - S
Canberra PR3 F-35 Lightning II
Avro Anson I W2068 S
English Electric XS925 S replica
fuselage
Lightning F6 McDonnell Douglas XV424 S
Avro Lancaster I R5868 S Phantom FGR2
Avro Rota K4232 S Euroghter Typhoon ZH588 S
DA2 Messerschmitt 4101 S
Avro Vulcan B2 XL318 S Bf 109E-3
Fairey Battle I L5343 S
BAC Jet Provost T5A XW323 S Messerschmitt 730301 S
Fiat CR42 MM5701 S
Blriot XI 164 S Bf 110G-2
Fieseler Fi 103A-1 - S
Blriot XXVII 433 S Messerschmitt 112372 S
(V1) Me 262A-2a
Boeing B-17G 44-83868 S Focke-Wulf 584219 S
Flying Fortress North American FE905 S
Fw 190A-8/U-1 Harvard IIb
Boeing CH-47D 83-24104 S Fokker D.VII 8417/18 S
Chinook forward North American 413317 S
fuselage Gloster F9/40 DG202 S P-51D Mustang (really
Gloster Gladiator N5628 S 44-74409)
Bristol Beaughter - S
IIF nose II forward fuselage North American 34037 (really S
remains TB-25N Mitchell 44-29366)
Bristol Beaughter RD253 S
TFX Gloster Meteor F8 WH301 S Panavia Tornado F3 ZE887 S
Bristol Beaufort VIII DD931 S Grob Viking T1 nose ZE686 S Panavia Tornado ZA457 S
(composite) Handley Page W1048 S GR1
Bristol Bolingbroke L8756 (really S Halifax II remains Percival Mew Gull G-AEXF S
IVT RCAF 10001) Handley Page Victor XM717 S replica
Bristol Bulldog IIa K2227 (really S K2 nose Percival Proctor III Z7197 S
G-ABBB) Hawker Hart II J9941 (really S Republic P-47D KL216 (really S
Bristol F2B Fighter E2466 S G-ABMR) Thunderbolt 45-49295)
British Army - S Hawker Hart Trainer K4972 S Robinson R-22 Beta G-RAFM S
Dirigible No 1 Hawker Hunter XG154 S (really G-OTHL)
gondola replica FGA9 Royal Aircraft 687 S
Caudron G.III 3066 S Factory BE2b replica
Hawker Hunter FR10 853 S
Clarke Glider - S Royal Aircraft A6526 S
Hawker Hurricane I P2617 S
Factory FE2b
Consolidated B-24L KN751 S Hawker Hurricane I P3175 S
Liberator Royal Aircraft A3930 S
remains Factory RE8 replica
Curtiss P-40N FX760 (really S Hawker Tempest II PR536 S
Kittyhawk A29-556) Royal Aircraft F938 S
Hawker Tempest V NV778 S Factory SE5a
de Havilland DH9A F1010 S Hawker Siddeley XW547 S Short Sunderland V ML824 S
de Havilland TJ138 S Buccaneer S2B Sikorsky Hovery I KL110 S
Mosquito B35 Hawker Siddeley XZ997 S Slingsby Cadet TX1 XA302 S
de Havilland VT812 S Harrier GR3
Vampire F3 Slingsby WZ791 S
Heinkel 701152 S Grasshopper TX1
de Havilland Canada WP962 S He 111H-20/R1
Chipmunk T10 Sopwith 5F1 C3988 S
Heinkel He 162A-2 120227 S Dolphin (composite
Douglas Dakota III KG437 S
Hunting Jet Provost XM463 S with D5329)
fuselage section
T3A fuselage Sopwith F1 Camel F6314 S

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Sopwith Snipe E6655
(composite)
S Cody Military
Biplane
304 S GREATER MANCHESTER
Sopwith Triplane N5912 S de Havilland G-AAAH S IWM NORTH
Supermarine A2-4 S (due to leave DH60G Gipsy Moth Just one aircraft is displayed within
Seagull V 2017) de Havilland G-ASSM S the Imperial War Museums northern
Supermarine N9899 S DH125-1A
branch.
Southampton Douglas Dakota KN448 S
fuselage IV nose
Fieseler Fi 103A-1 442795 S
Location and contact info
Supermarine X4590 S
Spitre I (V1) Address The Quays, Trafford Wharf
Supermarine BL614 S Fokker E.III 210/16 S Road, Manchester M17 1TZ
Spitre LFVb Gloster E28/39 W4041 S Telephone 0161 836 4000
Supermarine - S Handley Page G-AACN S Website www.iwm.org.uk/visits/
Spitre LFIX replica HP39 Gugnunc
iwm-north
Supermarine TB675 S Hawker Hurricane I L1592 S
Spitre LFXVIe (really RW393) Hawker P1127 XP831 S
Supermarine PK724 S JAP-Harding (BAPC 54) S
Admission info
Spitre F24 Monoplane Times Daily 10.00-16.30hrs
Supermarine 920 S Lilienthal glider (BAPC 124) S Prices Free
Stranraer replica
Vickers FB5 2345 S Lockheed 10A NC5171N S Aircraft exhibits
Gunbus replica Electra
Westland XG474 S Messerschmitt 191316 S McDonnell Douglas 159233 S
Belvedere HC1 Me 163B-1a AV-8A Harrier
Westland XW855 S Pitts S-1S Special G-AZPH S
Gazelle HCC4 Rolls-Royce Thrust XJ314 S MANCHESTER AIRPORT RUNWAY
Westland XV732 S Measuring Rig VISITOR PARK
Wessex HCC4 Royal Aircraft G-EBIB S
Westland XP299 S Factory SE5a Your chance to go aboard some
Whirlwind HAR10 Saunders-Roe XN344 S well-preserved large historic
Skeeter AOP12 aircraft and watch the goings-on at
SCIENCE MUSEUM Schempp-Hirth BGA 2091 S Manchester Airport.
Standard Cirrus
The Flight and Making the Modern Short SC1 XG900 S
World galleries at the internationally- Location and contact info
Supermarine S6B S1595 S
famous Science Museum are where Supermarine P9444 S
Address Sunbank Lane, Altrincham,
most of the aircraft are to be found. Spitre Ia Cheshire WA15 8XQ
Of special note, of course, are Alcock Vickers Vimy IV (BAPC 51) S Telephone 0161 489 3932
and Browns Vimy and the E28/39; Westland-Hill J8067 S Website www.manchesterairport.
Pterodactyl I
the Gugnunc, previously stored at co.uk/manweb.nsf/
Wright Model A (BAPC 53) S
Wroughton, is a new addition. Flyer replica Content/runwayvisitor
park
Location and contact info
Address Exhibition Road, South
Kensington, London SW7 2DD
Telephone 020 7942 4000
Website www.sciencemuseum.
org.uk

Admission info
Times Daily 10.00-18.00hrs
(19.00hrs during school
holidays)
Prices Free

Aircraft exhibits
Antoinette (BAPC 55) S
Monoplane
Army Balloon - S
Factory Beta
airship car
Avro 504K D7560 S
Avro Rota I AP507 S
ABOVE: Gugnunc G-AACN in the Science Museums new Winton Gallery.
Avro Triplane (BAPC 50) S PARAGON

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Admission info Admission info HAMPSHIRE


Times Daily 08.00hrs-dusk (see Times Daily 10.00-17.00hrs
FARNBOROUGH AIR SCIENCES
website for details) Prices Free TRUST MUSEUM
Prices Parking 5 for up to two
FAST does much to preserve
hours, 10 for two to four Aircraft exhibits Farnboroughs test and research ying
hours, or 12 for more
Avro 504K G-ABAA S history, not least through its excellent
than four hours; free on
museum which includes several
foot, public transport or Avro 707A WZ736 S former RAE/DRA/DERA aircraft.
pushbike Avro Avian IIIa G-EBZM S
Avro Shackleton WR960 S Location and contact info
Aircraft exhibits AEW2 Address Trenchard House,
Avro Triplane replica 14 S 85 Farnborough Road,
Arospatiale/BAC G-BOAC S
Concorde Avro Type F replica - S Farnborough, Hampshire
Avro RJX G-IRJX S Bensen-Wallis B7M G-APUD S
GU14 6TF
Hawker Siddeley XV231 S Bristol Belvedere XG454 S
Telephone 01252 375050
Nimrod MR2 HC1
Hawker Siddeley G-AWZK S Cody Kite - S
Website www.airsciences.org.uk
Trident 3B de Havilland DH89A G-ADAH S
McDonnell Douglas G-DMCA S Dragon Rapide Admission info
DC-10-30 nose Times Saturday, Sunday and
English Electric P1A WG763 S
Bank Holiday Mondays
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND EoN 463 Series 1 BQT S 10.00-16.00hrs
INDUSTRY Flexiform (BAPC 252) ST Prices Free
The MSI celebrates the rich aviation Hawker Siddeley G-AWZP S
history of this part of England, Trident 3B nose Aircraft exhibits
especially through the Avro Hiway Spectrum (BAPC 251) ST
Arospatiale XW241 S
companys products. However, the Mainair Tri-Flyer G-MJXE S SA330E Puma
330 Airbus Zephyr 4 - S
long-term future of its Air and Space
Mignet HM14 G-ADYO S Beagle 206X G-ARRM S
Hall remains uncertain.
Pou-du-Ciel Cody British Army - S
SOCATA MS880B G-AYTA S Aeroplane No 1A
Location and contact info Rallye Club replica
Address Liverpool Road, Skyhook Safari - ST English Electric WT309 S
Castleeld, Manchester Canberra B(I)6 nose
Volmer VJ23e (BAPC 175) S
M3 4FP English Electric XS420 S
Wood Ornithopter (BAPC 182) ST (D) Lightning T5
Telephone 0161 832 2244 Yokosuka MXY-7 997 S GAF Jindivik 900 ZJ496 S
Website msimanchester.org.uk Ohka 11 Mk203B

Admission info
GWYNEDD Times Daily
Hawker Sea Hawk WM961
FB5
S

CAERNARFON AIRWORLD Hawker Siddeley XW269 S


10.00-16.00hrs
Aviation in north Wales is the Harrier T4
Prices Adults 6.50, children Mignet HM14 G-EGCK S
main theme at the AirWorld and senior citizens 5, Pou-du-Ciel
Museum, situated on the thriving under-2s free, family (two Slingsby Cadet TX3 XA282 S
general aviation aireld and former adults and two children) Vickers Varsity cockpit - S
RAF station, RAF Llandwrog at 17.50 Westland Whirlwind XJ726 S
Caernarfon. HAR10
Aircraft exhibits
Location and contact info Blriot XI fuselage - ST
Address Caernarfon Airport, frame replica
Dinas Dinlle, Bristol Sycamore WV781 S
HR14 nose
Caernarfon,
de Havilland DH82A N5137 R
Gwynedd Tiger Moth II (really N6638)
LL54 5TP de Havilland XK623 S
Telephone 01286 832154 Vampire T11
Website www.airworldmuseum. Gloster Javelin FAW7 XH837 S
nose ABOVE: Tiger Moth N5137 at
com
Hawker Hunter F1 WT694 S Caernarfon. AIRWORLD

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Hawker Hunter T7 WV383 S Schneider Grunau D-6932/ S Auster AOP6 WJ358 S
Hawker Hunter T7 XL563 R Baby IIb BGA 5066 Auster AOP9 WZ721 S
Hawker Siddeley XP516 S Scott Viking 1 G-ALRD/ A Bell AH-1F Cobra 70-15990 S
Gnat T1 BGA 416
Bell UH-1H AE-409 S
Hawker Siddeley XW934 S Slingsby XA225 ST Iroquois
Harrier T4 Grasshopper TX1
Bristol Sycamore XG502 S
Hawker Siddeley G-AWZI S Slingsby Gull III BGA 643 S (Brooklands HR14
Trident 3B nose Museum)
Britten-Norman ZG993 ST
SEPECAT Jaguar B XW566 S Slingsby Prefect BGA 815 A
Islander AL1
Westland Gazelle XW863 S Slingsby Skylark 3b BGA 870 A
Cessna L-19A 111989 S
HT2 Slingsby Skylark 3f BGA 1004 A Bird Dog
Westland Lynx XZ166 ST Slingsby Swallow BGA 1365 A Cody Kite replica - S
HAS2 nose SZD-24C Foka 4 BGA 1414 A de Havilland XP821 S
Westland Scout AH1 XP848 S Vogt Lo 100 BGA 3915 S Canada Beaver AL1
Westland Scout AH1 XT633 S Zwergreiher de Havilland XP822 S
Westland Wasp XV631 ST Yorkshire Sailplanes G-DCXV/ A Canada Beaver AL1
HAS1 cockpit YS53 Sovereign BGA 1897
de Havilland Canada WG432 S
Zlin 24 Krajnek OK-8592/ A Chipmunk T10
BGA 655
General Aircraft TK777 S
GLIDING HERITAGE CENTRE Hamilcar I fuselage
The history of gliding deserves a Note: Other gliders are made available General Aircraft HH268 S
dedicated museum in the UK, and to the Heritage Centre from time to Hotspur II replica
time by their private owners, normally Hafner Rotachute P-5 S
Lasham, with its long history of III
sailplane activity, could not be a including a Slingsby T7 Cadet, a
Hafner Rotajeep B-415 S
better place for it. Some exhibits are Slingsby T34 Sky, and the only replica
airworthy, others static. Olympia 403. Lancashire Aircraft XM819 S
EP9 Prospector (composite)
Location and contact info MUSEUM OF ARMY FLYING Miles Magister I T9707 S
(really T9708)
Address Lasham Aireld, Alton, The story of ying in and in support ML Utility Mk1 XK776 S
Hampshire GU34 5SS of the Army, from before WW1 Saunders-Roe XL813 S
Website www.glidingheritage. to the present, is of course the Skeeter AOP12
org.uk focus at the MoAF. Theres also Short MATS-B ZA209 S
the opportunity to watch the Slingsby Kirby Kite I G285 (really S
Admission info BGA 285)
modern-day Army Air Corps at
Times Guided tours Sunday from Sopwith Pup N5195 S
work. Future plans include addition
14.00hrs Sud Alouette XR232 S
of a second display hall among AH2
Prices Free other upgraded facilities. Waco CG-4A 243809 S
Hadrian
Aircraft exhibits Location and contact info Westland Gazelle ZA737 S
Abbott-Baynes BGA 3922 S (Brooklands Address Middle Wallop, AH1
Scud replica Museum) Stockbridge, Hampshire Westland Lynx AH1 XX153 S
Abbott-Baynes G-ALJR/BGA A SO20 8DY Westland Lynx AH7 XZ675 S
Scud III 283 Westland Scout AH1 XP847 S
Telephone 01264 784421
Colditz Cock - R Westland Scout AH1 XP910 S
replica Website www.armyying.com
Westland Scout AH1 XV127 S
EoN Baby G-ALRU/BGA S
628 Westland Scout AH1 - S
Admission info cockpit
EoN Eton TX1 WP270 ST Times Daily 10.00-16.30hrs Westland Sioux AH1 XT108 S
EoN Olympia 2b BGA 962 R
(17.30hrs in July and August) Westland-Bell G-AXKS S
EoN Olympia 463 BGA 1373 A
Prices Adults 12, senior citizens 47G-4A Sioux
Jacobs-Schweyer D-11-875/G- S
Weihe ALJW/BGA 448 and students 9, children
Kaiser Ka 3 BGA 2689 A (5-16) 7, under-5s free, SOLENT SKY
Kronfeld Drone G-AEKV S (Brooklands family (two adults and Solent Sky pays tribute to the
De Luxe Museum) three children) 35
Manuel Crested - S
role played by the area around
Wren Southampton and the Solent in
Aircraft exhibits
Manuel Hawk BGA 1778 S aviation especially the work of R.
Manuel Willow BGA 162 S (Brooklands Airspeed Horsa - S J. Mitchell and Supermarine, and
Wren Museum) I nose
Airspeed Horsa II KJ351 S
the history of British ying boats,
Oberlerchner OE-0324/BGA A
Mg 19a Steinadler 2903 Airspeed Horsa II - S the latter being the subject of a new
Scheibe M 13D-3 D-1327/BGA A fuselage section exhibition. The Seagull is due on loan
2267 Auster V TJ569 S from the RAF Museum.

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Location and contact info


Address Albert Road South,
Southampton, Hampshire
SO14 3FR
Telephone 02380 635830
Website www.solentskymuseum.
org

Admission info
Times Tuesday-Saturday 10.00-
17.00hrs; Sunday 12.00-
17.00hrs; also open on
Mondays during school
holidays and on bank
holidays
Prices Adults 7.50, concessions
6, children (5-16) 5,
under-5s free, family ticket
(two adults and up to
three children) 17.50 ABOVE: The de Havilland Aircraft Museums Mosquito TT35 TA634. DHAM

Supermarine A2-4 S (due 2017)


Aircraft exhibits Seagull V Location and contact info
Airwave Magic 3 (BAPC 215) S Supermarine - S Address Salisbury Hall, London
Seagull nose Colney, Hertfordshire
Avro 504J replica C4451 S
Supermarine PK683 S
Britten-Norman G-ALZE S
Spitre F24
AL2 1BU
BN-1F Telephone 01727 826400
Supermarine XF114/G-SWIF ST (off-site)
de Havilland DH82A BB807 S Swift F7 Website www.dehavillandmuseum.
Tiger Moth II
de Havilland Sea WM571 S (D)
Supermarine Swift - S co.uk
FR5 nose
Venom FAW21
Wight Quadraplane N546 S
de Havilland Sea XJ571 S replica Admission info
Vixen FAW2 Times Until last Sunday in
de Havilland XD596 ST (off-site) October Tuesday,
Vampire T11
Thursday-Sunday and Bank
de Havilland U-1215 S
Vampire T11 (really XE998) Holidays 10.30-17.00hrs;
de Havilland WK570 S also Wednesdays from start
Canada Chipmunk of Easter school holidays to
T10 cockpit end of summer holidays
Folland Gnat F1 XK740 S
Prices Adults 10, senior citizens
Hawker Hurricane LK-A S
replica 8, children (5-16) 6,
Hawker Siddeley XV760 S under-5s free, family (two
Harrier GR3 nose ABOVE: Supermarine S6A N248 adults and two children)
Mignet HM14 G-ADZW S in Solent Sky, appropriately with 25; see website for details
Pou-du-Ciel Spitre F24 PK683 alongside.
of season tickets
replica HOWARD J. CURTIS
Saunders-Roe G-APOI S
Skeeter 8 Aircraft exhibits
Saunders-Roe XL770 S HERTFORDSHIRE Airspeed Horsa - S
Skeeter AOP12 DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT nose/fuselage
Saunders-Roe TG263 S MUSEUM BAe 146-100 G-JEAO S
SR.A/1 fuselage
Short Sandringham VH-BRC S The worlds nest collection of de Cierva C24 G-ABLM S
IV Havilland aircraft. Salisbury Hall, of de Havilland DH53 J7326/G-EBQP S
Slingsby Cadet XN246 S course, was where the Mosquito Humming Bird
TX3 fuselage
prototype W4050 was designed
Slingsby WZ753 S de Havilland DH82A G-ANRX S
Grasshopper TX1 and built it can be seen superbly Tiger Moth II
SUMPAC (BAPC 7) S restored to original conguration. de Havilland DH82B LF789 S
Supermarine S6A N248 S A new display hangar is now under Queen Bee fuselage
Supermarine XD332 ST (off-site) construction, part of signicant de Havilland DH87B G-ADOT S
Scimitar F1 development plans. Hornet Moth

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de Havilland DH88 G-ACSP ST Telephone 01667 461100 Isle of Wight PO31 8QU
Comet replica Website www.highlandaviation Telephone 01983 632039
de Havilland DH89A G-AKDW R museum.org.uk Website www.iow-charm.org.uk
Dragon Rapide
de Havilland G-AREA S
DH104 Dove 8 Admission info Admission info
de Havilland DH106 F-BGNX R Times 26 March to November Times Daily 10.00-16.00hrs
Comet 1A fuselage Saturday-Sunday (15.30hrs from November)
de Havilland DH106 G-ANAV S
Comet 1A nose
10.00-16.30hrs Prices Adults 7, concessions 4,
de Havilland DH106 XK695 S Prices Contact museum for children 3, family ticket
Comet 2(R) nose details 19
de Havilland G-AOTI S
DH114 Heron 2D
de Havilland G-ARYC S Aircraft exhibits Aircraft exhibits
DH125 Srs1 BAC Jet Provost T5 XW419 S Panavia Tornado ZE168 S
de Havilland G-ARYA ST (off-site) Blackburn XK532 S F3 nose
DH125 Srs1 nose Buccaneer S1
de Havilland W4050 S English Electric XM169 S
Mosquito Lightning F1A nose
de Havilland TA122 R Handley Page G-ASVO S
KENT
Mosquito FBVI Herald 214 nose THE HISTORIC DOCKYARD
de Havilland TA634 S Hawker Hunter F1 WT660 S CHATHAM
Mosquito TT35
de Havilland TJ118 ST
Hawker Siddeley XV867 S A single naval helicopter takes its
Buccaneer S2B nose
Mosquito TT35 place among the displays at this
Hawker Siddeley XV254 S
nose/fuselage outstanding maritime heritage site.
Nimrod MR2 nose/
de Havilland VX250 S forward fuselage
Sea Hornet NF21
rear fuselage
Hunting Jet Provost XN607 S Location and contact info
T3 nose Address The Historic Dockyard,
de Havilland XG730 R
Panavia Tornado ZA362 S
Sea Venom FAW22
GR1
Chatham, Kent ME4 4TE
de Havilland XJ565 S
Vickers Valiant XD875 S Telephone 01634 823800
Sea Vixen FAW2
B(K)1 nose Website www.thedockyard.co.uk
de Havilland VV217 ST (D) (off-site)
Vampire FB5
de Havilland J-1008 S Admission info
Vampire FB6 ISLE OF WIGHT Times Until 25 March
de Havilland WM729 ST (D) (off-site) WIGHT MILITARY AND daily 10.00-16.00hrs
Vampire NF10
HERITAGE MUSEUM 26 March to 28 October
de Havilland XJ772 S
Vampire T11 A variety of military-related displays daily 10.00-18.00hrs
de Havilland WR539 ST (D) (off-site) depicting international conict 29 October to 26
Venom FB4 through the ages are on show here. November daily 10.00-
de Havilland J-1790 ST (off-site) 16.00hrs
Venom FB54
Location and contact info Prices Adults 24, concessions
de Havilland WX853 ST (D) (off-site)
Venom NF3 Address Northwood Camp, 490 21.50, children (5-15)
de Havilland Canada WP790 S Newport Road, Cowes, 14, family of four 63
Chipmunk T10
de Havilland Canada WP869 ST (D)
Chipmunk T10
Hawker Siddeley G-AVFH S
Trident 2E forward ISLE OF MAN Admission info
fuselage Times Saturday-Sunday
MANX AVIATION AND
MILITARY MUSEUM 10.00-16.30hrs
Exhibitions here cover the history of Late May to end of
INVERNESS aviation on the Isle of Man. September daily
HIGHLAND AVIATION MUSEUM 10.00-16.30hrs
Home for the Highland Aviation Location and contact info Prices Free
Museum is a site next to the Address Ronaldsway Airport,
former RAF Dalcross, naturally Ballasalla, Isle of Man, Aircraft exhibits
commemorated in the displays. IM9 2AT Bristol Bolingbroke RCAF 9041 R (off-site)
Telephone 01624 829294 IV nose
Website www.maps.org.im/ Embraer G-BGYT S
Location and contact info EMB-110P1
Address 9 Dalcross Industrial museum Bandeirante
Estate, Inverness IV2 7XB

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plus 10.50 per additional Hawker Hurricane P3679 S November and December
child; tickets valid for a I replica Sundays 10.30-16.00hrs
year; discounts if bought in Hawker Hurricane - S Prices Free
I replica
advance Messerschmitt (BAPC 66) S
Bf 109E replica Aircraft exhibits
Aircraft exhibits Messerschmitt (BAPC 74) S
Bf 109E replica English Electric ZF587 S
Westland Dragony WG751 S Lightning F53 nose
Messerschmitt 14 S
HR5 Bf 109E replica Fieseler Fi 103R-4 6/2080 S
Reichenberg
North American N7033 S
Harvard IIb (really FX442) Focke-Achgelis 100549 S
KENT BATTLE OF BRITAIN Fa 330A-1
Schneider Grunau D-3-340 S
MUSEUM Baby II
Situated on a former Battle of Supermarine K5054/ S RAF MANSTON HISTORY
Britain ghter station, static lm Spitre replica G-BRDV MUSEUM
replicas of major combat types from Supermarine K5054 S A collection of aircraft and displays
Spitre replica
1940 provide a centrepiece of this remembering the RFC, RAF and USAF
Supermarine N3289 S
collection, along with many relics of Spitre I replica past of one of Kents most famous
the Battle. Supermarine N3313 S and historic airelds now closed to
Spitre I replica ying, alas.
Location and contact info Supermarine MK356 S
Spitre IX replica
Address Aerodrome Road, Location and contact info
Hawkinge, Kent CT18 7AG Address Manston Road, Ramsgate,
Telephone 01303 893140 Note: Owing to the restrictions Kent CT12 5DF
Website www.kbobm.org regarding photography and Telephone 01843 825224
note-taking at this museum, and the Website www.rafmanston.co.uk
Admission info fact that no ofcial aircraft listing
Times April, May and October is made available, the above listing Admission info
Tuesday-Sunday and has had to be compiled using existing Times March to October
Bank Holiday Mondays sources. daily 10.00-16.00hrs
10.00-16.00hrs November to February
June to September LASHENDEN AIR WARFARE Saturday-Sunday
Tuesday-Sunday and Bank MUSEUM 10.00-16.00hrs
Holiday Mondays A small collection at Headcorn Prices 2 for all
10.00-17.00hrs aireld, the scene of much historic
Prices Adults 7, senior citizens aviation activity. It contains a wide Aircraft exhibits
6.50, children (5-16) 3, range of items recovered from wrecks, BAC Jet Provost T4 XR658 S
under-5s free but the piloted V1 Reichenberg is the Canadair CT-133 N36TH S
highlight. A new museum building is Silver Star
Note: Visitors are not permitted to de Havilland Canada WP772 S
due to open in 2017. Chipmunk T10
take any photographic, recording or
English Electric WT205 S
note-taking equipment into the museum. Location and contact info Canberra B15 nose
Address Headcorn Aerodrome, English Electric XR770 S
Aircraft exhibits Headcorn, Ashford, Kent Lightning F6
TN27 9HX Fieseler Fi 103 (V1) - S
de Havilland G-AAAH S
replica
DH60G Gipsy Moth Telephone 01622 631799 or 890226
Fokker DrI replica - S
Boulton Paul Deant L7005 S Website www.lashendenair
replica Gloster Meteor WD615 S
warfaremuseum.co.uk TT20 (really WD646)
Fieseler Fi 103 (V1) (BAPC 36) S
Handley Page XL190 S
Fokker DrI replica 425/17 S Victor K2 nose
Fokker DrI replica - S Admission info
Hawker Hunter XG226 S
Gotha G.IV nose - S Times March and April F6 nose
replica Sunday and Bank Holiday Hawker Siddeley XV352 S
Hawker Hurricane N2532 S Mondays 10.30-18.00hrs Buccaneer S2B
I replica nose
May to September
Hawker Hurricane P2921 S Huntair Pathnder 2 - S
I replica
Saturday, Sunday and
Nieuport 17 replica A213 ST
Hawker Hurricane P3059 S Bank Holiday Mondays
Nieuport 17 - S
I replica 10.30-18.00hrs fuselage replica
Hawker Hurricane P3208 S October Sunday Panavia Tornado ZA325 S
I replica 10.30-18.00hrs GR1 nose

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ROYAL ENGINEERS MUSEUM
A Harrier is held by the museum
dedicated to the vital role of the
Royal Engineers the Corps
that started the history of British
military aviation. The main museum
building is currently closed due to
upgrade work, but due to reopen in
the spring.

Location and contact info


Address Prince Arthur Road,
Gillingham, Kent
ME4 4UG
Telephone 01634 822839
Website www.re-museum.co.uk

Admission info
Times Tuesday-Friday 09.00-
ABOVE: Spitre LFXVIe TB752 in the Spitre and Hurricane Memorial 17.00hrs, Saturday-
Museum. THANET DISTRICT COUNCIL Sunday and Bank
Holiday Mondays
PZL-Mielec TS-11 G-BXVZ S Supermarine Spitre TB752 S 11.30-17.00hrs
Iskra LFXVIe
Prices Free at present
SEPECAT Jaguar XZ106 S
GR3A
Shorts 330 nose G-SSWP S ROMNEY MARSH WARTIME Aircraft exhibits
Slingsby Cadet TX3 VM791 (really S COLLECTION Hawker Siddeley XZ964 S
XA312) Brenzett was home during WW2 to an Harrier GR3
Slingsby XA231 S
Grasshopper TX1
RAF Advanced Landing Ground, and
Sopwith 1 Strutter B619 S the local aviation museum recently SHOREHAM AIRCRAFT
replica re-named, having previously been the MUSEUM
Westland Wessex XS452 S Brenzett Aeronautical Museum recalls The Kent village of Shoreham boasts
HU5
this period amongst other things. an impressive little aviation museum,
Westland XN380 S
Whirlwind HAS7 containing hundreds of relics from
Location and contact info crash sites as well as other items.
RAF MANSTON SPITFIRE AND Address Ivychurch Road, Brenzett,
HURRICANE MEMORIAL MUSEUM Romney Marsh, Kent Location and contact info
Separate from the above collection, TN29 OEE Address 13 High Street, Shoreham
the Memorial Museum is dedicated Telephone 01797 344747 Village, Sevenoaks, Kent
to all pilots who lost their lives TN14 7TB
during WW2. Admission info Telephone 01959 524416
Times Until end of September Website www.shoreham-
Location and contact info Saturday, Sunday and aircraft-museum.co.uk
Address The Aireld, Manston Bank Holidays 10.30-
Road, Ramsgate, Kent 16.30hrs Admission info
CT12 5DF Prices Adults 4, senior citizens Times Easter to end of October
Telephone 01843 821940 3, children (under 16) Saturday, Sunday and
Website spitremuseum.org.uk free Bank Holiday Mondays
Aircraft exhibits 10.00-17.00hrs
Admission info de Havilland XK625 R Prices Adults 3, under-
Times Greenwich Mean Time Vampire T11 16s free
Tuesday-Sunday Douglas DC-3 nose G-AMSM S
10.00-16.00hrs English Electric WH657 S Aircraft exhibits
Canberra B2 nose
Prices Free Hawker Hurricane I - S
English Electric XH136 S
Aircraft exhibits Canberra PR9 nose cockpit
Hawker Hurricane LF751 S Hawker Hurricane I V7350 S Junkers Ju 88A-1 - S
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LEICESTERSHIRE English Electric XS904 T (Lightning


Note: The aircraft that make up the
Lightning F6 Preservation museum at Bruntingthorpe come
BRUNTINGTHORPE AIRCRAFT Group)
MUSEUM from a variety of owners other than
English Electric XV328 S (Lightning those listed. Not included above
Many of them in running or Lightning T5 nose Preservation
are the many aircraft stored at
taxiable order, the Cold War Jets Group)
Bruntingthorpe awaiting scrapping,
collection and other aircraft at Handley Page XM715 T
Victor K2 nor those of Beech Restorations
Bruntingthorpe can be viewed on
which do not form part of the
Sundays all year round or go to Hawker Hunter WT806 R
GA11 museum.
one of the Open Days to see some
of them in action. Hawker Hunter T7 XL565 T
Hawker Hunter T7 XX467 ST
Location and contact info (originally
XL605)
Address Bruntingthorpe Proving
Hawker Siddeley XW544 T (Buccaneer
Ground, Lutterworth, Buccaneer S2B Aviation
Leicestershire Group)
LE17 5QS Hawker Siddeley XX889 S (Buccaneer
Telephone 0116 279 9300 Buccaneer S2B Aviation
Group)
Website www.bruntingthorpe
aviation.com Hawker Siddeley XX894 T (Buccaneer
Buccaneer S2B Aviation
Group)
Admission info ABOVE: A unique exhibit for a
Hawker Siddeley XX900 T UK museum is Bruntingthorpes
Times Sunday 10.00-16.00hrs Buccaneer S2B
Super Guppy F-BTGV.
Prices Adults 5, children Hawker Siddeley XW550 R (Buccaneer DAVID WHITWORTH
under 16 free Buccaneer S2B Aviation
nose Group)

Aircraft exhibits Hawker Siddeley XR993 R


Gnat T1 (really XP534) CHARNWOOD MUSEUM
Aero Spacelines F-BTGV S Hawker Siddeley XV226 T The Leicestershire connection
Super Guppy 201 Nimrod MR2 with aviation manufacturing is
Aero Vodochody 53/66654 T Hunting Jet Provost XM365 T highlighted here by the display of a
L-29 Deln T3A Kings Cup Air Race-winning Auster
Avro Shackleton WR974 R Hunting Jet Provost XN582 T (Buccaneer Alpha.
MR3/3 T3A Aviation
BAC Jet Provost T4 XP672 T Group) Location and contact info
BAC Jet Provost T5A XW290 T Lockheed F-104G 22+35 R Address Queens Park, Granby
Starghter
BAC VC10 K4 ZD241 T Street, Loughborough,
McDonnell Douglas 37+86 S Leicestershire
Boeing 747-212B SX-OAD S F-4F Phantom
Canadair CL-13B BB+103 R II nose LE11 3DU
Sabre 6 McDonnell Douglas XV582 S (British F-4 Telephone 01509 233754
Dassault Mystre 85 S Phantom FG1 Phantom Website www.charnwood.gov.
IVA Aviation uk/pages/charnwood_
Group; due
de Havilland DH106 XS235/G-CPDA T 2017) museum
Comet 4C
McDonnell Douglas XV499 S
de Havilland XJ494 S Phantom FGR2 Admission info
Sea Vixen FAW2 nose Times 1 April to 30 September
English Electric WT333/G- T (Canberra Panavia Tornado ZA326 R (ZA326 Tuesday-Saturday
Canberra B(I)8 BVXC WT333 GR1 Preservation
Operating Group)
10.00-15.00hrs, Sunday
(Mod)
Team) 14.00-17.00hrs
PZL-Mielec TS-11 1018 T
English Electric XR713 S (Lightning Iskra 1 October to 31 March
Lightning F3 Preservation
Scottish Aviation XX494 S Tuesday-Saturday
Group) 10.00-15.00hrs
Jetstream T1
English Electric XP703 S Prices Free
SEPECAT Jaguar GR1 XZ382 S
Lightning F3 nose
SEPECAT Jaguar T2A XX145 R
English Electric XR728 T (Lightning Aircraft exhibits
Lightning F6 Preservation Westland Sea King ZG822 S
Group) HC4 Auster J/1N Alpha G-AJRH S

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Supermarine TE311 A
Spitre LFXVIe
Supermarine PM631 A
Spitre PRXIX
Supermarine PS915 A
Spitre PRXIX

Note: Owing to display commitments


and major servicing, not all aircraft may
be on view at any one time. Military
security restrictions prohibit the bringing
of backpacks, bags, camera bags,
holdalls and the like.

CRANWELL AVIATION HERITAGE


CENTRE
Given the part played by RAF
Cranwell in British military aviation
training, it is most appropriate for a
ABOVE: Hampden AE436 undergoing gradual restoration at East Kirkby. heritage centre to be dedicated to it.
BEN DUNNELL
Location and contact info
LANARKSHIRE Telephone 01522 782040 Address Heath Farm,
KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY Websites www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf and North Rauceby, Sleaford,
AND MUSEUM www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/ Lincolnshire NG34 8QR
Recognition of the Spitre as a work bbmf Telephone 01529 488490 or
of art in its own right comes from the 01529 308102
display here of a rare F21. Admission info Website community.lincolnshire.
Times Monday-Friday 10.00- gov.uk/Cranwellaviation
Location and contact info 17.00hrs; see websites heritagecentre
Address Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AG for weekend and Bank
Telephone 0141 276 9599 Holiday opening Admission info
Website www.glasgowlife.org.uk/ Prices Visitor Centre admission Times 1 April to 31 October
museums/kelvingrove free; guided hangar tours daily 10.00-16.30hrs
adults 7, concessions 1 November to 31 March
Admission info 5.60, children (5-18) Saturday-Sunday
Times Monday-Thursday and 4.20, under-5s free, family 10.00-16.00hrs
Saturday 10.00-17.00hrs, (two adults and up to three Prices Free
Friday and Sunday concessions) 18.20
11.00-17.00hrs Aircraft exhibits
Prices Free Aircraft exhibits BAC Jet Provost T4 XP556 S
Avro Lancaster I PA474 A de Havilland XE946 S
Aircraft exhibits (due back from Vampire T11 nose
Duxford
Supermarine LA198 S 2017)
Spitre F21 LINCOLNSHIRE AVIATION
de Havilland WG486 A
Canada Chipmunk HERITAGE CENTRE
T10
Paying tribute to RAF Bomber
LINCOLNSHIRE de Havilland
Canada Chipmunk
WK518 A
Command and in particular its
BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL T10 presence in Lincolnshire, the LAHC
FLIGHT VISITOR CENTRE Douglas Dakota III ZA947 A offers taxi rides around its wartime
A partnership between the RAF and Hawker Hurricane LF363 A aireld home in Lancaster Just Jane,
IIc
Lincolnshire County Council makes Hawker Hurricane PZ865 A being restored to airworthiness during
possible public access to the BBMFs IIc the off-season periods.
airworthy eet. Supermarine P7350 A
Spitre IIa
Supermarine AB910 A Location and contact info
Location and contact info Spitre LFVb Address East Kirkby Aireld, East
Address RAF Coningsby, Lincoln Supermarine MK356 A Kirkby, near Spilsby,
Spitre LFIXe
LN4 4SY Lincolnshire, PE23 4DE

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Telephone 01790 763207 Aircraft exhibits THORPE CAMP VISITOR CENTRE


Website www.lincsaviation.co.uk Originally No 1 Communal Site,
BAC Jet Provost T4 XS186 S
RAF Woodhall Spa, the centre
Douglas Dakota III KG651/G-AMHJ R
Admission info is dedicated to the history of
Times Easter to October that aireld and the squadrons
RAF SCAMPTON HERITAGE
Monday-Saturday CENTRE based there during World War
10.00-17.00hrs Two, including No 617 Squadron,
There are ambitious plans for a visitor
October to Easter together with civilian life in
attraction at the ex-Bomber Command
Monday-Saturday Lincolnshire at the time.
base and current home of the RAF Red
10.00-16.00hrs
Arrows the current station museum
Prices Adults 8, senior citizens Location and contact info
is a start. Note that all visits must be by
7, children (6-15) 3, Address Thorpe Camp Visitor
prior arrangement.
under-6s free, family Centre, Main Road,
(two adults and two Location and contact info Tattershall Thorpe,
children) 20 Address RAF Scampton, Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 4PL
LN1 2ST Telephone 01526 342249
Aircraft exhibits Telephone 01522 738361 Website www.thorpecamp.org
Avro Lancaster VII NX611 T/R Website www.raf.mod.uk/
Avro Lancaster KB976 S ( Jeremy Hall) rafscampton/heritage Admission info
X nose centre/heritagecentre.cfm Times Easter to end of October
Douglas C-47A 42-100882/ A (Dakota Sunday and Bank
Skytrain N473DC Heritage)
Druine Turbulent (BAPC 154) ST
Admission info Holiday Mondays
English Electric WH957 S Times By prior arrangement 13.00-17.00hrs
Canberra E15 nose only; see website July and August
Prices Free Wednesday 13.00-
Handley-Page AE436 R 17.00hrs
Hampden I
Heinkel He 111 87 S Aircraft exhibits Prices Adults 4, under-12s free
nose replica de Havilland Canada WG477 S
Percival Proctor NP294 R Chipmunk T10 nose Aircraft exhibits
IV Hawker Hunter XE685 S
de Havilland DH82A - S
Supermarine Spitre BL655 S GA11
Tiger Moth II fuselage
Vb remains Hawker Siddeley XR571 S
English Electric XM192 S
Gnat T1
Lightning F1A
METHERINGHAM AIRFIELD Hawker Siddeley XX227 S
Fairchild Argus II EV771 S
VISITOR CENTRE Hawk T1 replica
replica
Hawker Siddeley XX320 S
A small museum dedicated to the Hawk T1A nose
Percival Mew Gull G-AEXF S
personnel of No 106 Squadron, replica
which ew Lancasters from
Metheringham in WW2. The Jet RAF WICKENBY MEMORIAL
Provost has a running engine. COLLECTION MERSEYSIDE
Memorabilia and documents relating SPEKE AERODROME HERITAGE
Location and contact info to RAF operations from Wickenby GROUP
Address Westmoor Farm, between WW2 and 1956. Excellent work is being done under
Martin Moor, the auspices of the Speke Aerodrome
Metheringham, Location and contact info Heritage Group to preserve a number
Lincoln LN4 3BQ Address The Control Tower, of historic British airliners at the old
Telephone 01526 378270 Wickenby Aireld, Speke Airport.
Website www.metheringham Langworth, Lincoln LN3 5AX
aireld.co.uk Telephone 07906 476437 Location and contact info
Website www.wickenbymuseum. Address Crowne Plaza Hotel,
Admission info co.uk Speke Aerodrome,
Times Easter to October Speke Road, Liverpool
Wednesday Admission info L24 8QD
11.00-16.00hrs, Times 1 April to 31 October Telephone 0151 638 6793
Saturday, Sunday and daily 09.00-17.00hrs Website www.spekeaero.org
Bank Holidays 1 November to 31 March
11.00-17.00hrs daily 09.00-16.00hrs Admission info
Prices Free Prices Free Times Saturday 10.30-16.00hrs;

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Telephone 01508 531405
MORAY Admission info
Times From 1 April; see website
Website www.93rd-bg-museum.org
MORAYVIA SCI-TECH Prices See website
EXPERIENCE PROJECT Admission info
Aircraft exhibits Times May to October third
This attraction seeks to bring
Sunday of the month
together a number of disciplines Antonov An-2R HA-MKE R
BAC Jet Provost XS176 S 10.00-17.00hrs
from aerospace and astronomy to
T4 nose Prices Free
technology and arts-related activities. de Havilland XD425 S
The Nimrod and Sea King in particular Vampire T11 nose
remember the RAFs recent history in English Electric WJ721 S Aircraft exhibits
Canberra TT18 nose
Scotland. Auster AOP9 XK418 R
Hawker Hunter WN957 S
F5 nose
Location and contact info Hawker Siddeley XV244 S 100TH BOMB GROUP
Address North Road, Kinloss, Nimrod MR2 MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Moray IV36 3YA Hawker Siddeley XV240 S Displays in the control tower and
Nimrod MR2 nose
Telephone 01309 691916 other buildings on the former aireld
Westland Sea King XZ592 S
Website www.morayvia.org.uk HAR3 at Thorpe Abbotts remembering the
Bloody Hundredth in WW2.

visits can be arranged at Location and contact info


Shorts 360-100 nose G-SSWM S
other times Address Common Road,
Prices Free Dickleburgh, Norfolk
Note: The Britannia Aircraft Preservation IP21 4PH
Aircraft exhibits Trust operates separately from the Speke Telephone 01379 740708
BAe Jetstream 41 G-JMAC S Aerodrome Heritage Group; however, its Website www.100bgmus.org.uk
Bristol Britannia G-ANCF R (Britannia aircraft remains on site.
308F Aircraft Admission info
Preservation
Trust) Times First weekend in March to
de Havilland G-AJCL S (D) NORFOLK last weekend in October
DH89A Dragon 93RD BOMB GROUP MUSEUM Saturday-Sunday and
Rapide replica
This museum is based in two Bank Holidays,
Gloster Meteor F8 WH291 R
WW2-vintage Nissen huts on the 10.00-17.00hrs
Grumman American G-SEXY ST
AA-1 Yankee wartime USAAF base at Hardwick. May to September
Hawker Siddeley G-BEJD R Wednesdays,
HS748 Srs1 Location and contact info 10.00-17.00hrs
Hawker Siddeley G-ORAL S Address Barford Road, Hardwick, Prices Free
HS748 Srs2A nose
Norwich NR15 2PP
Percival Prince 6E G-AMLZ R
CITY OF NORWICH AVIATION
MUSEUM
Sited on the north side of Norwich
International Airport, formerly
RAF Horsham St Faith, the CNAM
includes in its collection several
aircraft with connections to RAF
operations in East Anglia and
indeed the aireld itself. It now
enjoys a larger site.

Location and contact info


Address Old Norwich Road,
Horsham St Faith, Norfolk
NR10 3JF (note no access
from the airport; access via
Horsham St Faith village
only)
Telephone 01603 893080
ABOVE: The City of Norwich Aviation Museums ex-Saudi Lightning. CNAM Website www.cnam.org.uk

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Admission info Westland Whirlwind - S Hawker Siddeley XZ968 S


Times 1 April to 31 October I cockpit replica Harrier GR3
Tuesday-Saturday 10.00- Westland XP355 S Northrop Shelduck XT581 S
Whirlwind HAR10 D1 (composite)
17.00hrs, Sunday and
Bank Holiday Mondays Note: Meteor NF11 WD686 is still at
LANGHAM DOME
12.00-17.00hrs Muckleburgh but no longer on display
Highly acclaimed since it opened in
1 November to 31 at the museum.
summer 2014, the museum is based
March Wednesday and
in the former RAF Langham training
Saturday 10.00-16.00hrs,
dome used to instruct anti-aircraft NEW FARM AVIATION
Sunday and Bank Holiday HERITAGE GROUP
gunners.
Mondays 11.00-15.00hrs
This collection is housed in ve
Prices Adults 4.50, concessions Location and contact info rooms plus a barn conversion.
4, children (8-16) 2.30, Address Cockthorpe Road, It includes a huge array of
under-8s free, family (two Langham, Holt, Norfolk memorabilia, and pieces recovered
adults and up to three NR25 7BP from crash sites, not least that of
children) 13.50 Telephone 01328 830169 B-24H Belle of Boston.
Website www.langhamdome.org
Aircraft exhibits Location and contact info
Armstrong WM267 S Admission info Address 10 Buxton Road,
Whitworth Meteor Times April, May and June Frettenham, Norfolk
NF11 nose Thursday, Sunday and NR12 7NG
Avro Vulcan B2 XM612 S
Bank Holiday Mondays Website sites.google.com/site/
Cessna 401A G-OVNE S
10.30-16.00hrs nfaviationheritagegroup/
Dassault Mystre 121 S
IVA July Tuesday, Thursday home
English Electric WH984 S and Sunday 10.30-16.00hrs
Canberra B15 nose August Tuesday, Admission info
English Electric WJ633 S Wednesday, Thursday and Times March to December
Canberra T17 nose Sunday 10.30-16.00hrs second Sunday in the
English Electric 53-686/ZF592 S
Lightning F53 (wings from September and October month, 10.00-16.00hrs
53-700/ZF589) Thursday and Sunday Prices Free
Evans VP-2 G-BTAZ S 10.30-16.00hrs
Volksplane Prices Adults 5, children RAF AIR DEFENCE RADAR
Fokker F27-600P G-BHMY S (16 and under) free MUSEUM
Friendship
Gloster Meteor F8 WK654 S RAF Neatishead in north Norfolk is the
Handley Page G-ASKK S MUCKLEBURGH MILITARY UKs longest continuously operating
Herald 211 COLLECTION radar site. This museums numerous
Hawker Hunter F6A XG168 S A ne collection of military vehicles rooms tell the story of radar through
(really XG172)
on the North Norfolk coast is the eras.
Hawker Hunter F51 XE683 S
(really E-409) augmented by some aircraft exhibits.
Hawker Siddeley XN967 S Location and contact info
Buccaneer S1 nose Location and contact info Address RAF Air Defence Radar
Hawker Siddeley XW268 R Address Weybourne Camp, Museum, near RRH
Harrier T4N Weybourne, Norfolk Neatishead, Horning,
Hawker Siddeley XV255 S NR25 7EH Norfolk NR12 8YB
Nimrod MR2
Telephone 01263 588210 Telephone 01692 631485
Lockheed T-33A 51-6718 S
Shooting Star Website www.muckleburgh.co.uk Website www.radarmuseum.co.uk
McDonnell Douglas XV426 S
Phantom FGR2 nose Admission info Admission info
SEPECAT Jaguar XX109 S Times 25 March to 29 October
GR1A Times Second Saturday of each
daily 10.00-17.00hrs month, 10.00-17.00hrs
SEPECAT Jaguar XZ375 S
GR1A nose Prices Adults 11, children 7, April to October
SEPECAT Jaguar XX830 S under-4s free Tuesday, Thursday and
T2A nose Aircraft exhibits Bank Holiday Mondays
SOCATA MS880B G-ASAT S BAE Systems ZJ385 S
Rallye Club
10.00-17.00hrs
Phoenix Prices Adults 10, concessions
Supermarine - S
Fieseler Fi 103 (V1) - S 9, children (6-16) 5,
Scimitar cockpit
simulator replica under-6s free, family (two

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adults and up to three bomber base past in this small Telephone 01636 707170
children) 25 museum, which contains the 448th Website www.newarkairmuseum.
Bomb Group Collection. org
Aircraft exhibits
SEPECAT Jaguar XX979 S Location and contact info Admission info
GR1A nose Address Seething Control Tower, Times March to October
Toad Lane, Seething, daily 10.00-17.00hrs
RAF BIRCHAM NEWTON Norwich NR15 1EL November to February
HERITAGE CENTRE Telephone 01508 550453 daily 10.00-16.00hrs
A heritage room at a former bomber Website www.seethingtower.org Prices Adults 9, over-60s 8,
and WW2 Coastal Command station. children 4.50, under-5s
Admission info free, family (two adults
Location and contact info Times May to October rst and up to three children)
Address National Construction Sunday of the month, 24
College, Bircham Newton, 10.00-17.00hrs
Norfolk PE31 6RH Prices Free Aircraft exhibits
Website www.rafbnmp.org.uk Armstrong XN819 ST
Whitworth Argosy
Admission info NOTTINGHAMSHIRE C1 nose
Armstrong WS692 S
Times 16-17 April, 30 April-1 NEWARK AIR MUSEUM Whitworth Meteor
May, 28-29 May, 25 June, A model for all independent, NF12
30 July, 27-28 August and volunteer-managed aviation Armstrong WS739 S
24 September 10.00- museums, the NAM has a splendid Whitworth Meteor
16.00hrs NF14
aircraft collection well displayed on Auster AOP9 XR268 ST (D)
Prices Free part of the old Winthorpe aireld. Aviasud Sirocco G-MNRT S
Avro Anson C19 VL348 S
SEETHING CONTROL TOWER Location and contact info Avro Ashton WB491 S
MUSEUM Address Drove Lane, Winthorpe, forward fuselage
Seething is today a very active general Newark, Nottinghamshire, Avro Shackleton WR977 S
aviation aireld, but recalls its USAAF NG24 2NY MR3/3

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Prices Adults 5, children (12-17) September Saturday,


HARRINGTON AVIATION 2, under-12s free Sunday and Bank Holidays
MUSEUM 10.30-16.30hrs
Formed to commemorate the USAAFs Aircraft exhibits Prices Free
801st and 492nd Bomb Groups, the Westland Widgeon G-APWK S
Carpetbaggers, based at Harrington Srs2 cockpit Aircraft exhibits
during WW2, this museum also de Havilland G-AOES R (off-site)
includes the collection of the SYWELL AVIATION MUSEUM DH82A Tiger Moth
II cockpit
Northants Aviation Society. Sywell Aerodrome is thriving, and so de Havilland XD599 S
is its vibrant, award-winning museum, Vampire T11 nose
Location and contact info which has a most interesting story to de Havilland WG419 S
Address Sunnyvale Farm, tell inside its growing facilities. Canada Chipmunk
off Lamport Road, T10 cockpit
Harrington, Northamp- Location and contact info English Electric WH887 S
Canberra TT18
tonshire NN6 9PF Address Sywell Aerodrome, Sywell, nose
Telephone 01536 711556 Northamptonshire Hawker Hunter WN904 S
Website harringtonmuseum.org.uk NN6 0BN F2
Telephone 07968 061708 North American KF532 R (off-site)
Harvard II cockpit
Admission info Website www.sywellaerodrome.
North American KF650 S
Times 8 April to 29 October co.uk/museum.php Harvard II cockpit
Saturday, Sunday and Slingsby WZ820 ST
Bank Holiday Mondays Admission info Grasshopper TX1
10.00-17.00hrs Times Easter Saturday to end of cockpit

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Avro Vulcan B2 XM594 S


BAe Sea Harrier ZA176 S
FRS1/FA2
Bensen B8 G-ASNY S
Blackburn XB261 S
Beverley C1 nose
Blackburn XN964 S
Buccaneer S1
Bristol Sycamore III WT933 S
Cessna 310 G-APNJ S
Clutton FRED G-BJAD S
Series 2
Dassault Mystre IV 83 S
de Havilland DH82A G-MAZY S
Tiger Moth II
de Havilland G-AHRI S
ABOVE: Hastings TG517 and Shackleton WR977 on external display at DH104 Dove
the Newark Air Museum. STEVEN COMBER de Havilland G-ANXB S
DH114 Heron 1B
de Havilland WW217 S
Telephone 01646 684220
PEMBROKESHIRE Website www.sunderlandtrust.com
Sea Venom FAW21
de Havilland XJ560 S
CAREW CHERITON CONTROL Sea Vixen FAW2
TOWER de Havilland XD593 S
Admission info
The tower at this former RAF station, Vampire T11
Times Monday-Saturday
used largely by Coastal Command, de Havilland WX905 S
10.00-16.00hrs Venom NF3
has been restored to its wartime
Prices Adults: 5, concessions de Havilland Canada WB624 S
conguration.
4, children (7 and over) Chipmunk T10
2.50, under-7s free, English Electric WV787 S
Location and contact info Canberra B2 (Mod)
Address Carew Aireld, Carew, family ticket 12
English Electric WH791 S
Pembrokeshire SA70 8SX Canberra PR7
Website www.carewcheriton Aircraft exhibits English Electric XH177 S
Canberra PR9 nose
controltower.co.uk Short Sunderland - S
cockpit replica English Electric WH863 S
Canberra T17 nose
Admission info English Electric WH904 S
Times Easter and July to WELSH SPITFIRE MUSEUM Canberra T19
September Sunday and A small museum now at a new English Electric XR757 S
Bank Holiday Mondays Lightning F6 nose
location has been built around
10.00-15.00hrs English Electric XS417 S
the restoration to airworthiness of Lightning T5
Prices Free Spitre LFVIIIc JG668, owned by the Fairey Gannet XP226 S
Pembrokeshire Spitre Aeroplane AEW3
Aircraft exhibits Company. General Aircraft VH-UTH R
Avro Anson C19 VM325 R Monospar ST-12
Location and contact info Gloster Javelin XH992 S
FAW8
PEMBROKE DOCK HERITAGE Address 7 Bridge Street,
Gloster Meteor FR9 VZ608 S
CENTRE Haverfordwest, (Mod)
The natural focus here is on the story Pembrokeshire Gloster Meteor T7 VZ634 S
of ying boats, at what was in wartime SA61 2AL Handley Page TG517 S
the worlds largest ying boat station. Telephone 01437 762512 Hastings T5
Among the items on display are many Website welshspitre.org Hawker Hunter F1 WT651 S
parts of Sunderland I T9044, which Hawker Sea Hawk WM913 S
FB3
sank locally in 1940. Admission info
Hawker Siddeley XS726 S
Times See website Dominie T1
Location and contact info Prices Free Hawker Siddeley XR534 S
Address Royal Dockyard Chapel, Gnat T1
Meyrick Owen Way, Aircraft exhibits Hiway Skytrike G-MBVE S
Pembroke Dock Supermarine JG668/G-CFGA R Hunting Jet Provost XN573 S
T3 nose
SA72 6WS Spitre LFVIIIc
Hunting Jet Provost XM383 S
T3A

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Lee Richards (BAPC 20) S
Annular Biplane
replica
Lockheed T-33A 5547 S
Shooting Star
Lockheed TriStar - S
cockpit
Luscombe P3 G-BKPG S
Rattler Strike
Maxair Hummer G-MJCF S
MBA Tiger Cub G-MBUE S
440
McDonnell Douglas XV490 S (Phantom
Phantom FGR2 nose Preservation
Group)
Mignet HM14 (BAPC 43) S
Pou-du-Ciel
Mignet HM14 (BAPC 101) S
Pou-du-Ciel
cockpit
Mikoyan-Gurevich 07 S ABOVE: Javelin FAW1 XA564 hanging from the roof of the RAF Museum
MiG-23ML Cosfords National Cold War Exhibition. RAFM
Mikoyan-Gurevich 71 S
MiG-27K Volmer VJ-24 G-MBBZ S October to March
Mooney M20A G-APVV R (ST) Ward Gnome - S daily 10.00-16.00hrs
North American 54-2223 S Westland Sioux XT200 S See website for details
F-100D Super AH1
Sabre
of Michael Beetham
Westland Wessex XV728 S Conservation Centre
North American 42-12417 R (ST) HC2
Harvard IIb Westland Whirlwind XM685 S
open days
Percival Prentice VR249 S HAS7 Prices Free; car parking charges
T1 Zurowski ZP1 (BAPC 183) S apply (up to three hours
Percival Provost WV606 S 3, three to eight
T1
hours 4)
Powerchute
Kestrel
G-CCLT S
SHROPSHIRE
ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM Aircraft exhibits
PZL-Bielsko BGA 1470 ST
SZD-30 Pirat COSFORD Armstrong XP411 S
Quicksilver MX G-MJDW S Cosford houses, amongst other Whitworth Argosy
C1
SAAB 91 Sar 56321 S elements, the National Cold War
SAAB AJSH 37 37918 S Armstrong WS843 S
Exhibition and the RAFMs Research Whitworth Meteor
Viggen
and Development Collections NF14
SAAB S 35XD AR-107 S
Draken two reasons to visit even without Auster T7 Antarctic WE600 S
Saunders Roe XL764 S the wide array of other machines Avro Anson C19 TX214 S
Skeeter AOP12 displayed. Several aircraft including Avro Lincoln B2 RF398 S
Scottish Aviation XX634 S the Deant, Gladiator, Bf 109 and Avro Vulcan B2 XM598 S
Bulldog T1 Ju 88 have recently arrived as a result Avro York C1 TS798 S
Scottish Aviation XX492 S of the reshufe at Hendon; note that BAC TSR2 XR220 S
Jetstream T1 BAC VC10 C1K XR808 S
SEPECAT Jaguar XX753 S
the Deant and Gladiator were in
BAe EAP ZF534 S
GR1 nose the conservation centre at the time
BAE Systems ZG477 S
SEPECAT Jaguar XX829 S of writing but should have gone on Harrier GR9A
T2A display by the time this is read. Blackburn XN972 S
Slingsby XA239 ST Buccaneer S1 nose (really XN962)
Grasshopper TX1 Boulton Paul N1671 S
Slingsby Motor G-AXMB/ ST Location and contact info
Deant I
Cadet T7 VM590 Address RAF Museum Cosford, Boulton Paul WL732 S
SOCATA MS880B G-BFTZ S Shifnal, Shropshire TF11 8UP Sea Balliol T21
Rallye Club Telephone 01902 376200 Bristol 188 XF926 S
Sud SA341 Gazelle F-ZWRI/ S Website www.rafmuseum.org.uk/ Bristol Britannia XM497 (really S
XW276 G-AOVF)
cosford 312F
Supermarine Swift WK277 S
Bristol M1C replica C4994 S
FR5
Admission info Bristol Sycamore XJ918 S
Taylor JT1 G-APRT S
HR14
Monoplane Times March to October Canadair Sabre F4 XB812 S
Vickers Varsity T1 WF369 S daily 10.00-17.00hrs

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CASA 352L G-AFAP (really S Hawker Siddeley XR977 R (awaiting Vickers Wellington X MF628 R (in Michael
T.2B-272) Gnat T1 move to Beetham
Comper CLA7 Swift G-ACGL S Hendon) Conservation
Hawker Siddeley XS695 S Centre)
Consolidated L-866 S
PBY-6A Catalina Kestrel FGA1 Westland Dragony G-AJOV S
Hawker Siddeley XV249 S HR3 (really WP495)
de Havilland DH82A T6296 S
Tiger Moth II Nimrod R1 Westland Lysander R9125 R (in Michael
Hunting H126 XN714 S III Beetham
de Havilland G-APAS S Conservation
DH106 Comet 1A Hunting Jet Provost XD674 S Centre)
de Havilland VP952 S T1
Westland Wessex XR525 S
Devon C2/2 Hunting Jet Provost XM351 S
HC2
de Havilland TA639 S T3
WSK SBLim-2 1120 S
Mosquito TT35 Junkers Ju 88R-1 360043 S
Yokosuka MXY-7 - S
de Havilland WP912 S Kawasaki Ki-100-1b 16336 S
Ohka 11
Canada Chipmunk Lockheed Hercules XV202 S
T10 C3
Note: Not listed above are those RAF
Dornier Do 17Z-2 1160 R (in Michael Lockheed SP-2H 204 S
(probable Beetham Neptune Museum aircraft currently in storage
identity) Conservation LVG C.VI 7198/18 R (in Michael at Cosford, as no public access is
Centre) Beetham currently permitted to this facility,
Douglas Dakota IV KN645 S Conservation
Centre)
as is also the case with its store at
English Electric XH171 S
Canberra PR9 McDonnell Douglas XV591 S Stafford.
English Electric XG337 S Phantom FG1
Lightning F1 cockpit WARTIME AIRCRAFT RECOVERY
English Electric WG760 S Messerschmitt 10639 S GROUP MUSEUM
P1A Bf 109G-2 (Trop)
The WARG recovers, conserves and
Fairchild Argus II G-AIZE S Messerschmitt 191614 S
Me 163B-1a Komet
displays many items of interest from
Fairey Delta 2 WG777 S
Messerschmitt 420430 S wartime aircraft.
Fieseler Fi 103 (V1) 418947 S
Fieseler Fi 156C-7 475081 S Me 410A-1/U-2
Storch Mignet HM14 G-AEEH S Location and contact info
Focke-Achgelis 100503 S Pou-du-Ciel Address Sleap Aerodrome, Harmer
Fa 330A-1 Mikoyan-Gurevich 503 S Hill, Shropshire
Focke-Wulf 733682 S MiG-21PF SY4 3HE
Fw 190A-8 Mitsubishi Ki-46-III 5439 S
General Dynamics 74-0177 S Percival Pembroke WV746 S
C1
Admission info
F-111F
Gloster Gladiator I K8042 S Percival Provost T1 WV562 S Times Saturday and Sunday
Gloster Javelin FAW1 XA564 S Saunders-Roe XD145 S 10.00-17.00hrs
Gloster Meteor F8 WK935 S SR53 Prices Free
(Mod) Scottish Aviation XX654 S
Handley Page P1344 R (in Michael Bulldog T1 Aircraft exhibits
Hampden I Beetham Scottish Aviation XX496 S
Conservation Hawker Fury II K7271 S
Jetstream T1
Centre) replica
Scottish Aviation XL993 S
Handley Page TG511 S Supermarine EN398 S
Twin Pioneer Spitre IX replica
Hastings T5 CC2
Handley Page XH672 S SEPECAT Jaguar XX765 S
Victor K2
Hawker Cygnet G-EBMB S
ACT SOMERSET
Shorts Belfast C1 XR371 S
Hawker Hunter XE670 S FLEET AIR ARM MUSEUM
Shorts SB5 WG768 S
F4 nose An incomparable collection traces the
Sikorsky MH-53M 68-8284 S
Hawker Hunter XG225 S more than 100-year history of naval
F6A Sopwith 1 Strutter A8226 S
replica aviation in Britain. Its different halls
Hawker Hunter XL568 S
T7A Sopwith Pup N5182 S include a wide variety of displays,
Hawker Hurricane LF738 S Supermarine K9942 S including the Carrier Experience.
IIc Spitre I Later in 2017, a permanent display
Hawker Hurricane Z3427 R (in Michael Supermarine Spitre RG904 S of some of the late Capt Eric Winkle
replica Beetham replica
Conservation
Browns effects will provide an added
Supermarine Spitre 46 R (in Michael
Centre) IX replica Beetham attraction.
Hawker Siddeley XS639 S Conservation
Andover E3A Centre) Location and contact info
Hawker Siddeley XS709 S Vickers Valiant B(K)1 XD818 S Address RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester,
Dominie T1 Vickers Varsity T1 WL679 S Somerset BA22 8HT

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Telephone 01935 840565 Douglas Skyraider WT121 ST (in Cobham Hawker P1052 VX272 ST (in Cobham
Website www.eetairarm.com AEW1 Hall) Hall)
Douglas Skyraider WV106 ST (in Cobham Hawker P1127 XP980 S
AEW1 Hall) Hawker Sea Fury WJ231 S
Admission info
Eclipse Super Eagle G-BGWZ ST (in Cobham FB11
Times April to October daily Hall) Hawker Sea Hawk WF219 ST (in Cobham
10.00-17.30hrs Fairey IIIF frame - ST (in Cobham F1 tail Hall)
November to March Hall) Hawker Sea Hawk WV856 S
Wednesday-Sunday Fairey Albacore N4389 ST (in Cobham FGA6
Hall) Hawker Sea Hawk XE340 ST (in Cobham
10.00-16.30hrs Fairey Barracuda II DP872 R FGA6 Hall)
See website for details Fairey Firey I Z2033 S Hawker Siddeley XV333 S
of Cobham Hall reserve Fairey Firey TT4 VH127 ST (in Cobham Buccaneer S2B
collection tours Hall) Hiller HTE2 XB480 ST (in Cobham
Prices Adults 16, senior citizens, Fairey Flycatcher S1287 ST (in Cobham Hall)
replica Hall) Hunting Jet Provost XN462 ST (in Cobham
concessions and disabled
Fairey Fulmar N1854 S T3A Hall)
adults 14, children (5-15) McDonnell Douglas XT596 S
Fairey Gannet XL503 ST (in Cobham
12, under-5s and carers AEW3 Hall) Phantom FG1
for disabled visitors free, Fairey Gannet XA466 S North American EX976 S
family (one adult and up COD4 Harvard III
to three children) 33, Fairey Swordsh II HS618 S Northrop Chukar XW994 ST (in Cobham
Focke-Achgelis 100545 S Hall)
family (two adults and up
Fa 330A-1 Percival Sea WP313 ST (in Cobham
to three children) 47 Prince T1 Hall)
Fokker DrI replica 102/17 ST (in Cobham
Hall) Saunders-Roe P531 XN332 ST (in Cobham
Gloster Meteor T7 WS103 ST (in Cobham Hall)
Aircraft exhibits
Hall) Saunders-Roe P531 XN334 ST (in Cobham
Arospatiale/BAC G-BSST S Gloster Meteor WM292 ST (in Cobham Hall)
Concorde TT20 Hall) Short 184 remains 8359 S
Agusta A109A AE-331 ST (in Cobham Gloster Sea N5518 R Short S27 replica - S
Hall) Gladiator II Sopwith Baby N2078 S
BAC 221 WG774 S Grumman Avenger XB446 S (composite of
BAe Sea Harrier XZ493 S ECM6B 8214 and 8215)
FRS1 Grumman Hellcat II KE209 S Sopwith Camel B6401 ST (in Cobham
BAe Sea Harrier FA2 XZ499 ST (in Cobham replica Hall)
Grumman Martlet I AL246 S
Hall) Sopwith Pup replica N6452 ST (in Cobham
Handley Page XP841 S
BAE Systems Harrier ZD433 ST (in Cobham Hall)
HP115
GR9A Hall) Sopwith Triplane N5492 ST (in Cobham
Hawker Hunter XL580 S
Beech T-34C 0729 ST (in Cobham replica Hall)
T8M
Mentor Hall)
Bell UH-1H Iroquois AE-422 ST (in Cobham
Hall)
Bensen B8M G-AZAZ ST (in Cobham
Hall)
Blackburn XN957 S
Buccaneer S1
Blackburn NA39 XK488 ST (in Cobham
Hall)
Blackburn Skua II L2490 S
remains
Bristol Scout D N5419 S
replica
Chance Vought KD431 S
Corsair IV
de Havilland DH82A G-ABUL ST (in Cobham
Tiger Moth II (really XL717) Hall)
de Havilland Sea WW138 ST (in Cobham
Venom FAW21 Hall)
de Havilland Sea XJ481 ST (in Cobham
Vixen FAW1 Hall)
de Havilland Sea XS590 S
Vixen FAW2
de Havilland LZ551 S
Vampire
de Havilland XA129 ST (in Cobham
Vampire T22 Hall)
de Havilland XA127 S ABOVE: Avenger XB446 and Hellcat KE209 in the Fleet Air Arm Museum.
Vampire T22 nose BEN DUNNELL

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Supermarine 510 VV116 ST (in Cobham


Hall)
Supermarine WA473 S
Attacker F1
Supermarine XD317 S
Scimitar F1
Supermarine SX137 S
Seare XVII
Supermarine L2301 S
Walrus I
Westland Dragony VX595 S
HR5
Westland Dragony WN493 S
HR5
Westland Gazelle XW864 ST (in Cobham
HT2 Hall)
Westland Lynx HAS3 XZ699 S
Westland Lynx XZ720 ST (in Cobham
HAS3GMS Hall)
Westland Sea King XV663 S ABOVE: The Helicopter Museums ex-East German Mil Mi-24D. THM
HAS6
Westland Sea King XZ574 ST (in Cobham most impressive, too. During 2017, a
Hall) Barnett J4B G-BWCW S
HAS6
Westland Sea King ZA298 S
new element of THM will be opened, Bell 47H-1 OO-SHW S
HC4 telling the story of Weston-super- Bell UH-1H Iroquois 66-16579 S
Westland Sioux AH1 XT176 ST (in Cobham Mares aviation heritage. Bensen B8M G-BIGP S
Hall) Bensen B8M - S
Westland Wasp XS527 ST (in Cobham Gyro-Boat
Location and contact info
HAS1 Hall) Blkow Bo 102 D-HMQV S
Address Locking Moor Road, Brantly B2B G-ATFG S
Westland Wasp XT427 ST (in Cobham
HAS1 Hall) Weston-super-Mare, Brantly B2B G-OAPR A (Elfan ap
Westland Wasp XT778 ST (in Cobham Somerset BS24 8PP Rees)
HAS1 Hall) Telephone 01934 635227 Bristol Belvedere XG452 R
Westland Wessex XP142 ST (in Cobham HC1
Website helicoptermuseum.co.uk
HAS3 Hall) Bristol Belvedere XG462 S
Westland Wessex XS508 S HC1 nose
HU5 Admission info Bristol Sycamore III G-ALSX S
Westland Wessex XT482 S Times April to October Bristol Sycamore XL829 S
HU5 Wednesday-Sunday and HC14
Westland Wessex XT765 ST (in Cobham Bank Holiday Mondays Campbell Cougar G-BAPS S
HU5 Hall) 10.00-17.30hrs Campbell Cricket G-AXRA S
Westland Whirlwind XA864 ST (in Cobham Campbell Cricket G-BYMP S
Hall)
November to March
HAR1 Cierva C30A AP506 S
Westland Whirlwind XG574 S
Wednesday-Sunday and
Cierva Rotorcraft G-AWRP S
HAR3 Bank Holiday Mondays Grasshopper III
Westland Whirlwind XG594 ST (in Cobham 10.00-16.30hrs EH Industries G-EHIL S
HAS7 Hall) Prices Adults 7.50, senior EH101
Westland Whirlwind XL853 ST (in Cobham citizens and concessions Fairey Ultra-Light XJ928/G-AOUJ R
HAS7 Hall) Gyrodyne QH-50D DS-1482 S
6.50, children (4-15) DASH
Westland Wyvern VR137 S
TF1 4.50, family (two adults Hafner R.II - S
WSK SBLim-2 01420 S and two children) 20, Hawker Siddeley XV798 (nose S
Yokosuka MXY-7 15-1585 ST family (two adults and Harrier GR1 PCB and tail)/
Ohka 11 three children) 22 XW264 (wings)
Hiller UH-12C G-ASTP S
Husband Modac - S
Note: aircraft in store and on display Aircraft exhibits 500 Hornet
at the FAAM can change due to Arospatiale G-TIGE S Hughes YOH-6A 67-16506 S
exhibition requirements at any time. AS332L-2 Super Cayuse
Puma 2 Julian CD G-WBAT S
Arospatiale F-WQAP S Wombat
THE HELICOPTER MUSEUM SA365N Dauphin Kamov Ka-26 D-HOAY S
This is the worlds largest museum Agusta A109GdiF MM81205 S MBB Bo 105M 81+00 S
dedicated to helicopters and other Agusta-Bell AB206C-1 MM80927 S McCulloch J-2 G-ORVB S
JetRanger II
forms of rotorcraft. British types Agusta-Bell Sioux XT190 S
Mil Mi-1 07 yl S
naturally dominate, but the array of AH1 Mil Mi-2 SP-SAY S
exhibits from around the world is Air and Space 18A G-BVWL S Mil Mi-4 9147 S

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Mil Mi-8PS 618 S Westland Wessex XR526 ST Westland Wisp - S
Mil Mi-24D 96+26 S HC2 WSK SM-2 05 S
Murray M-1 - S Westland Wessex XV733 S Yamaha RPH - S
Piasecki H-21C FR41/ARB R HCC4
Workhorse Westland Wessex XS486 ST
Piasecki HUP-3 51-16622 S HU5 SUFFOLK
Retriever Westland Wessex XT472 ST 493RD BOMB GROUP MUSEUM
HU5
Robinson R-22HP G-OTED S A museum centred on the control
Westland Wessex G-ATBZ ST
Saunders-Roe XL811 S
60 tower at what was one of the last East
Skeeter AOP12
Saunders-Roe XL736 ST (D)
Westland Wessex G-AVNE R Anglian airelds to be occupied by
60 the US 8th Air Force.
Skeeter AOP12
Westland WG13 XW839 S
Saunders-Roe XM557 ST (D)
Lynx Location and contact info
Skeeter AOP12
Westland WG25 - S
Saunders-Roe XN345 ST (D)
fuselage
Address Grove Farm,
Skeeter AOP12 Clopton, Woodbridge,
Westland WG30 G-BGHF S
Sikorsky S-55C S-887 ST Suffolk IP13 6QS
Srs100
Sud SA318C A41 S
Westland WG30 G-BKGD S Telephone 07850 078432
Alouette II
Srs100 Website www.493bgdebach.co.uk
Sud SA321F F-OCMF S
Westland WG30 N5840T S
Super Frlon
Srs100
Sud-Ouest SO1221 1058 S
Westland WG30 G-ELEC S
Admission info
Djinn Times April to September
Srs200
Thruxton Gady G-AVKE ST Wednesday 11.00-
Westland WG30 G-HAUL S
HDW1
Srs300 15.00hrs and last Sunday
Watkinson CG-4 - S
Westland WG33 - S of the month,
Westland Dragony WG719 S mock-up
HR5 11.00-16.00hrs
Westland XD163 S
Westland Gazelle ZB686 S Whirlwind HAR10 Prices Free
AH1 cockpit Westland XP404 ST (D)
Westland Lynx Srs1 G-LYNX S Whirlwind HAR10 BAWDSEY RADAR
Westland Lynx 3 ZE477 S Westland XG596 ST
Westland Lynx XX910 S Whirlwind HAS7
The Suffolk coastal location of the
HAS2 Westland XK940 S worlds rst operational radar station,
Westland Scout XP165 S Whirlwind HAS7 where many vital experiments with
AH1 Westland XR486 R the new technology took place, is a
Westland Scout XP886 ST Whirlwind HCC12 very important heritage site. It is
AH1 Westland G-ANFH ST (D) currently closed for refurbishment,
Westland Sharpeye - S Whirlwind Srs1
(mock-up) Westland G-ANJV ST (D)
the plan being to reopen in autumn
Westland Wasp XT443 S Whirlwind Srs3 2017.
HAS1 Westland G-AODA S
Westland Wessex XM330 S Whirlwind Srs3 Location and contact info
HAS1 Westland VR-BEU ST (D) Address Bawdsey Radar Trust,
Westland Wessex XM328 S Whirlwind Srs3 Bawdsey,
HAS3 Westland Wideye - S Suffolk IP12 3AT
Westland Wessex XS149 ST Westland Widgeon G-AOZE S
Telephone 07821 162879
HAS3 Srs2
Website www.bawdseyradar.org.uk

Admission info
Websites www.stokemuseums.org.
STAFFORDSHIRE uk/visit/pmag and
Times Currently closed;
THE POTTERIES MUSEUM AND reopening autumn 2017
www.spitrerw388.org.uk
ART GALLERY Prices See website when
Local man R. J. Mitchell is museum reopens
Admission info
remembered by the Spitre displayed
Times Monday-Saturday
in this Stoke museum. It is under BENTWATERS COLD WAR
10.00-17.00hrs, Sunday
restoration but still on view. MUSEUM
11.00-16.00hrs
Prices Free Recalling Bentwaters as an RAF and
Location and contact info USAF aireld during the Cold War, the
Address Bethesda Street, Aircraft exhibits BCWM is located in the bases former
Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3DW Supermarine RW388 R hardened command post. The loan
Telephone 01782 232323 Spitre LFXVIe
from the USAF of the A-10 adds a
hugely appropriate aircraft type.

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Location and contact info Group and 489th Bomb Group Admission info
Address Building 134, Bentwaters commemorates both units and the Times First Sunday in April to
Parks, Rendlesham, airelds other occupants. end of October Sunday
Woodbridge, Suffolk 14.00-17.00hrs
IP12 2TW Location and contact info Prices Free
Telephone 07588 877020 Address Sparrowhawk Way,
Website www.bcwm.org.uk Upper Holton, NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK
Halesworth, Suffolk AVIATION MUSEUM
Admission info IP19 8NH Exhibits spread across three hangars,
Times April to October rst Telephone 01986 875084 several buildings and outdoor
and third Sundays of each Website www.halesworthaireld- areas form what proclaims itself to
month and Bank Holidays, museum.co.uk be East Anglias Aviation Heritage
10.00-16.00hrs Centre. Items from the Boulton Paul
Prices Adults 5, concessions 4, Admission info Association have bolstered an already
under-14s free Times April to October Sunday very ne collection of aircraft and
and Bank Holidays memorabilia.
Aircraft exhibits 14.00-17.00hrs
Gloster Meteor D16 WH453 R (back to F8 Prices Free Location and contact info
conguration) Address The Street, Flixton,
English Electric ZF581 R MARTLESHAM HEATH CONTROL Bungay, Suffolk
Lightning F53
TOWER MUSEUM NR35 1NZ
Fairchild A-10A 80-0219 S
Thunderbolt II Keeping alive, with a ne collection Telephone 01986 896644
Hawker Hunter XE707 R of artefacts, pictures and stories Website www.aviationmuseum.net
GA11
housed in the WW2 control tower,
Hawker Siddeley ZD667 S
Harrier GR3 the illustrious memory of the historic Admission info
McDonnell Douglas XV401 S RAF station at Martlesham Heath just Times April to October
Phantom FGR2 outside Ipswich. Sunday-Thursday
McDonnell Douglas XV497 R 10.00-17.00hrs
Phantom FGR2
Location and contact info November to March
SEPECAT Jaguar XX741 R
GR1A Address Parkers Place, off Tuesday, Wednesday and
Eagle Way, Martlesham Sunday 10.00-16.00hrs
HALESWORTH AIRFIELD Heath, Ipswich (closed 15 December-
MUSEUM IP5 3UX 15 January)
The memorabilia museum at the Telephone 01473 611665 Prices Free
wartime home of the 56th Fighter Website www.mhas.org.uk
Aircraft exhibits
Auster AOP6/T10 VX123/G- R
ARLP
Avro Anson C19 VL349 S
Avro Shackleton WR971 S
MR3 fuselage
section
Avro Vulcan K2 XL445 S
nose
BAe Sea Harrier ZA175 S
FA2
Bensen B7 LHS-1 S
Boeing-Stearman 42-15662/ R
PT-27 Kaydet FJ801
(composite)
Boulton & Paul K4556 S
Overstrand nose
replica
Boulton & Paul P6 X25 S
replica
Bristol Sycamore XG518 S
HR14
Bristol Sycamore XG523 S
HR14 cockpit
ABOVE: The Boulton & Paul P6 replica in the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Colditz Cock BGA 4757 S
replica
Museum at Flixton. NSAM

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Dassault Mystre 79 S Maupin Woodstock BGA 3833 S Location and contact info
IVA One Address Denham, Eye, Suffolk
de Havilland - S MBA Tiger Cub G-MJSU S IP21 5DG
Mosquito NF Mignet HM14 - S Telephone 01728 860930
cockpit replica Pou-du-Ciel
de Havilland XJ482 S
Website 95thbg-horham.com
North American 54-2196 S
Sea Vixen FAW1 F-100D Super
de Havilland XK624 S Sabre Admission info
Vampire T11 North American 146289/ S Times May to October last
English Electric WG789 S T-28C Trojan N99153 Sunday of every month
Canberra B2 (Mod) fuselage
nose
from 11.00hrs
Penrose Pegasus 2 BGA 4002 S
English Electric WM279 S Prices Free
Percival Provost T1 WV605 S
Canberra B(I)8 nose Percival Sea WF128 S
English Electric WE168 S Prince T1
Canberra PR3 nose ROUGHAM TOWER ASSOCIATION
Schneider Grunau D-9142 S
replica Baby IIIb A superbly-preserved WW2 USAAF
English Electric WH840 S Skycraft Scout 2 G-MBUD S control tower on a delightful, and
Canberra T4
Slingsby XA226 S thankfully still active, aireld.
English Electric XG329 S Grasshopper TX1
Lightning DB/F1
Supermarine N3317 S Location and contact info
EoN Primary BGA 1461 S Spitre II replica
Eurowing Goldwing G-MMWL S
Address The Control Tower,
Supermarine Spitre TD248 S
Fairchild F24C-8F N16676 S Rougham Industrial
LFXVIe fuselage
Felixstowe F5 nose - S Taylor JT2 Titch G-BABY S
Estate, Bury St Edmunds,
Flexiform Striker/ G-MTFK S Thunder Balloons G-BJZC S Suffolk
Moult Trike Ax7-77Z IP30 9XA
FMA IA-58 Pucar A-528 S Vickers Valetta C2 VX580 S Telephone 07976 670679
Fokker D.VIII scale - S Vickers Valiant XD857 S Website www.rougham.org
replica B(K)1 cockpit
Fokker F27-200 G-BDVS S Wasp Falcon 4 - S
Friendship nose Admission info
Westland XR485 S
Gloster Javelin XH892 S Whirlwind HAR10 Times May to October
FAW9R Westland XN304 S Sunday 11.00-16.00hrs
Gloster Meteor F8 WF643 S Whirlwind HAS7 Prices Free
Goldnch - S
Amphibian
Gowland GWG2 G-ASRF S
PARHAM AIRFIELD MUSEUM SUFFOLK AVIATION HERITAGE
Jenny Wren Home of the 390th Bomb Group MUSEUM
Handley Page Victor XL160 S Memorial Museum and the Displays in the generator building of
K2 nose Museum of the British Resistance a former military wireless telegraphy
Hawker Hunter XG254 S Organisation. facility not far from Martlesham
FGA9
Heath trace the history of aviation in
Hawker Hunter T53 XE531 (really S
nose ET-272)
Location and contact info the county.
Hawker Hurricane I P3708 S Address Parham, Framlingham,
fuselage frame Suffolk IP13 9AF Location and contact info
Hawker Sea Hawk WV838 S Telephone 01728 621373 Address Former WT Station,
FGA6 nose Website www.parhamaireld Foxhall Road, Kesgrave,
Hawker Siddeley - S museum.co.uk Suffolk IP10 0AH
Gnat T1 cockpit
simulator Website www.suffolkaviation
Hunting Jet Provost XN500 S Admission info heritage.org.uk
T3A Times 2 April to 29 October
Itaco-Center - S Sunday and Bank Holiday Admission info
(Antonov) C-14 Mondays 11.00-17.00hrs Times Easter to last weekend in
Kiceniuk Icarus II - S
June, July and August October Sunday and
Lightwing Rooster 1 G-MJVI S
Wednesday Bank Holiday Mondays,
Letov S-103 3794/1972 S
Lockheed T-33A 55-4433 S
11.00-16.00hrs 11.00-16.00hrs
Shooting Star Prices Free Prices Free
Lovegrove Discord - S
Gyroplane RED FEATHER CLUB Aircraft exhibits
Lovegrove Sheffy G-CDFW S The ofcial UK museum of the 95th English Electric WH798 S
Gyroplane
Bomb Group is housed in a former Canberra PR7 nose
Luton LA5 Major G-APUG S Woodhams Sprite (BAPC 17) ST
NCOs club.

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WATTISHAM STATION several major steps forward, with the Location and contact info
HERITAGE addition of aircraft from the bases Address Wattisham Aireld,
This collection on the history of the RAF heyday and its more recent Army Suffolk
former RAF Wattisham has taken Air Corps use. IP7 7RA

SURREY Blriot XI replica G-LOTI ST (off-site) Voisin Biplane


replica
G-BJHV ST (off-site)
de Havilland DH82A F-BGEQ ST (D) (off-site)
BROOKLANDS MUSEUM Tiger Moth II White Monoplane G-CHOI T
One of Britains most historic aviation de Havilland WP921 S replica
and motorsport locations has a Canada Chipmunk
T10 cockpit
collection to match. The Vimy replica, GATWICK AVIATION MUSEUM
Hawker Fury I K5673 S
the Wellington and Concorde top the replica Situated very near Gatwick Airport,
list of big attractions; several aircraft Hawker Hunter F51 E-421 S this long-standing private collection
can be ground-run. The Brooklands Hawker Hunter F51 E-412 R inaugurated its new museum building
Aircraft Factory and Race Track Hawker Hurricane Z2389 S at Easter last year, allowing many
Revival project is covered elsewhere IIa exhibits to go under cover for the rst
in this issue. Hawker P1127 XP984 S time. The Lightning and Shackleton
Hawker Siddeley ZA250/G-VTOL S
Harrier T52
are maintained in running order.
Location and contact info
Hunting Jet Provost XN586 S
Address Brooklands Road, T3A Location and contact info
Weybridge, Surrey Manuel Ladybird G-MJPB ST (D) Address Vallance By-Ways,
KT13 0QN Roe I Avroplane G-ROEI ST (off-site, Loweld Heath Road,
Telephone 01932 857381 replica at Bicester) Charlwood, Surrey
Website www.brooklandsmuseum. Roe I Biplane replica - S RH6 0BT
com Rogallo hang-glider - ST Telephone 01293 862915
Royal Aircraft F5475 S
Factory SE5a replica
Website www.gatwick-aviation-
Admission info Santos-Dumont - S museum.co.uk
Times British Summer Time Demoiselle replica
daily 10.00-17.00hrs Scottish Aviation XX499 S Admission info
Greenwich Mean Time Jetstream T1 Times Friday-Sunday
Sopwith 1F1 Camel B7270 S
daily 10.00-16.00hrs replica
09.30-16.30hrs
Prices Adults 11, senior citizens Sopwith Tabloid 3 S Prices Adults 7.50, children
and students 10, children replica (5-14) 2.50, under-5s free
(5-16) 6, under-5s free, Supermarine Swift WK198 S
family (two adults and up F4 fuselage Aircraft exhibits
Vickers G-APEP S
to three children) 30 Merchantman 953C Avro Shackleton WR982 S
Vickers G-APEJ S MR3/3
Aircraft exhibits Merchantman 953C Blackburn XN923 S
nose Buccaneer S1
Arospatiale/BAC G-BBDG S
Concorde Vickers Valiant XD816 S de Havilland XS587 S
B(K)1 nose Sea Vixen TT8
Arospatiale/BAC - S
Concorde fuselage Vickers Vanguard - S de Havilland J-1605 S
sections cockpit mock-up Venom FB50
Arospatiale/BAC - S Vickers Varsity T1 WF372 S English Electric - S
Concorde cockpit Vickers Viking 1a G-AGRU R Canberra nose
simulator Vickers Viking IV G-EBED S English Electric ZF579/53-671 S
Avro 504K G-AACA S replica Lightning F53
replica Vickers Vimy IV NX71MY S English Electric ZF589/53-700 R
Avro Triplane G-CFTF ST (off-site) replica Lightning F53
replica Vickers Vimy nose - S cockpit
BAC One-Eleven G-ASYD S replica Gloster Meteor VZ638 S
475AM Vickers Viscount 806 G-APIM S T7
BAC TSR2 cockpit - S Vickers Viscount G-AZLP R Hawker Hunter XL591 S
BAC VC10 nose - S 813 nose T7
BAC VC10 Srs1101 G-ARVM S Vickers Viscount XT575 S Hawker Sea Hawk XE364 S
fuselage 837 nose FGA6 (composite)
BAC VC10 Srs 1103 A40-AB/ S Vickers Wellington N2980 S Hawker Siddeley XV751 S
G-ASIX Ia Harrier GR3
BAC VC10 K3 ZA150 T (off-site, at Vickers Wellington - S Percival Sea WP308 S
Dunsfold) nose replica Prince T1

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Website www.wattishamstation SHOREHAM AIRPORT de Havilland WZ876 S
VISITOR CENTRE Canada Chipmunk
heritage.org
T10 cockpit
Shoreham is amongst Britains most
English Electric WE113 S
Admission info delightful airelds, so why not take Canberra B2 nose
Times April to October rst advantage of the chance to go to English Electric XR753 S
Sunday of the month the Visitor Centre and nd out more Lightning F53 (really ZF578)
11.00-16.00hrs; must be about its 100-year history? Gloster Meteor F4 EE549 S
Gloster Meteor F8 VZ440 S
pre-booked via website (many parts
Prices Free Location and contact info from WA984)
Address Terminal Building, Hawker Hunter F3 WB188 S
Brighton Shoreham Hawker Hunter WV332 S
Aircraft exhibits F4 nose
English Electric XP743 S Airport, Shoreham-by- Hawker Hunter F5 WP190 S
Lightning F3 nose Sea, West Sussex Hawker Hurricane L1679 S
Hawker Hunter XG194 S BN43 5FF I replica
FGA9
Telephone 01273 441061 Hawker Siddeley XV744 S
McDonnell Douglas XT914 S Harrier GR3
Phantom FGR2 Website www.visitorcentre.info
Lockheed T-33A 19252 S
Westland Gazelle XX444 R Shooting Star
AH1 Admission info McDonnell Douglas XV408 S
Westland Lynx XZ605 S Times Monday-Friday 10.00- Phantom FGR2
AH7 Percival Provost XF840 S
15.00hrs, Saturday-Sunday
Westland Scout XT617 R T1 cockpit
AH1 12.00-15.00hrs Royal Aircraft - S
Prices Free Factory SE5a
cockpit replica
SUSSEX TANGMERE MILITARY
Supermarine
Spitre replica
K5054 S

ROBERTSBRIDGE AVIATION AVIATION MUSEUM Supermarine WK281 S


MUSEUM Located on the ex-RAF ghter station, Swift FR5
A long-standing collection of the Tangmere museum boasts, Westland Wessex XS511 S
HU5
aeronautical artefacts from the 1900s ttingly, a ne range of historic RAF
to the present day, including many ghters including the most famous
items recovered from local digs. Hunter of them all, Neville Dukes WINGS MUSEUM
record-breaking WB188. The Wings Museum examines in
Location and contact info some detail the history of nearby
Address Bush Barn, Silver Hill, Location and contact info Redhill aireld and displays some
Robertsbridge, East Address Tangmere, near Chichester, interesting WW2 relics.
Sussex TN32 5PA West Sussex PO20 2ES
Telephone 01234 239711 Telephone 01243 790090 Location and contact info
Website www.tangmere-museum. Address Unit 1, Bucklands Farm,
Admission info org.uk Brantridge Lane, near
Times March to October last Balcombe, West Sussex
Sunday of each month, Admission info RH17 6JT
14.30-17.00hrs Times March to October Website www.wingsmuseum.co.uk
Prices Free daily 10.00-17.00hrs
February and November Admission info
Aircraft exhibits daily 10.00-16.30hrs Times March to October
BAC Jet Provost T4 XR681 S Prices Adults 9, over-60s Saturday and Sunday
cockpit 7, children (5-16) 3, 10.00-17.00hrs
de Havilland XJ488 S under-5s free, family Prices Adults 8, children (5-15)
Sea Vixen FAW1
cockpit (two adults and two 4, under-5s free, family
English Electric WE173 S children) 21 (two adults and up to
Canberra PR3 three children) 22
cockpit
Aircraft exhibits
English Electric XP701 S
Lightning F3 BAe Sea Harrier ZA195 S Aircraft exhibits
cockpit FA2 Auster J/1U G-OJAS S
Gloster Meteor T7 WA630 S de Havilland XJ580 S Workmaster fuselage
cockpit Sea Vixen Bell P-63C Kingcobra 44-4315 R
Hawker Hunter F2 WN907 S FAW2 Bell P-63C 43-11137 S
cockpit de Havilland XH313 S Kingcobra
Jodel D112 G-AYEO R Vampire T11 cockpit

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Bristol Beaughter
IF nose
- S Armstrong
Whitworth Meteor
WD790 S WARWICKSHIRE
Curtiss SB2C-5 - ST NF11 nose MIDLAND AIR MUSEUM
Helldiver cockpit Auster V NJ719 (really S Several of the aircraft displayed in
de Havilland WD377 ST TW385) the outstanding Midland Air
Canada Chipmunk Avro Anson C19 TX213 S
Museum are the sole representatives
T10 nose Avro Vulcan B2 XL319 S
of their types in any UK collection. It
Douglas A-20G 43-21664 S BAC Jet Provost T4 XP627 ST (D)
Boston remains incorporates the Sir Frank Whittle Jet
Bell 47D-1 G-ASOL R
Douglas A-26K 64-17657 R Bensen B7 - S
Heritage Centre.
Invader nose
Bristol Sycamore III WA577 S
Douglas C-47 FL586 S Location and contact info
Brown Helicopter - S
Skytrain fuselage (composite) Address Coventry Airport,
Carmam M-100S BGA 2383 ST (D)
Handley Page P1273 S Baginton, Warwickshire,
Mesange
Hampden I
remains Dassault Mystre 146 S CV3 4FR
IVA Telephone 02476 301033
Hawker Hurricane BD731 S
IIc remains de Havilland G-ARHX R Website www.midlandairmuseum.
DH104 Dove 8
Hunting Jet Provost XM468 R
de Havilland DH106 G-BEEX ST
co.uk
T3 cockpit
Comet 4C nose
Miles Magister I T9768 S
de Havilland XG680 S Admission info
fuselage
Nakajima B5N2 (c/n 339) S
Sea Venom FAW22 Times April to October
de Havilland Sea XN696 S Monday-Saturday 10.00-
remains
Vixen FAW2 nose
Nakajima Ki-43 - S 17.00hrs, Sunday and
de Havilland WZ518 S
remains Bank Holiday Mondays
Vampire T11
Nakajima Ki-43 - S 10.00-18.00hrs
de Havilland Canada WB685 ST (D)
remains
Chipmunk T10 November to March
North American 43-36140 R
English Electric WJ639 S daily 10.30-16.30hrs
B-25 Mitchell nose Canberra TT18
Prices Adults 7, senior citizens
English Electric XS933 S
Lightning F53 (really ZF594) and students 6.50,
TYNE & WEAR FMA IA-58 Pucar A-522 S children (5-16) 3.50,
NORTH EAST AIRCRAFT MUSEUM Gloster Meteor F8 WL181 S under-5s free, family (two
The north-east of Englands premier Hawker Hunter F51 E-419 S adults and two children)
aviation museum part of the North Hawker Siddeley G-ARPO S 19; contact museum for
Trident 1C season tickets
East Land, Sea and Air Museums says
Lockheed T-33A 55-4439 S
that it is the largest aviation collection Shooting Star
between Yorkshire and Scotland. Luton LA4 Minor G-AFUG S Aircraft exhibits
Luton LA5 Major G-ARAD ST (D) Armstrong G-APRL S
Location and contact info Mignet HM14 G-ADVU S Whitworth Argosy
Address Old Washington Road, Pou-du-Ciel 101
Armstrong WS838 S
Sunderland SR5 3HZ North American 51-6171 S
Whitworth Meteor
F-86D Sabre
Telephone 0191 519 0662 NF14
North American 54-2157 S
Website www.nelsam.org.uk/ F-100D Super Armstrong N1498 S
NEAM/NEAM.htm Sabre Whitworth Whitley
V remains
Republic F-84F 52-6541 S
Thunderstreak Avro Vulcan B2 XL360 S
Admission info
Saunders-Roe XM555 S BAe Harrier GR5 - S
Times 1 April to 31 October Skeeter AOP12 nose
daily 10.00-17.00hrs Shorts 330-100 G-OGIL S BAe Sea Harrier ZE694 S
1 November to 31 March Slingsby WZ747 ST (D) FA2
daily 10.00hrs-dusk Grasshopper TX1 Beagle 206 Srs1 G-ASWJ S
Prices Adults 5, children (5-16) Vickers Viscount G-AZLP ST Boulton Paul VT935 S
813 fuselage P111A
and concessions 3,
Westland WG724 S Bristol Beaughter T5298 S
under-5s free, family (two Dragony HR5 I nose
adults and two children) Westland Gazelle 1 XZ177 S Chichester-Miles G-BRNM S
13 (really G-BAGJ) Leopard
Westland Wessex XM833 S Crossley Tom (BAPC 32) ST
HAS3 Thumb
Aircraft exhibits
Westland Whirlwind XN258 R Dassault Mystre 70 S
AES Lone Ranger G-MBDL ST HAR9 IVA
Agusta-Bell Sioux XT148 R Westland Widgeon G-APTW S de Havilland G-ALVD S
AH1 Srs2 DH104 Dove 2 (really G-ALCU)

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de Havilland G-ARYB S Hawker Siddeley XX899 S Vickers Viscount F-BGNR S
DH125 Srs1 fuselage Buccaneer S2B 708
de Havilland XN685 S nose Westland Scout XR635 S
Sea Vixen FAW2 Humber (BAPC 9) S AH1
de Havilland Sea XJ579 S Monoplane replica Westland Whirlwind XK907 ST
Vixen FAW2 nose Hunting Jet Provost - S HAS7 nose
de Havilland VF301 S T3 nose Westland Whirlwind G-APWN S
Vampire I Kaman HH-43B 24535 R Srs3
de Havilland XD626 ST (D) Huskie Wheeler Slypmh G-ABOI ST
Vampire T11 Lockheed F-104G R-756 S
de Havilland XE855 R/ST Starghter
Vampire T11 Lockheed L-188AF EI-CHO S WELLESBOURNE WARTIME
cockpit Electra cockpit MUSEUM
de Havilland Canada 58-1062 S Lockheed T-33A 51-4419 S
Situated on the aireld at
U-6A Beaver Shooting Star
Lockheed T-33A 51-7473 S
Wellesbourne, also, of course, home
Druine D31 (BAPC 126) S
Turbulent Shooting Star to taxiable Vulcan XM655.
English Electric WF922 S McDonnell F-101B 56-0312 R
Canberra PR3 Voodoo Location and contact info
English Electric WH646 S McDonnell F-101B 57-0270 ST Address Wellesbourne
Canberra T17A Voodoo nose
Aireld, Loxley
nose McDonnell Douglas 63-7414 ST (D)
F-4C Phantom II
Lane, Wellesbourne,
English Electric XR771 S
Lightning F6 McDonnell Douglas 63-7699 S Warwickshire
English Electric 55-713 S F-4C Phantom II CV35 9EU
Lightning T55 Mignet HM14 G-AEGV S Telephone 0121 777 3518
EoN Olympia 2B BGA 538 ST Pou-du-Ciel Website www.wellesbourne
Fairey Gannet T2 XA508 S Mikoyan-Gurevich 959 S aireld.com/museum.jpg
Fairey Ultra-Light G-APJJ S MiG-21SPS
Flettner Fi 282 V-10 28368 R Mil Mi-24D 06 S
North American 48-0242 S Admission info
frame
Folland Gnat F1 GN-101 S F-86A Sabre Times Sunday 10.00-16.00hrs
(really XK741) North American 54-2174 S Prices Adults 2, children 50p
Gloster Javelin XA699 S F-100D Super Sabre
FAW5 Panavia Tornado ZA452 S Aircraft exhibits
Gloster Meteor F4 EE531 S GR4
Parnall Pixie IIIa G-EBJG ST de Havilland Sea XJ575 S
Gloster Meteor VZ477 S Vixen FAW2 nose
F8 nose Percival Prentice T1 VS623 S
de Havilland XK590 S
Handley Page XH592 S PZL-Mielec TS-11 1706 S Vampire T11
Victor K1A nose Iskra (really 408)
Percival Provost WV679 S
Hawker Hunter XF382 S Saab J 29F 29640 S T1
F6A Slingsby Cadet TX1 BGA 804 ST Yakovlev Yak-52 RA-01378 S
Hawker Sea Hawk WV797 S Slingsby XK789 R
FGA6 Grasshopper TX1

WEST MIDLANDS
TETTENHALL TRANSPORT
HERITAGE CENTRE
A former railway goods depot
has been turned into a transport
museum for Wolverhampton,
including several aircraft exhibits
with local connections. Among
them are a number of Boulton
Paul-related items provided by the
Staffordshire Aircraft Restoration
Team.

Location and contact info


Address Henwood Road,
Wolverhampton
WV6 8NX
ABOVE: The Midland Air Museums Boulton Paul P111A VT935 and Vulcan Telephone 07774 643255
B2 XL360, framed by the wingtip of Argosy G-APRL. STEVEN COMBER Website tettenhallthc.tumblr.com

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Admission info Location and contact info Salisbury, Wiltshire


Times Sunday 10.00-16.00hrs Address Millennium Point, SP4 6DZ
Prices Free Curzon Street, Birmingham B4 7XG Telephone 01722 323636
Telephone 0121 348 8000 Website www.boscombedown
Aircraft exhibits Website www.birmingham aviationcollection.co.uk
museums.org.uk/thinktank
Boulton Paul Balliol WN534 S
T2 cockpit
Admission info
Admission info Times Until 30 October
Boulton Paul Balliol WN516 S
T2 fuselage Times Daily 10.00-17.00hrs Tuesday-Sunday and Bank
Breen hang-glider - S Prices Adults 13, children (3-15) Holiday Mondays 10.00-
XD445 S
and concessions 9.50, 17.00hrs
de Havilland
Vampire T11 under-3s free, family of 31 October to February
fuselage three 30, family of four 39, 2018 Saturday and
de Havilland WK576 S family of ve 48.50; see Sunday 10.00-16.00hrs
Canada Chipmunk website for season tickets Prices Adults 8.50, senior
T10 cockpit citizens, disabled people
English Electric WJ576 S and students 7, children
Canberra T17 nose Aircraft exhibits
(5-16) 6, under-5s
Flexiform Solo G-MJIA S Hawker Hurricane P3395 S
IV (really KX829) free, family (two adults
Striker
Supermarine ML427 S and two children) 23;
MBA Tiger Cub 440 G-MMFS S
Spitre LFIX contact museum for
Microight Spectrum G-MVJM S
season tickets
Miles Martinet TTI RG907 S
cockpit
Santos-Dumont (BAPC 194) S WILTSHIRE Aircraft exhibits
Demoiselle replica BOSCOMBE DOWN AVIATION Auster IV MS968 R
Slingsby Cadet TX1 PD685 S COLLECTION BAC Jet Provost T4 XR650 R
Slingsby Cadet WT877 S The BDACs museum is now well BAC Jet Provost XS231 S
TX3 established at historic Old Sarum T5 nose
Slingsby WZ755 S aireld. Its collection contains many BAC One-Eleven XX919 S
Grasshopper TX1 aircraft whether in complete or 402AP nose
cockpit form connected to test BAe Sea Harrier XZ457 S
THINKTANK BIRMINGHAM ying at nearby Boscombe Down. FA2
SCIENCE MUSEUM Bristol Sycamore XJ380 S
A Hurricane and Spitre are on show Location and contact info HR14
in one of the major museums in the Address Hangar 1 South, Old de Havilland Comet XK699 S
UKs second city. Sarum Aireld, Old Sarum, C2 nose
de Havilland Sea XJ476 S
Vixen FAW1 nose
de Havilland Canada WD321 S
Chipmunk T10
English Electric WH876 S
Canberra B2 (Mod)
nose
English Electric WJ865 S
Canberra T4 nose
English Electric XN726 R
Lightning F2A nose
GAF Jindivik A92-466 S
Mk303BL
Gloster Meteor WK800 S
D16
Hawker Hunter WT648 S
F1 nose
Hawker Hunter WN890 S
F2 nose
Hawker Hunter XG290 S
F6 nose
ABOVE: Cadet WT877 (right) and Grasshopper WZ755 in the Tettenhall
Hawker Hunter F6A XF375 S
Transport Heritage Centre. VIA ALEC BREW

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Hawker Sea Hawk WV910 S Aircraft exhibits Lilienthal glider (BAPC 52) ST
FGA6 nose N7777G ST
BAE Systems ZJ449 S Lockheed L-749A
Hawker Siddeley XS790 S Constellation
Phoenix
Andover CC2 G-BXXR ST
Westland Scout AH1 XV141 S Lovegrove BGL
nose
Four-Runner
Hawker Siddeley XV784 S
McBroom Cobra (BAPC 188) ST
Harrier GR3 nose SCIENCE MUSEUM 88
Hawker Siddeley XX343 S WROUGHTON
Newbury Manier (BAPC 162) ST
Hawk T1 nose The large object store for the Science
Piaggio P166 G-APWY ST
Hunting Jet Provost XN503 S Museum includes a number of
T3A nose Rutan Vari-Eze G-IPSY ST
especially rare transport aircraft,
Meggitt Banshee 3150 S which sadly are not on regular
400
public display.
Panavia Tornado
F2 nose
ZD936 S WORCESTERSHIRE
Location and contact info RAF DEFFORD MUSEUM
Royal Aircraft 2783 S
Address Red Barn Gate, This museum tells the story of
Factory BE2b
replica Wroughton, Swindon airborne radar research and
SEPECAT Jaguar XX734 S SN4 9LT development at Defford aireld
GR1 Telephone 01793 846210 during WW2 and into the Cold
SEPECAT Jaguar XX761 S Website www.sciencemuseum. War years. It is operated by the
GR1A nose org.uk Defford Aireld Heritage Group in
SEPECAT Jaguar XW560 S partnership with the National Trust,
S nose Admission info which owns the restored former
Shorts MATS-B XA242 S Not open except for pre-booked wartime RAF buildings containing
Slingsby T21B BGA 1085 S research visits, limited in number the museum.
Sedbergh
Supermarine WT859 S Aircraft exhibits Location and contact info
Scimitar nose
American Aerolights G-MBVT ST Address Croome, near High
Supermarine Swift XF113 S
Eagle Green, Worcester
F7 nose
BAE Systems ZJ452 ST WR8 9DW
Westland Scout XP899 S
AH1 Phoenix Telephone 01905 371006
Westland Wasp XT437 S Bede BD-5B G-BGLB ST Website deffordaireld
HAS1 Bensen B7 (BAPC 174) ST heritagegroup.wordpress.
Birdman (BAPC 173) ST com/museum
REME MUSEUM OF Grasshopper
TECHNOLOGY Boeing 247D N18E ST Admission info
The museum of the Corps of the Chargus Midas (BAPC 172) ST Times Daily 11.00-16.30hrs
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Super E (16.00hrs from
Engineers has moved to its new de Havilland G-ACIT ST 1 November to
home on the former RAF Lyneham DH84 Dragon mid-February)
site. However, it remains closed until de Havilland DH89A G-ALXT ST Prices Free for visitors to
the spring, when further details of Dragon Rapide Croome Park and National
admission times and prices will be de Havilland G-APYD ST Trust members; admission
forthcoming. DH106 Comet 4B charge applies for
de Havilland VP975 ST non-members contact
Location and contact info Devon C2 museum for details
Address Prince Philip Barracks, Douglas DC-3C EI-AYO ST
MoD Lyneham, Focke-Achgelis 100509 ST Aircraft exhibits
Chippenham, Fa 330A-1 English Electric WD956 S
Wiltshire SN15 4XX Hartmann (BAPC 276) ST (D) Canberra B2
(sat-nav Ornithopter forward fuselage
SN15 4PZ) Hawker Siddeley XP505 ST
Telephone 01249 894869 Gnat T1 YORKSHIRE
Website www.rememuseum.org.uk Hawker Siddeley G-AWZM ST DONCASTER MUSEUM AND
Trident 3B-101 ART GALLERY
Admission info Huntair Pathnder G-MMCB ST
Two locally-built light aircraft will be
II
Times To be conrmed of interest to the aviation enthusiast
Let Z37 Cmelak G-AVZB ST
Prices To be conrmed visiting this museum.

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Location and contact info Location and contact info Aircraft exhibits
Address Chequer Road, Address Fort Paull, Battery Road,
Aermacchi MB339A 0767 R
Doncaster Paull, East Yorkshire fuselage
DN1 2AE HU12 8FP Airship G-BECE ST
Telephone 01302 734293 Telephone 01482 896236 Developments
Website www.doncaster.gov.uk/ Website www.fortpaull.com AD500 gondola
museums Auster V fuselage RT520 S
Admission info Auster 6A fuselage G-ARGI ST
Admission info Times 1 March to 31 October frame
Auster AOP9 WZ711 ST
Times Wednesday-Friday daily 10.00-18.00hrs
10.00-16.30hrs, Prices Adults 6.50, children Austin Whippet K158 S
replica
Saturday-Sunday and concessions 5.50,
Avro Anson C19/2 VP519 S
10.30-16.15hrs family (two adults and two nose
Prices Free children) 20 Avro Lancaster X KB976 S
fuselage
Aircraft exhibits Aircraft exhibits Avro Vulcan B2 XL388 R
nose
Bensen B7 (BAPC 275) S Blackburn Beverley XB259 S XS216 S
BAC Jet Provost
Mignet HM14 G-AEKR S C1
T4 nose
Pou-du-Ciel replica Blackburn Triplane - S
replica Beagle B121 Pup HB-NAV S
100 cockpit
Hawker Hunter XF509 S
EDEN CAMP F6 Bell 206B JetRanger G-BAML ST
This museum of wartime British Scottish Aviation XX557 ST III cockpit
Bulldog T1 Blackburn B2 G-ADFO/G- S
history is located in an ex-PoW camp. cockpit ACBH
fuselage
Location and contact info Blackburn Beverley XL149 S
C1 nose
Address Eden Camp Modern SOUTH YORKSHIRE AIRCRAFT Blriot XI replica - S
History Theme MUSEUM
Bristol Sycamore XE317 R
Museum, Malton, Numerous themes are covered by HR14
North Yorkshire the extensive Aeroventure aircraft Cessna F150G G-AVAA S
YO17 6RT collection, which has as its home the de Havilland - R
Telephone 01653 697777 former RAF Doncaster. DH82A Tiger Moth
Website www.edencamp.co.uk II fuselage
Location and contact info de Havilland WP255 ST
Vampire NF10 nose
Admission info Address Dakota Way, Airborne
de Havilland XE935 S
Times Daily 10.00-17.00hrs Road, Doncaster
Vampire T11
Prices Adults 8.50, children DN4 7FB XD377 ST
de Havilland
(5-16) and senior citizens (sat-nav DN4 7NW) Vampire T11 nose
7.50, under-5s free, Telephone 01302 761616 de Havilland 333 ST
family (one adult and Website www.southyorkshire Vampire T55 nose
three children) 27, family aircraftmuseum.org.uk de Havilland WK393 ST
(two adults and two Venom FB1 nose
children) 30, family (two Admission info de Havilland WX788 ST
Venom NF3 nose
adults and three children) Times British Summer Time
de Havilland Canada WB733 S
34.50 Tuesday-Sunday and Bank Chipmunk T10
Holiday Mondays de Havilland WK626 ST
Aircraft exhibits 10.00-17.00hrs Canada Chipmunk
Fieseler Fi 103 (V1) - S Greenwich Mean Time T10 fuselage
replica Tuesday-Sunday and Bank Douglas DC-3 N4565L S
Hawker Hurricane P2793 S Holiday Mondays 10.00- English Electric WD935 S
I replica Canberra B2 nose
16.00hrs
Supermarine RK838 S English Electric WH779 S
Spitre LFVb replica
School holidays daily
Canberra PR7 nose
10.00-17.00hrs
English Electric XH584 S
Prices Adults 6.50, senior Canberra T4 nose
FORT PAULL MUSEUM citizens 5.50, children English Electric WJ565 S
Fort Paull is home to what is now, (5-16) 3, under-5s free, Canberra T17 nose
alas, the sole surviving complete family (two adults and up English Electric WJ975 S
Blackburn Beverley. to two children) 15 Canberra T19 nose

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English Electric XP706 ST (D) Scottish Aviation XX477 S Westland Whirlwind XA870 S (Yorkshire
Lightning F3 Jetstream T1 HAS1 Helicopter
WL131 S Preservation
Gloster Meteor fuselage Group)
F8 nose SEPECAT Jaguar XX736 S
Whittaker MW5(K) G-MVNT S
Gloster Meteor T7 WA662 Nose S, rest of GR1 nose
airframe ST (D) Whittaker MW8 G-MYJX S
Slingsby Cadet BGA 297 ST
Grumman American G-BCLW S
AA-1B Trainer TX3
Slingsby Cadet WT913 ST STREETLIFE MUSEUM
Handley-Page G-ATXH S
Jetstream 1 nose TX3 Just one aircraft a replica of
Hawker Hunter F51 E-424 S Slingsby Cadet XE797 S a machine with local links is
Hawker Hunter XG297 S TX3 contained in this Hull transport
FGA9 nose Slingsby Cadet XN238 S museum.
Hawker Hunter WT741 S TX3 cockpit
GA11 nose Slingsby WZ822 ST Location and contact info
Hawker Hunter N-302 S Grasshopper TX1 Address High Street, Hull
T7 nose WE987 S HU1 1PS
Slingsby Prefect
Hawker Tempest V SN280 S TX1 Telephone 01482 300300
cockpit
Slingsby Sedbergh WB969 S Website www.hullcc.gov.uk
Hawker Siddeley XN979 S
Buccaneer S2 nose TX1
Hawker Siddeley XZ431 S Vickers Valetta T3 WJ476 S Admission info
Buccaneer S2B nose nose Times Monday-Saturday
Hawker Siddeley XV752 S Vickers Varsity T1 WJ903 S 10.00-17.00hrs, Sunday
Harrier GR3 nose 11.00-16.30hrs
Hawker Siddeley G-BOCB S Waco CG-4 Hadrian - S Prices Free
HS125-1B nose nose replica
Hawker Siddeley G-OPFW S Westland Dragony WN499 ST (D)
HS748 Srs2A nose Aircraft exhibits
HR3
Hawker Siddeley XW666 S Blackburn Lincock G-EBVO S
Westland Gazelle XX411 S
Nimrod R1 nose replica
AH1
Hawker Siddeley XV280 S
P1127(RAF) nose Westland Lynx XZ246 S
HAS3S(ICE) THE VULCAN EXPERIENCE
Hiway Sky-Trike G-MJKP S
Westland Scout XP190 S Pre-arranged guided tours of
Hunting Jet Provost XM350 S
T3A AH1 Vulcan B2 XH558/G-VLCN at its
Hunting Jet Provost XM404 S Westland Scout XV137 (really S Doncaster Shefeld Airport base
T3 nose AH1 XV139) have, as reported in the news
Hunting Jet Provost XM411 S Westland Scout XP902 S section of our March issue, been
T3 nose AH1 cockpit suspended following the aircrafts
Hunting Jet Provost XN511 S Westland Sea King XV677 S move into a smaller hangar. Neither
T3 nose HAS6 are co-located Canberra B2/6
Mainair Tri-Flyer G-MMDK S XT242 S (Yorkshire
Westland Sioux WK163/G-CTTS and Swift F4 WK275
Mignet HM14 G-AEJZ R AH1 Helicopter
Pou-du-Ciel Preservation accessible at present.
G-MJPO ST Group)
Modern Air Sports
Goldwing Westland Sioux XT236 ST YORKSHIRE AIR MUSEUM
North American FX322 S AH1 frame Another excellent regional museum,
Harvard IIb cockpit Westland Wessex XS887 R (Yorkshire famed for its rebuilt Halifax Friday
ZD938 S HAS1 Helicopter
Panavia Tornado
Preservation the 13th, and incorporating the Allied
F2 nose
Group) Air Forces Memorial. Its engine and
Percival Prentice G-AOKO ST (D)
T1
Westland Wessex XS481 S taxi run events involving the Victor,
Percival Sea WF122 R
HU5 Buccaneer, Nimrod, Dakota, Devon
Prince T1 Westland Whirlwind XN386 R and other live aircraft are deservedly
Piper PA-23-160 G-APMY S HAR9 popular. The Mirage IV will be an
Apache Westland Whirlwind XJ398 S (Yorkshire exciting addition in 2017.
G-DELB S HAR10 Helicopter
Robinson R-22
Preservation
Beta Group) Location and contact info
Robinson R-22 EI-JWM S
Westland Whirlwind XP345 S (Yorkshire Address Halifax Way, Elvington,
Beta cockpit Helicopter
HAR10 York YO41 4AU
Saunders-Roe XM651 S Preservation
Skeeter AOP12 (really XM561) Group) Telephone 01904 608595
Scottish Aviation XX669 S Westland Whirlwind XA862 ST Website www.yorkshireairmuseum.
Bulldog T1 fuselage HAS1 cockpit org

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Admission info de Havilland XH278 S Hawker Siddeley XV748 S


Times Summer daily 10.00- Vampire T11 Harrier GR3
17.00hrs; winter daily Douglas Dakota IV KN353 T Hawker Siddeley XV250 T
English Electric WH903 S Nimrod MR2
10.00-16.00hrs
Canberra B2 nose Hunting Jet Provost XM373 S
Prices Adults 10, concessions T3 nose
English Electric WH846 S
8, children (5-15) 5, Canberra T4 Mainair Demon G-MJRA S
under-5s free, family (up English Electric XS903 S 175 Tri-Flyer 330
to two adults and three Lightning F6 Messerschmitt 1 S
Bf 109G-6 replica
children) 26 Europa G-YURO S
Mignet HM14 G-AFFI S
Fairchild Argus II FK338 S
Pou-du-Ciel replica
Fairey Gannet XL502 S
Aircraft exhibits Panavia Tornado ZA354 S
AEW3
GR1
Air Command G-TFRB S Gloster Javelin XH767 S
Sports Elite Panavia Tornado XZ631 S
FAW9
GR4
Armstrong WS788 S Gloster Meteor F8 WK864 S
Port Victoria PV8 N540 T
Whitworth Meteor (really WL168)
Eastchurch Kitten
NF14 Handley Page LV907 S replica
Auster AOP6 VW993 S Halifax II
Royal Aircraft 6232 S
Avro 504K replica 9828 S Handley Page G-AVPN S Factory BE2c
Avro Anson T21 VV901 R Herald 201 cockpit replica
BAC Jet Provost T4 XP640 S Handley Page XL231 T Royal Aircraft F943 T
Blackburn Mercury (BAPC 130) S Victor K2 Factory SE5a
replica Hawker Hunter QA10 S replica
Canadair CT-133 21417 S FGA78 Saunders-Roe XM553 S
Silver Star Hawker Hunter T7 XL571 S Skeeter AOP12
Cayley glider (BAPC 89) S (really XL572) Slingsby Cadet TX1 RA854 S
replica Hawker Hurricane P3873 S Supermarine Spitre R6690 S
Dassault Mirage IIIE 538 S I replica I replica
Dassault Mirage IVA 45 S Hawker Siddeley XN974 T (R) Waco CG-4A 237123 S
(due 2017) Buccaneer S2 Hadrian fuselage
de Havilland VP967 T Hawker Siddeley XV168 S Westland Dragony WH991 S
Devon C2 Buccaneer S2B HR5
de Havilland HJ711 S Hawker Siddeley XX901 S Wright Model A (BAPC 28) S
Mosquito NFII Buccaneer S2B Flyer replica

ABOVE: A night engine run by the Yorkshire Air Museums replica SE5a. STEVEN COMBER

Many of the museums listed hold regular special events including such as airshows, open cockpit days, restoration/storage facility open
days, night photo shoots, lectures, fairs and so on. For details, keep an eye on the museum websites.

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The Scampton-based Red Arrows will naturally take centre stage at their home bases new
show in September. BEN DUNNELL

Airshow 2017 Compiled by Ben Dunnell

I
t is perhaps remarkable of Britains regular events returning, plus a few newcomers most
that the UK airshow prominently the Scampton Airshow in September. As usual the
calendar for 2017 is summers schedule should offer something for everyone, from the
such a full one, given all vintage delights of Shuttleworth at Old Warden to the jet noise
the upheavals the industry of the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford. And there are
has undergone. The rich pickings to be enjoyed abroad, too, perhaps most notably in
imposition last year by the mainland Europe.
Civil Aviation Authority The changes weve witnessed in the last few years make one
of new regulations and thing clear: when it comes to airshows, its always worth enjoying
charges in the wake of what we have. After all, no show or showpiece will be around
the previous summers forever. Ben Dunnell
Shoreham tragedy took
a toll, with several events
being curtailed, though it Readers are strongly urged to seek confirmation that shows
must be said that most of are definitely taking place before travelling displays can move
the cancellations had little location, date or be cancelled, and this guide should only be
or nothing to do with these used as an outline. For more information, check individual event
factors. And, despite the websites, all of which are listed here where possible. Please
loss to the scene of Vulcan note that numerous dates remained to be confirmed after the
XH558 and the lack of a compilation of this guide.
big attraction to take its place, audience figures at most of the major
shows remained healthy, if not always at the heights of other recent
years. Cover: A classic Spitfire scramble at a Duxford airshow. This spectacle is likely to be
Even though the impact of the final Air Accident Investigation repeated at the Cambridgeshire airfields Battle of Britain Air Show in September.
Branch report on Shoreham is yet to become clear, 2017 sees most DARREN HARBAR

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T
he big news on the UK scene is that Scampton, the famous RAF station in Lincolnshire, will be staging a new event under the auspices
of RAF Charitable Trust Enterprises, organisers of the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) on September 9 and 10. Scampton is
described separately; as for RIAT itself, the main historic theme for 2017 is the 70th anniversary of the USAF, and to that end Julys
spectacular at RAF Fairford will see the sole British appearance of the year by the USAFs Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds,
with its F-16C Fighting Falcons.
The RAF Cosford Air Show featured below continues its recent run of imaginative participation lists, while the Royal Navy as usual
stages its Air Days at both Yeovilton and Culdrose. At both it is hoped that Hawker Sea Fury T.20 will be back on display following
completion of repairs to the damage sustained in its 2014 incident at Culdrose (see last issue). The extent of UK military flying participation
across the whole of the 2017 calendar was not known at press time, though it had been confirmed that the RAFs Grob Tutor elementary
trainer solo display was returning to join the Red Arrows, Falcons, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and Typhoon, and that the Army Air
Corps would be providing a solo Apache. Other RN and Joint Helicopter Command rotary-wing items remained subject to confirmation.
Some of the highlights of the last few seasons have been brought to us by the Shuttleworth Collection, whose shows have hit a rich seam
of form. The return to Old Warden of the Navy Day, staged with the support of the Fly Navy Heritage Trust and its Navy Wings brand, is
bound to stir much interest. So long as its serviceable, the de Havilland Sea Vixen is due to reprise its starring role, alongside a range of
based and visiting aircraft. Shuttleworths own Sopwith Triplane is set to be a 2017 returnee, and the restoration to flight of Spitfire LF.Vc
AR501 nears.
IWM Duxford is taking the centenary of the famous Cambridgeshire airfield as its 2017 theme. This will be reflected at two shows, the
Duxford Air Festival in May and Septembers Battle of Britain Air Show. Items at the former include the first ever British display by a
Noorduyn Norseman, courtesy of the Norwegian Spitfire Foundation, North Wales Military Aviation Services new Strikemaster pair, and
the Sea Vixen. The September show is scheduled to include a massed formation of Spitfires. In between comes Julys two-day Flying
Legends, the Fighter Collections annual warbird spectacular.
A new date for the Abingdon Air and Country Show takes this popular annual charity event away from the very start of the season, which
might mean it is less plagued by the aircraft cancellations that have often affected it. This year, organiser Neil Porter has secured a coup in
the form of the first British mainland appearance of Remko Sijbens CAC Boomerang. Also of note is the fact that Biggin Hill stages a two-
day airshow for the first time since 2010, its Festival of Flight moving to August and celebrating 100 years of the airfield.
Unfortunately, just as this guide was being compiled, it was announced that a planned new seafront event for 2017 has been called off.
The inaugural Great Yarmouth Air Show, scheduled as a four-day affair from June 15-18, was cancelled in late January due to cost increases
associated with, the organisers said, counter-terrorism measures and medical cover.

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07 OLD WARDEN, BEDS: Shuttleworth Season Premiere Airshow The RAF Cosford Air Show teams efforts to present the imaginative
01767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org and out-of-the-ordinary will once again be apparent in 2017. FlyPast
and Aeroplane magazines are the official media partners for the
14 ABINGDON, OXON: Abingdon Air and Country Show 07769 June 11 show, which takes Battlefield Support as its main operational
689823 www.abingdonairandcountry.co.uk theme. As such, a variety of historic and modern aircraft used to
support troops on the ground will be featured in the flying and static
21 OLD WARDEN, BEDS: Shuttleworth Classic Evening Airshow displays. A set-piece in the flying programme is due to involve the new
01767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org BAC Strikemaster pair from North Wales Military Aviation Services,
MSS Holdings Vietnam veteran Bell UH-1H Huey and Hughes OH-6A
21 STOW MARIES, ESSEX: Wings and Wheels 01245 329358 Loach, Justin Needhams Cessna O-1 Bird Dog, Kennet Aviations
www.stowmaries.org.uk Douglas AD-4NA Skyraider and, to play the enemy Red Air, the
An-2 Clubs Antonov An-2. The ex-Air America Cessna O-2 Skymaster
27 DURHAM TEES VALLEY AIRPORT, DARLINGTON: Skylive Airshow operated by the Postbellum Foundation in the Netherlands will be in
www.skyliveevents.co.uk the static park, forming part of the Vintage Village. Also appropriate
to the theme are three of RAF Cosfords static residents, namely the
27-28 IWM DUXFORD, CAMBS: Duxford Air Festival 01223 835000 airshows own Harrier GR.3 and a Jaguar GR.3 and Tornado GR.1 from
www.iwm.org.uk No.1 School of Technical Training.
Many other interesting historic aircraft will participate in the event.
27-29 EAST KIRKBY, LINCS: Lanc, Tank and Military Machines Andrew Whitehouses Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 makes one of its
01790 763207 www.lincsaviation.co.uk first flying display appearances, while a Sea Harrier FA.2 from the
Royal Navys School of Flight Deck Operations and the RAF Museums
28 BRUNTINGTHORPE, LEICS: Cold War Jets Open Day 0116 279 BAe EAP testbed join the static park. Further participation details
9300 www.bruntingthorpeaviation.com/open-days NOTE: Date remained to be confirmed at the time of writing, but a wide range of
provisional RAF and overseas military aircraft may be expected. Some will fit
into another theme, International Co-operation, while a celebration
of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flights 60th anniversary is a
JUNE further feature. Note that admission will be by advance ticket only
purchases can be made through the show website.
01-03 WYCOMBE AIR PARK, BUCKS: AeroExpo UK 0208 255 4000 www.cosfordairshow.co.uk
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Above
The Army Air Corps Apache AH.1 display is a particular crowd-pleaser when accompanied by
pyrotechnics. ALL BEN DUNNELL UNLESS NOTED

Left
Two of Shuttleworths classic air racers, the DH.88 Comet and Mew Gull, break formation.

Below
Tony de Bruyns pairing of OV-10B Bronco and SC7 Skyvan deserve more outings together.

03-04 TORBAY SEAFRONT, DEVON: Torbay Airshow


www.torbayairshow.com

04 OLD WARDEN, BEDS: Shuttleworth Fly Navy Airshow 01767


627927 www.shuttleworth.org

10-11 OLD WARDEN, BEDS: de Havilland Moth Club Charity Flying


Weekend www.dhmothclub.co.uk
24 LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE: Armed Forces Day National Event
11 RAF COSFORD, SHROPSHIRE: RAF Cosford Air Show 01902 www.armedforcesday.org.uk
377922 www.cosfordairshow.co.uk
24 STOW MARIES, ESSEX: Armed Forces Day 01245 329358
11 WELSHPOOL, POWYS: Bob Jones Memorial Air Show and Festival www.stowmaries.org.uk
of Transport 01938 553142 www.welshpoolairshow.co.uk
24-25 BICESTER, OXON: Flywheel Festival 01869 243444
17 OLD WARDEN, BEDS: Shuttleworth Classic Evening Airshow www.flywheelfestival.com
01767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org
24-25 THE HOE, PLYMOUTH, DEVON: Armed Forces Weekend
17-18 NORTH WEALD, ESSEX: Air-Britain Vintage and Classic Fly-in 01752 306330 www.plymoutharmedforcesday.co.uk
www.air-britain.com/flyin-about.html
26-JUL 02 CHURCH BOTTOM, BROAD CHALKE, WILTS: Chalke
17-18 WESTON-SUPER-MARE SEAFRONT, SOMERSET: Weston Air Valley History Festival www.cvhf.org.uk NOTE: Airshow on July
Festival and Armed Forces Weekend www.westonairfestival.com 01-02 only

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Above
This USAF Heritage Flight formation at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2016 included P-51D
Mustang Miss Helen and a present-day F-35A Lightning II.

Left
Massed Spitfires will be a centrepiece at IWM Duxfords Battle of Britain Air Show this
September.

09 NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO THE FEW, CAPEL-LE-FERNE, KENT:


Memorial Day www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/events

14-16 RAF FAIRFORD, GLOS: The Royal International Air Tattoo


29-JUL 02 GOODWOOD, W SUSSEX: Goodwood Festival of Speed www.airtattoo.com
01243 755055 www.goodwood.com/flagship-events/festival-of-speed
15 OLD WARDEN, BEDS: Shuttleworth World War One Evening
Airshow 01767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org
JULY
21-23 SUNDERLAND SEAFRONT, TYNE & WEAR: Sunderland
01-02 BLACKBUSHE, HANTS: Blackbushe Festival of Flight International Airshow
www.sunderland.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=6454
01-02 CLEETHORPES SEAFRONT, LINCS: Armed Forces Day Event
01472 324355 www.armedforcescleethorpes.co.uk 22 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FLIGHT, EAST FORTUNE, E LOTHIAN:
Airshow 2017 0300 123 6789
01-02 SWANSEA BAY, SWANSEA: Wales National Airshow 01792 www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-flight/whats-on/airshow
637300 www.walesnationalairshow.com
25-29 HOP FARM SHOWGROUND, KENT: War and Peace Revival
02 OLD WARDEN, BEDS: Shuttleworth Military Pageant Airshow 01258 857700 www.warandpeacerevival.com
01767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org
27 RNAS CULDROSE, CORNWALL: RNAS Culdrose Air Day 01326
08-09 HEVENINGHAM HALL, SUFFOLK: Heveningham Hall Country 552679 www.royalnavy.mod.uk
Fair www.countryfair.co.uk
28-30 SILVERSTONE, NORTHANTS: Silverstone Classic 01483
08 RNAS YEOVILTON, SOMERSET: RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 0330 524424 www.silverstoneclassic.com
100 3654 www.royalnavy.mod.uk/yeovilton-airday
29-30 OLD BUCKENHAM, NORFOLK: Old Buckenham Airshow
08-09 IWM DUXFORD, CAMBS: Flying Legends Air Show 01223 01953 860806 www.oldbuckenhamairshow.co.uk
835000 www.flyinglegends.com
30 OLD WARDEN, BEDFORDSHIRE: de Havilland Moth Club
08-09 HEADCORN, KENT: Battle of Britain Air Show 07769 683345 Gathering of Moths www.dhmothclub.co.uk

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Above
Remko Sijben displaying his CAC Boomerang. It will be the star act at Abingdon in May.

Left
The Postbellum Foundations O-2 Skymaster, a genuine Vietnam veteran, will make its UK
debut in the Cosford static display.

Below
P-38L Lightning, F4U-4 Corsair and two Alpha Jets comprise a memorable formation from the
Flying Bulls.

AUGUST
05 EAST KIRKBY, LINCS: East Kirkby Airshow 01790 763207
www.lincsaviation.co.uk

06 OLD WARDEN, BEDS: Shuttleworth Edwardian Pageant Airshow


01767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org

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Pete Kynsey always


puts on a scintillating
performance in his tiny
LeVier Cosmic Wind
Ballerina.

Silver-winged Hawker biplanes on a summers The Fly Navy Heritage Trusts Sea Vixen
afternoon Howell Daviss Demon leads the is in need of public support. Given this
Nimrods from the Historic Aircraft Collection machines sheer presence and
and the Fighter Collection. historical significance,
it deserves it.

10-13 ASHTON COURT, BRISTOL: Bristol International Balloon Fiesta 26-27 RHYL SEAFRONT, DENBIGHSHIRE: Rhyl Airshow
0333 321 0101 www.bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk www.rhylairshow.co.uk

12-13 MALDON, ESSEX: Military and Flying Machines 07543 881528 26-28 KENT SHOWGROUND, DETLING, KENT: Military Odyssey
www.militaryandflyingmachines.org.uk www.military-odyssey.com

12-13 TOWER FESTIVAL HEADLAND, BLACKPOOL SEAFRONT, 27 BRUNTINGTHORPE, LEICS: Cold War Jets Open Day 0116 279
LANCS: Blackpool Airshow 01253 478222 9300 www.bruntingthorpeaviation.com/open-days
www.visitblackpool.com/whats-on/blackpool-air-show-2017-675160
27 LITTLE GRANSDEN, CAMBS: Little Gransden Air and Car Show
17-20 EASTBOURNE SEAFRONT, E SUSSEX: Airbourne Eastbourne 07730 091132 www.littlegransdenshow.co.uk
International Airshow 01323 415415 www.eastbourneairshow.com
31-SEP 03 BOURNEMOUTH SEAFRONT, DORSET: Bournemouth Air
18-20 BILLING AQUADROME, NORTHAMPTON, NORTHANTS: Festival www.bournemouthair.co.uk
Northampton Balloon Festival
www.thenorthamptonballoonfestival.co.uk
SEPTEMBER
19 HERNE BAY, KENT: South-East Air Show www.baypromoteam.co.uk
01-03 SYWELL, NORTHANTS: Light Aircraft Association Rally
19 OLD WARDEN, BEDS: Shuttleworth Collection Flying Proms 01280 846786 www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk
01767 627927 www.shuttleworth.org
02-03 LOW GREEN, AYR, S AYRSHIRE: Scottish International
19-20 BIGGIN HILL, KENT: Biggin Hill Festival of Flight 01959 Airshow www.tsia.scot
578571 www.bhfof.com
02-03 PORTRUSH SEAFRONT, COUNTY ANTRIM: Airwaves Northern
19-20 HEADCORN, KENT: Combined Ops Ireland International Air Show www.airwavesportrush.co.uk
www.headcornspecialevents.co.uk/combined-ops/4588791648
03 OLD WARDEN, BEDS: Shuttleworth Heritage Day 01767 627927
24-25 CLACTON SEAFRONT, ESSEX: Clacton Airshow 01255 www.shuttleworth.org
686633 www.clactonairshow.com
08-10 FOXLANDS FARM, COSBY, LEICS: The Victory Show 07711
26-27 DUNSFOLD PARK, SURREY: Dunsfold Wings and Wheels 430472 www.thevictoryshow.co.uk NOTE: Airshow on September
01483 542226 www.wingsandwheels.net 09-10 only

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The RNHFs Fairey Swordfish is a popular attraction at many UK events. GRAHAM BUCKLE

08-10 GOODWOOD, W SUSSEX: Goodwood Revival


www.goodwood.com/flagship-events/goodwood-revival

09-10 RAF SCAMPTON, LINCOLNSHIRE: Scampton Airshow


www.scamptonairshow.com
EVENT FOCUS SCAMPTON AIRSHOW
14 ST AUBINS BAY, ST HELIER, JERSEY: Jersey International Air
Display www.jerseyairdisplay.org.uk NOTE: Static display at When the RAF Waddington International Air Show was axed three
Jersey Airport open September 13-15 years ago, the service was left without a major public event in its
Lincolnshire heartland. Now it has one again. The new Scampton
14 ST PETER PORT, GUERNSEY: Guernsey Air Display Airshow, held over the weekend of September 9 and 10, is not
www.guernseyairdisplay.co.uk seen as a direct replacement for Waddington it will be a different
type of event. But it unquestionably fills a gap, and given that the
15-17 SOUTHPORT SEAFRONT, MERSEYSIDE: Southport Airshow historic venue is not far from Lincoln and is home, of course,
01704 533333 www.southportairshow.com NOTE: Evening airshow to the Red Arrows it should attract a significant following. The
on September 15 only Scampton event is being organised by RAF Charitable Trust
Enterprises, the company behind the Royal International Air
23-24 IWM DUXFORD, CAMBS: Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show Tattoo. The event director is Paul Sall, who performed the same
01223 835000 www.iwm.org.uk role at Waddington. Speaking to him in January, it was too early
to reveal any aircraft participation details; these will start to
23-24 SYWELL, NORTHANTS: Sywell Classic Pistons and Props become apparent in the spring. However, there will be a five-hour
www.sywellclassic.co.uk flying display, and a static park of modern and historic aircraft.
Among the other ground attractions will be the interactive Techno
Zone, the Vintage Village and an RAF Village, the emphasis being
OCTOBER very much on family entertainment. Following the current trend,
admission will be by advance ticket only these are available via
01 OLD WARDEN, BEDS: Shuttleworth Race Day Airshow 01767 the show website. www.scamptonairshow.com
627927 www.shuttleworth.org

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US and Canadian
airshows
T
he 70th anniversary of the US Air Force is an obvious focus for many of the military events on the North American scene, and it
would seem probable that Aviation Nation at Nellis AFB in November will be the main celebratory occasion. Earlier in the season, a
short North American tour by the French Air Force aerobatic team, the Patrouille de France, will add international flavour the PAF
is appearing at the Melbourne Air and Space Show, Sun n Fun and the Maxwell AFB Open House, with other dates still to be confirmed.
The latter may include Wings Over Gatineau in Qubec, listed here as taking place on June 30 according to the most recent official
information from Vintage Wings of Canada but which may be moved forward to April 30 to accommodate the Patrouille.
Another highlight of Sun n Fun will be what is billed as this decades biggest gathering of North American P-51 Mustangs, also marking
30 years of Mustang operations for training outfit Stallion 51 (see News). A massed display is planned as part of the flying programme on
Thursday, April 6. At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, meanwhile, a number of anniversaries will be celebrated, including 80 years of the Piper
Cub, the Lockheed Vegas 90th, and 90 years since Charles Lindberghs pioneering transatlantic flight the latter will bring together as
many Ryan aircraft as possible.
Many April events will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid against Tokyo, with several B-25 Mitchells flying in to
Grimes Airfield in Pennsylvania before leaving for the National Museum of the USAF in Dayton, Ohio, where they will go on static display
and possibly perform a fly-over. In October, look out for the Tuskegee Airmen salute at the Commemorative Air Forces Atlanta Warbird
Weekend.

MARCH
04-09 LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT, FLORIDA: Sun n Fun
17-18 MCAS YUMA, ARIZONA: Yuma Airshow www.yumaairshow.com www.flysnf.org
NOTE: Twilight show only on March 17
08-09 COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, GEORGIA: Thunder in the
18-19 NAWS CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA: China Lake Air Show Valley Air Show www.thunderinthevalleyairshow.com
chinalakeairshow.com
08-09 MAXWELL AFB, ALABAMA: Maxwell Air Show and Open House
18-19 TSTC WACO AIRPORT, TEXAS: Heart of Texas Airshow www.maxwell.af.mil/AirShow.aspx
www.heartoftexasairshow.com
15-16 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA: Red Bull Air Race
24-26 BRUNSWICK GOLDEN ISLES AIRPORT, GEORGIA: Wings over the www.redbullairrace.com/en_INT/event/san-diego
Golden Isles Airshow wingsovergoldenisles.com
15-17 GRIMES AIRFIELD, BETHEL, PENNSYLVANIA: B-25 Gathering
25 FALCON FIELD, MESA, ARIZONA: Falcon Field Airport Open House
17-18 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE US AIR FORCE, WRIGHT-PATTERSON
25 OVIEDO MALL, FLORIDA: American Heroes Airshow AFB, OHIO: Doolittle Raid 75th Anniversary
www.heroes-airshow.com/events/orlando www.nationalmuseum.af.mil

25-26 WILLIAM J. FOX AIRFIELD, LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA: Los 22 OHIO RIVER, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: Thunder Over Louisville
Angeles County Air Show www.lacountyairshow.com www.thunderoverlouisville.org

28-29 TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL AIRPORT, ALABAMA: Tuscaloosa 22-23 CAMP MABRY, AUSTIN, TEXAS: American Heroes Airshow
Regional Air Show www.tuscaloosaregionalairshow.com www.heroes-airshow.com/events/austin

31-APR 01 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS AIRPORT, FLORIDA: Marvel of Flight 22-23 NAS JRB NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA: New Orleans Air Show
Fly-in and Expo www.marvelofflight.com
22-23 ATLANTA REGIONAL AIRPORT, PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA:
WWII Heritage Days www.wwiidays.org
APRIL
22-23 TYNDALL AFB, FLORIDA: Gulf Coast Salute Open House and Air
01 RIVERSIDE AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA: Riverside Airshow Show www.gulfcoastsalute.com
www.riversideairshow.com
28-30 CHENNAULT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LAKE CHARLES,
01-02 NAS CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: Wings over South Texas Airshow LOUISIANA: Chennault International Airshow
www.wingsoversouthtexas.com www.chennaultairshow.com

01-02 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLORIDA: Melbourne 29-30 MCAS BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA: MCAS Beaufort Airshow
Air and Space Show www.airandspaceshow.com www.beaufortairshow.com

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30 HALF MOON BAY AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA: Pacific Coast Dream 24 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND: US Naval Academy Air Show
Machines www.miramarevents.com/dreammachines
27-28 BRIAN RANCH, LLANO, CALIFORNIA: Worlds Smallest Air Show
30 VIDALIA REGIONAL AIRPORT, GEORGIA: Vidalia Onion Festival Air www.brianranch.com/page0005.html
Show www.vidaliaonionfestival.com/events-schedule
27-28 JEFFERSON CITY MEMORIAL AIRPORT, MISSOURI: Salute to
Veterans www.salute.org
MAY
27-28 JONES BEACH STATE PARK, WANTAGH, NEW YORK: Bethpage
06 MANASSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT, VIRGINIA: Manassas Airshow Air Show www.bethpageairshow.com
www.manassasairshow.com
27-28 MILLVILLE AIRPORT, NEW JERSEY: Millville Wheels and Wings
06-07 BARKSDALE AFB, LOUISIANA: Defenders of Liberty Air Show Airshow www.millvilleairshow.com
www.barksdaleafbairshow.com
28 STEPHENS COUNTY AIRPORT, BRECKENRIDGE, TEXAS:
06-07 CHINO AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA: Planes of Fame Airshow Breckenridge Airshow
www.planesoffame.org www.breckenridgetexas.com/breckenridge-airshow-2017

06-07 FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH, FLORIDA: Fort Lauderdale Air Show


www.fortlauderdaleairshow.com JUNE
06-07 MCENTIRE JNGB, SOUTH CAROLINA: SC Guard Air and Ground 02-04 CONROE-NORTH HOUSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT, TEXAS:
Expo www.scguard.com/expo MODAERO Aviation Festival and Air Show
www.modaero.net/festival/modaero-2017
06-07 FEDEX HANGAR, TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT, ALASKA: Great Alaska Aviation Gathering 02-04 READING REGIONAL AIRPORT, PENNSYLVANIA: Mid-Atlantic Air
www.greatalaskaaviationgathering.org Museum World War II Weekend www.maam.org/maamwwii.html

06-07 TRAVIS AFB, CALIFORNIA: Travis AFB Air Show 03-04 CLOW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS:
Cavalcade of Planes www.cavalcadeofplanes.com
12-14 PITTSBURGH IAP ARS, PENNSYLVANIA: Wings over Pittsburgh
www.pittsburgh.afrc.af.mil/News/OpenHouse.aspx 03-04 DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MINNESOTA: Duluth
Airshow www.duluthairshow.com
12-14 VALDEZ AIRPORT, ALASKA: Valdez Fly-in and Air Show
www.valdezflyin.com 09-11 LINCOLN REGIONAL AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA: Lincoln Regional
Airfest www.lincolnairfest.com
13 COX FIELD, PARIS, TEXAS: Wings over Paris
10 DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT, CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA: Good
13-14 MEMPHIS-MILLINGTON AIRPORT, TENNESSEE: Memphis Air Show Neighbor Day Open House www.pdkairshow.com
www.memphisairshow.org
10 GOLDEN AGE AIR MUSEUM, GRIMES AIRFIELD, BETHEL,
19-21 MILITARY AVIATION MUSEUM, VIRGINIA BEACH AIRPORT, PENNSYLVANIA: Flying Circus www.goldenageair.org/events.htm
VIRGINIA: Warbirds over the Beach
www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/wotb/index.html 10 MUSEUM OF FLIGHT, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON: American Heroes
Airshow www.heroes-airshow.com/events/seattle
20 EVANS TOWNE CENTER PARK, GEORGIA: Thunder over Evans
www.thunderoveraugusta.com 10 SLATON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TEXAS: South Plains Air Show
www.thetexasairmuseum.org
20 FLABOB AIRPORT, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA: DC-3 Fly-in
www.flabobairport.org/aahs-annual-2015-meeting

20 ILLINOIS VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, PERU, ILLINOIS:


TBM Avenger Gathering www.tbmavenger.com

20 REDLANDS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA: Hangar 24 AirFest


www.hangar24airfest.com

20-21 QUONSET STATE AIRPORT, QUONSET POINT, RHODE ISLAND:


Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show
www.rhodeislandairshow.com

20-21 SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, NORTH CAROLINA: Wings over Wayne


Airshow www.wingsoverwayneairshow.com
The Planes of Fame Air Museums Curtiss P-40N Warhawk and Lockheed P-38J Lightning
20-21 TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA: Star Spangled Salute Air Show waiting behind the CAF SoCal wings Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat for take-off clearance at
www.tinker.af.mil/Home/StarSpangledSaluteAirShow.aspx Camarillo Airport. FRANK B MORMILLO

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10 MILITARY AVIATION MUSEUM, VIRGINIA BEACH AIRPORT, 30 GATINEAU-OTTAWA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, QUBEC: Wings over
VIRGINIA: Flying Proms Symphony Air Show Gatineau Airshow www.vintagewings.ca

10-11 DUNDURN, SASKATCHEWAN: Dundurn Airshow


JULY
10-11 OLD RHINEBECK, NEW YORK: History of Flight and WW1 Air Shows
www.oldrhinebeck.org NOTE: Repeated every Saturday and Sunday 01 CLEBURNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TEXAS: Grand Texas Airshow
until October 22 www.grandtexasairshow.com

10-11 GREENWOOD LAKE AIRPORT, WEST MILFORD, NEW JERSEY: 01 CEDAR CREEK LAKE, MABANK, TEXAS: Thunder over Cedar Creek
Greenwood Lake Air Show www.greenwoodlakeairshow.com Lake www.tocclairshow.com

10-11 SCOTT AFB, ILLINOIS: Open House and Airshow 01-02 WEST GRAND TRAVERSE BAY, TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN:
www.scott.af.mil National Cherry Festival Air Show www.cherryfestival.org

10-11 WHITEMAN AFB, MISSOURI: Wings over Whiteman 03 MISSISSIPPI RIVER, DUBUQUE, IOWA: Fireworks and Air Show
www.whiteman.af.mil Spectacular fireworks.radiodubuque.com/air-show

16-17 NORTH BAY WATERFRONT, ONTARIO: North Bay Armed Forces 04 TACOMA, WASHINGTON: Tacoma Freedom Fair and Air Show
Day www.freedomfair.com/airshow

17 GRIMES FIELD, URBANA, OHIO: Military Appreciation Day 07-09 ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WASHINGTON: Arlington Fly-
www.urbanaohio.com/grimes-field/upcoming-events.html in www.arlingtonflyin.org

17-18 GAYLORD REGIONAL AIRPORT, MICHIGAN: Wings over Northern 07-08 PENSACOLA BEACH, FLORIDA: Pensacola Beach Air Show
Michigan wingsovernorthernmichigan.org www.visitpensacolabeach.com/events/pensacola-beach-air-show.php

17-18 CANADIAN WARPLANE HERITAGE MUSEUM, HAMILTON 08 CANADIAN WARPLANE HERITAGE MUSEUM, HAMILTON
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ONTARIO: Flyfest www.warplane.com INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ONTARIO: Air Force Day www.warplane.com

17-18 INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL AIRPORT, MOUNT COMFORT, INDIANA: 08 GOULD PETERSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TARKIO, MISSOURI: The
Commemorative Air Force Wings over Indy www.wingsoverindy.com Greatest Little Airshow www.wingnutsflyingcircus.com

17-18 OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND: OC Air Show www.ocairshow.com 08 TRUCKEE TAHOE AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA: Truckee Tahoe Air Show
and Family Festival www.truckeetahoeairshow.com
17-18 OLYMPIA REGIONAL AIRPORT, WASHINGTON: Olympic Air Show
www.olympicairshow.com 08-09 GOLDEN AGE AIR MUSEUM, GRIMES AIRFIELD, BETHEL,
PENNSYLVANIA: Wings and Wheels
17-18 YOUNGSTOWN ARS, OHIO: Thunder over the Valley Air Show www.goldenageair.org/events.htm
www.youngstown.afrc.af.mil/TOTV.aspx
09 YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHERN TERRITORIES: Yellowknife International
18 SHEBOYGAN COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT, SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Airshow
WISCONSIN: Wings and Wheels www.ahcw.org/events.php
14-15 LETHBRIDGE AIRPORT, ALBERTA: Lethbridge International Air
23-25 MILLIKEN STATE PARK, DETROIT, MICHIGAN: Detroit River Days Show www.lethbridgeairshow.ca
Tuskegee Air Show
www.riverdays.com/all-events/tuskeegee-air-show.html 14-16 NATIONAL WARPLANE MUSEUM, GENESEO, NEW YORK: National
Warplane Museum Airshow www.nwmairshow.com
24 MENOMONIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WISCONSIN: Menomonie Airfest
www.menomonieairfest.com 15-16 FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT, EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA: AirExpo
www.wotn.org/airexpo
24-25 CFB BAGOTVILLE, QUBEC: Spectacle Arien International de
Bagotville www.saibagotville.com 15-16 MILWAUKEE LAKEFRONT, WISCONSIN: Milwaukee Air and Water
Show www.milwaukeeairshow.com
24-25 DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, OHIO: Vectren Dayton Air
Show www.daytonairshow.com 20-23 KINSMAN BEACH, RED LAKE, ONTARIO: Norseman Festival
www.norsemanfestival.on.ca
24-25 EVANSVILLE RIVERFRONT, INDIANA: ShrinersFest Air Show
www.shrinersfest.com 21-22 SHEBOYGAN COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT, SHEBOYGAN
FALLS, WISCONSIN: Great Air Clinic and Air Show
24-25 ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT, LATROBE, www.ahcw.org/events.php
PENNSYLVANIA: Westmoreland County Airshow
www.palmerairport.com 22 HENRY C CHAMBERS WATERFRONT PARK, BEAUFORT, SOUTH
CAROLINA: Beaufort Water Festival Air Show www.bftwaterfestival.com
29-JUL 04 W. K. KELLOGG AIRPORT, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN:
Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival 22 BURNETT COUNTY AIRPORT, SIREN, WISCONSIN: Gandy Dancer Fly-
www.bcballoons.com in/Drive-in www.gandydancerflyindrivein.com

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22-23 NORTH PEACE REGIONAL AIRPORT, FORT ST JOHN, BRITISH 26-27 DOVER AFB, DELAWARE: Thunder over Dover Open House
COLUMBIA: Fort St John International Air Show www.fsjairshow.com www.dover.af.mil/ThunderOverDover

24-30 WITTMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN: EAA 26-27 CFB GREENWOOD, NOVA SCOTIA: Air Show Atlantic
AirVenture Oshkosh www.eaa.org/en/airventure www.airshowatlantic.ca

22-23 GREAT FALLS ANGB, MONTANA: Great Falls Air Show 26-27 LANCASTER AIRPORT, PENNSYLVANIA: Community Days
www.lancasterairport.com
22-23 IDAHO FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT, IDAHO: Idaho Falls Air Show
www.idahofallsairshow.com 26-27 OTTUMWA REGIONAL AIRPORT, IOWA: Fly Iowa

28-30 COLUMBIA PARK, KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON: Tri-City Water www.flyiowa.org/fly-iowa-2017


Follies Over the River Airshow
www.waterfollies.com/water-follies-experience/airshow 26-27 PRINCE ALBERT AIRPORT, SASKATCHEWAN: Celebration of
Flight Air Show www.princealbertairport.com
29-30 FAIRCHILD AFB, WASHINGTON: Skyfest www.fairchild.af.mil
30 BRANTFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ONTARIO: Rotary Charity
29-30 SPRINGBANK AIRPORT, ALBERTA: Wings over Springbank Airshow www.rotarycharityairshow.ca
wingsoverspringbank.com

30 CANADIAN WARPLANE HERITAGE MUSEUM, HAMILTON SEPTEMBER


INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ONTARIO: Vintage Wings and Wheels
www.warplane.com 02-03 STEAMBOAT AIRPORT, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO: Wild
West Air Fest www.steamboatchamber.com

AUGUST 02-04 BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT, CLEVELAND, OHIO: Cleveland


National Air Show www.clevelandairshow.com
04 QUESNEL REGIONAL AIRPORT, BRITISH COLUMBIA: Quesnel
Skyfest www.quesnelskyfest.ca 02-04 LAKE ONTARIO, TORONTO, ONTARIO: Canadian International Air
Show www.cias.org
05-06 GENESEE PARK, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON: Boeing Seafair Air
Show www.seafair.com 02-04 WILLOW RUN AIRPORT, YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN: Thunder over
Michigan Air Show www.yankeeairmuseum.org/airshow/#
11-13 ABBOTSFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BRITISH COLUMBIA:
Abbotsford International Airshow www.abbotsfordairshow.com 09 ALTUS AFB, OKLAHOMA: Altus AFB Airshow www.altus.af.mil/
Airshow2017.aspx
12-13 BARNES ANGB, MASSACHUSETTS: Westfield International Air
Show www.westfieldairshow.org 09 BURNET MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TEXAS: Bluebonnet Air Show
www.bluebonnetairshow.com
12-13 BOUNTIFUL SKYPARK AIRPORT, WOODS CROSS, UTAH: Warbirds
over Utah www.vintageaviationmuseum.com 09 GOLDEN AGE AIR MUSEUM, GRIMES AIRFIELD, BETHEL,
PENNSYLVANIA: Flying Circus www.goldenageair.org/events.htm
19-20 CAMARILLO AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA: Wings Over Camarillo
www.wingsovercamarillo.com 09 L O SIMENSTAD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, OSCEOLA, WISCONSIN:
Wheels and Wings www.wheelswings.com
19-20 NORTH AVENUE BEACH, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Chicago Air and
Water Show 09-10 AKRON-FULTON AIRPORT, OHIO: Props and Pistons Festival
www.wadsworthairshow.wixsite.com/wpapf
19-20 VILLENEUVE AIRPORT, EDMONTON, ALBERTA: Edmonton
Airshow www.edmontonairshow.com 09-10 MATHER AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA: California Capital Airshow
www.californiacapitalairshow.com
19-20 RIVIRE-DU-LOUP AIRPORT, QUBEC: Festival Arien
13-17 RENO-STEAD AIRPORT, NEVADA: National Championship Air
19-20 SELFRIDGE ANGB, MICHIGAN: Selfridge Open House Races and Air Show www.airrace.org
www.teamselfridge.com
16 ROLAND-DSOURDY AIRPORT, BROMONT, QUBEC: Spectacle
19-20 NEW GARDEN FLYING FIELD, TOUGHKENAMON, PENNSYLVANIA: Arien des Cantons de lEst www.spectacle-aerien.com
Festival of Flight Air Show www.newgardenflyingfield.com/index-8.html
16 LYCOMING COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, HUGHESVILLE,
23 ATLANTIC CITY BEACH AND BOARDWALK, NEW JERSEY: Atlantic PENNSYLVANIA: Balloonfest, Air Show and So Much More
City Airshow www.airshow.acchamber.com www.lcrotary.com

25-26 MADRAS AIRPORT, OREGON: Airshow of the Cascades 16 OCEAN CITY AIRPORT, NEW JERSEY: Airport Festival
www.cascadeairshow.com www.oceancityvacation.com

26-27 BRUNSWICK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, MAINE: Great State of Maine 16-17 JB ANDREWS, VIRGINIA: Joint Base Andrews Open House
Air Show www.greatstateofmaineairshow.us

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07-08 MINDEN-TAHOE AIRPORT, NEVADA: Aviation Roundup


www.aviationroundup.com

07-08 MILITARY AVIATION MUSEUM, VIRGINIA BEACH AIRPORT,


VIRGINIA: Biplanes and Triplanes WW1 Airshow
www.militaryaviationmuseum.org

07-15 BALLOON FIESTA PARK, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO:


Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
www.balloonfiesta.com

David Vopat displaying the Planes of Fame Air Museums Northrop N-9MB Flying Wing at 10-12 HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: NBAA
Camarillo. FRANK B MORMILLO Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition
www.nbaa.org/events/bace/2017
16-17 MONTROSE REGIONAL AIRPORT, COLORADO: Tribute to Aviation
www.tributetoaviation.com 13-14 GAINESVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TEXAS: Fall Festival of Flight
www.texasantiqueairplane.org/flyin
16-17 NAS OCEANA, VIRGINIA: NAS Oceana Air Show
www.oceanaairshow.com 13-15 DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, TEXAS: Commemorative Air Force
Wings over Dallas WWII Airshow www.wingsoverdallas.org
16-17 STEWART INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEW WINDSOR, NEW
YORK: New York Air Show www.airshowny.com 13-15 PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT, FLORIDA: Florida International Air Show
www.floridaairshow.com
17 OCEAN CITY BOARDWALK, NEW JERSEY: Boardwalk Aerobatic
Airshow www.oceancityvacation.com/details/2297-boardwalk- 14 APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA: Apple Valley Airshow
aerobatic-airshow.html
14 CULPEPER REGIONAL AIRPORT, VIRGINIA: Culpeper Air Fest
22-24 LONDON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ONTARIO: Airshow London www.culpeperairfest.com
www.airshowlondon.com
14-15 INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, INDIANA: Red Bull Air Race
22-24 MCAS MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA: MCAS Miramar Air Show www.redbullairrace.com/en_INT/event/indianapolis-0
www.miramarairshow.com
20-22 RUSSELL REGIONAL AIRPORT, ROME, GEORGIA: Wings over
23 CAMDENTON MEMORIAL LAKE REGIONAL AIRPORT, MISSOURI: North Georgia www.wingsovernorthgeorgia.com
Lake of the Ozarks Air Show www.lakeoftheozarksairshow.com
21-22 ELLINGTON AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TEXAS: Commemorative Air
23-24 COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT, COLORADO: Pikes Peak Regional Force Wings over Houston www.wingsoverhouston.com
Airshow www.pprairshow.org
27-29 NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT, LOUISIANA: WWII
29-OCT 01 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA: Breitling Huntington Airpower Expo www.ww2airpowerexpo.org
Beach Airshow www.hbairshow.com
28-29 FORT WORTH ALLIANCE AIRPORT, TEXAS: Bell Helicopter Fort
30 EASTON AIRPORT, MARYLAND: Easton Airport Day Worth Alliance Airshow www.allianceairshow.com
www.eastonairportday.com
28-29 MOODY AFB, GEORGIA: Moody AFB Airshow www.moody.af.mil
30 LEESBURG EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, VIRGINIA: Leesburg Airshow
www.leesburgairshow.com
NOVEMBER
30-OCT 01 FLYING W AIRPORT, MEDFORD, NEW JERSEY: Flying W
Airshow www.flyingwairshow.com 03-05 WITHAM FIELD, STUART, FLORIDA: Stuart Air Show
www.stuartairshow.com
30-OCT 01 GRAND JUNCTION REGIONAL AIRPORT, COLORADO: Grand
Junction Air Show www.gjairshow.com 04-05 NAS JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA: NAS Jax Air Show
www.nasjaxairshow.com

OCTOBER 04-05 JB SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND KELLY FIELD ANNEX, TEXAS:


Open House
06-07 DELAWARE COASTAL AIRPORT, GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE:
Wings and Wheels www.wings-wheels.com 05-06 NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FLORIDA: New
Smyrna Beach AirFair
06-08 MARINA GREEN, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: Fleet Week Air
Show www.fleetweeksf.org/air-show 10-11 NAS PENSACOLA, FLORIDA: Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show
www.naspensacolaairshow.com
07-08 DEKALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT, CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA:
Commemorative Air Force Atlanta Warbird Weekend 11-12 NELLIS AFB, NEVADA: Aviation Nation Open House
www.atlantawarbirdweekend.com www.nellis.af.mil

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European airshows
A
very full programme of events is lined up for mainland Europe in 2017, even though there arent many really big military shows. For
the historic aircraft enthusiast, the much-loved Meeting Arien at La Fert Alais, France, is the obvious highlight; what a shame it
clashes with another historic-oriented occasion, the Aviation Fair at Pardubice in the Czech Republic.
Norwegian enthusiasts are well catered for by the traditional display at Kjeller, as well as the less regular shows at Sola and Andya.
The latter base in the Arctic Circle, home of the Royal Norwegian Air Forces P-3 Orion maritime patrol fleet, marks the stations 60th
anniversary and 333 Squadrons 75th. Will we see Friends of the Starfighters newly restored and airworthy CF-104D flying at any of
these events, one wonders? Elsewhere among the Nordic nations, the Helsinki seafront show is a special one-off, organised by the Finnish
Aviation Museum as part of celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of Finland becoming an independent state, and including a unique
cavalcade of flying aircraft from the past and the present.
The Paris Air Show takes its usual June slot, while MAKS in Moscow moves from August to July. In Switzerland, the Breitling Sion Airshow
makes a welcome return for the first time since 2011, when it proved to be a sumptuous occasion. Unfortunately, preparations for the Malta
International Airshow had been suspended at the time of writing, as the organisers were waiting for compensation from the countrys
tourism ministry for moving the 2016 event to a seafront site. Check the shows website for updates.

APRIL 12-13 HRADEC KRLOV, CZECH REPUBLIC: Helicopter Show


www.helicoptershow.cz
02 CUATRO VIENTOS, SPAIN: Fundacin Infante de Orleans Flight
Demonstration Day fio.es/Exhibiciones.html 14 BA106 BORDEAUX-MRIGNAC, FRANCE: Meeting de lAir
www.meetingdelair.fosa.fr
05-08 FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AIRPORT, GERMANY: Aero Friedrichshafen
www.aero-expo.com 19-21 FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY: Klassikwelt Bodensee
www.klassikwelt-bodensee.de
29-30 PLASY, CZECH REPUBLIC: Plasy Air Day www.denvevzduchu.cz
20 CSLAV AB, CZECH REPUBLIC: Air Show www.afbcaslav.cz

MAY 20 MURET-LHERM, FRANCE: Airexpo www.airexpo.org

07 CUATRO VIENTOS, SPAIN: Fundacin Infante de Orleans Flight 20-21 GERA-LEUMNITZ, GERMANY: Grossflugtage
Demonstration Day www.fio.es/Exhibiciones.html www.grossflugtage.de

09 MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Great Patriotic War Victory Day Parade 21 KJELLER, NORWAY: Kjeller Airshow flydagen.no

A magnificent Bombardier 415, supported by a Eurocopter EC145, of Frances Scurit Civile


goes through its water-bombing paces at La Fert Alais. ALL BEN DUNNELL UNLESS NOTED

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22-24 PALEXPO, GENEVA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SWITZERLAND: 10-11 MOTRIL SEAFRONT, SPAIN: Festival Areo Internacional Ciudad de
EBACE 2017 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition Motril www.motrilairshow.com
ebace.aero
10-11 SEINJOKI, FINLAND: Seinjoki International Air Show
25-27 CROCUS EXPO, MOSCOW, RUSSIA: HeliRussia
www.helirussia.ru/en 10-11 SOLA, NORWAY: Sola Airshow www.solaairshow.no

26-27 BYDGOSZCZ, POLAND: Air Fair www.airfair.pl 15-18 KEHL-SUNDHEIM, GERMANY: Kehler Flugtage www.kehler-
flugtage.de
27-28 ANTWERP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BELGIUM: Antwerp
Stampe Fly-in and Flying Display www.stampe.be/UK/SV-meeting. 17-18 KRASNODAR, RUSSIA: Kuban Airshow www.kubanairshow.com
html NOTE: Airshow on May 28 only
17-18 RYBNIK, POLAND: Air Picnic www.dniaeroklubu.pl

JUNE 18 CHOTEBOR, CZECH REPUBLIC: Chotebor Airshow


www.airshowchotebor.cz
03-04 ARODROME DE CERNY, LA FERT ALAIS, FRANCE: Meeting
Arien www.ajbs.fr 19-25 PARIS-LE BOURGET, FRANCE: Salon International de
lAronautique et de lEspace www.siae.fr NOTE: Public days June
03-04 PARDUBICE, CZECH REPUBLIC: Aviation Fair 23-25
aviatickapout.cz
The SB Lim-2 and Vampire pair of the Norwegian Air
04 CUATRO VIENTOS, SPAIN: Fundacin Infante de Orleans Flight Force Historical Squadron perform a Cold War-style
Demonstration Day tailchase and formation display.

04-05 OOSTWOLD, THE NETHERLANDS: Oostwold Airshow


www.oostwold-airshow.nl

08-10 LYON-BRON, FRANCE: France AirExpo Lyon Salon de lAviation


Gnrale www.franceairexpo.com

09 HELSINKI SEAFRONT, FINLAND: Finland Flies! 100th Anniversary


Airshow www.ilmailumuseo.fi/en/suomi100-finland-flies

09-11 KERB-GELNHAUSEN, GERMANY: Flugplatz-Kerb Air Show and Fly-


in www.flugplatzkerb-gelnhausen.de

10-11 CHEM, POLAND: Chem Airshow www.lotniczedepultycze.pl

24 ANDYA AB, NORWAY: Andya Airshow www.andoyaairshow.no

24-25 CHEB, CZECH REPUBLIC: Cheb Air Show


www.letistecheb.cz/letecky-den-2017.html

24-25 RIVER MAAS, RHOON, THE NETHERLANDS: Airshow Rhoon


Rotterdam www.airshowrhoon.nl

24-25 ROUDNICE NAD LABEM, CZECH REPUBLIC: Memorial Air Show


www.memorialairshow.webnode.cz

24-25 URSEL, BELGIUM: Ursel Avia www.urselavia.be

28-JUL 02 SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA: International Maritime


Defence Show www.navalshow.ru/eng

30-JUL 02 KAVALA SEAFRONT, GREECE: Kavala Air Sea Show


www.kavala-airshow.com

JULY
01-02 BA113 SAINT-DIZIER, FRANCE: Meeting de lAir
www.meetingdelair.fosa.fr

01-02 BUDAPEST, HUNGARY: Red Bull Air Race


www.redbullairrace.com

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01-02 COBURG-BRANDENSTEINSEBENE, GERMANY: Airshow Coburg 23 SAN LORENZO BEACH, GIJN, SPAIN: Festival Areo Gijn
www.aeroclub-coburg.de/airshow www.festivalaereogijon.com

01-02 GEILENKIRCHEN AB, GERMANY: Open Days www.e3a.nato.int 28-30 UETERSEN-HEIST, GERMANY: Wings and Wheels
www.wingsnwheels.de
01-02 PIOTRKW TRYBUNALSKI, POLAND: Fly Fest www.flyfest.pl
28-31 HRJEDALEN, SWEDEN: Classic Aircraft Meeting
02 CUATRO VIENTOS, SPAIN: Fundacin Infante de Orleans Flight www.vemdaleninfo.se/hedlanda
Demonstration Day
31 TORRE DEL MAR SEAFRONT, SPAIN: Festival Areo
08 KATWIJK SEAFRONT, THE NETHERLANDS: SAR Katwijk InternacionalTorre del Mar www.festivalaereotorredelmar.com
www.sarkatwijk.nl

08-09 DORSTEN, GERMANY: Flugtage Dorsten AUGUST


www.flugtage-dorsten.de
04-05 MIDDEN ZEELAND, THE NETHERLANDS: Zeeuwse
09 DIJON-BOURGOGNE AIRPORT, FRANCE: Meeting de France Luchtvaartdagen www.zeeuwseluchtvaartdagen.nl
www.meetingdefrance.fr
05 STAUNING, DENMARK: Stauning Air Show
14 PARIS, FRANCE: Bastille Day Flypast www.stauning-airshow.dk

14-15 FALKENBERG, SWEDEN: Wheels and Wings 05-06 KETRZYN WILAMOWO, POLAND: Mazury AirShow
www.wheelsandwings.se www.mazuryairshow.pl

18-23 ZHUKOVSKY, MOSCOW, RUSSIA: MAKS 2017 International Aviation 11-13 BAUTZEN, GERMANY: Flugtage Bautzen www.flugtage-bautzen.de
and Space Salon www.aviasalon.com/en
12-13 SCHAFFEN-DIEST, BELGIUM: International Old-Timer Fly-in
22 FOYNES, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Foynes Air Show flyin.dac.be
www.foynesairshow.com
12-13 URSEL, BELGIUM: Wings and Wheels www.wingsandwheels.be
22-23 BRAY SEAFRONT, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Bray Air Display
www.brayairdisplay.com 13 CHOTEBOR, CZECH REPUBLIC: Chotebor Freestyle Aerobatic
Airshow www.airshowchotebor.cz
22-23 KAZAN, RUSSIA: Red Bull Air Race
www.redbullairrace.com/en_INT/event/kazan 18-20 ROSKILDE AIRPORT, DENMARK: Roskilde Airshow
www.airshow.dk

Below
The always busy flightline at Germanys Hahnweide airshow. STEFAN SCHMOLL

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The La Fert Alais flightline 10 LENS-BENIFONTAINE, FRANCE: Lens Airshow


offers some fine photographic www.meeting-air-lens.com
opportunities.
15-17 SION AIRPORT, SWITZERLAND: Breitling Sion Airshow
www.breitlingsionairshow.com

16 DEN HELDER AIRPORT, THE NETHERLANDS: Heldair Show Maritiem


www.heldairshowmaritiem.nl

16-17 OSTRAVA-MOSNOV, CZECH REPUBLIC: NATO Days and Czech Air


Force Days www.natodays.cz

16-17 SIVRIHISAR AIR PARK, TURKEY: Sivrihisar Air Show


www.shgairshows.com

23-27 PATRIOT EXPO CENTER, MOSCOW; ALABINO TESTING A familiar sight at Central European airshows is the Goldtimer
GROUNDS AND KUBINKA AB, RUSSIA: Army 2017 International Military- Foundations Lisunov Li-2 from Hungary.
Technical Forum www.rusarmyexpo.com NOTE: Public airshow at
Kubinka August 25-27 only

26 LULE AB, SWEDEN: Nordic Airshow

26-27 ALBSTADT-DEGERFELD, GERMANY: Flugplatzfest


www.flugplatzfest.lsv-degerfeld.de

26-27 BENSHEIM, GERMANY: Flugtag www.sfg-bensheim.com/flugtag

26-27 CHAM-JANAHOF, GERMANY: Chamer Flugtage


www.ssv-cham.de

26-27 SLIAC AB, SLOVAKIA: Slovak International Air Fest www.siaf.sk

16-17 TANAGRA AB, GREECE: Athens Flying Week Air Show


SEPTEMBER www.athensflyingweek.gr

02 REBRO, SWEDEN: rebro Flygdag www.orebroflygdag.se 17 LAVAL-ENTRAMMES, FRANCE: Laval Aero Show
www.lavalaeroshow.com
02-03 HRADEC KRLOV, CZECH REPUBLIC: Czech International Air
Fest www.airshow.cz 20-24 SANTA SUSANNA SEAFRONT, SPAIN: Festa al Cel
www.festaalcel.com
02-03 MILITRHISTORISCHES MUSEUM, BERLIN-GATOW, GERMANY:
Flugplatzfest www.mhm-gatow.de 23-24 LUQA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MALTA: Malta International
Airshow www.maltairshow.com NOTE: Event provisional
02-03 RODEZ-MARCILLAC AIRPORT, FRANCE: Free Flight World
Masters www.freeflight-wm.com 24 AVIGNON-CAUMONT AIRPORT, FRANCE: Avignon Air Show
www.avignonairshow2017.fr
03 CUATRO VIENTOS, SPAIN: Fundacin Infante de Orleans Flight
Demonstration Day
OCTOBER
03 NOTODDEN AIRPORT, NORWAY: Telemark Air Show
www.notoddenairshow.no 01 CUATRO VIENTOS, SPAIN: Fundacin Infante de Orleans Flight
Demonstration Day
08 HECHTEL, BELGIUM: Sanicole Sunset Airshow www.sanicole.com
14-15 SAINTE-MAXIME BEACH, FRANCE: Free Flight World Masters
09-10 BORKENBERGE, GERMANY: Flugplatzfest www.freeflight-wm.com
www.borkenberge.com

09-10 ST-JUNIEN, FRANCE: Lgend-Air en Limousin NOVEMBER


legendairenlimousin.blogspot.fr
05 CUATRO VIENTOS, SPAIN: Fundacin Infante de Orleans Flight
09-10 SCHMERLAT, SWITZERLAND: Flgerfscht www.schmerlat.ch Demonstration Day

09-10 SINSHEIM, GERMANY: Flugtag Sinsheim


www.flugtag-sinsheim.de DECEMBER
10 HECHTEL, BELGIUM: Sanicole International Airshow 03 CUATRO VIENTOS, SPAIN: Fundacin Infante de Orleans Flight
www.sanicole.com Demonstration Day

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Worldwide airshows
T
he obvious highlight in this part of the calendar is North 23 KYNETON, AUSTRALIA: Kyneton Airshow
Koreas second public airshow. Its inaugural edition in 2016 www.kynetonaeroclub.org/wp/airshow
was very well received by visiting enthusiasts, and 2017
will see a similar event being staged at Wonsans new Kalma 29 BASE AREA MILITAR NO 1, SANTA LUCIA, MXICO: FAMEX 2017
Airport. For the first day, there is due to be flying participation Air Show www.f-airmexico.com.mx/2017/espectaculo
from the Korean Peoples Army Air Force (MiG-15, MiG-21, Su-25,
Yak-18, An-2, MD500 and Mi-8) and state airline Air Koryo (Il-18, 29-30 HOOD AERODROME, MASTERTON, NEW ZEALAND: The Vintage
Il-62, Il-76, Tu-134, Tu-154 and An-24). On the second, it is hoped Aviator Flying Weekend
to attract certain international aerobatic teams. Elsewhere, thevintageaviator.co.nz/airshows/flying-weekends
trade shows dominate the schedule, though the listing must be
considered incomplete for example, no confirmed listing of
Japanese military airshows had been received by press time. MAY
06-07 ILLAWARRA REGIONAL AIRPORT, AUSTRALIA: Wings Over
MARCH Illawarra www.wingsoverillawarra.com.au

21-25 MAHSURI INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE, LANGKAWI, 19-21 AEROPARK CLUBE DE VOO DESPORTIVO, BRAZIL: Aviashow
MALAYSIA: LIMA 17 www.limaexhibition.com www.aviashow.com.br

25-26 HOOD AERODROME, MASTERTON, NEW ZEALAND: The Vintage 27 MATSIENG, BOTSWANA: Botswana International Air Show
Aviator Flying Weekend www.botswana-airshow.com
www.thevintageaviator.co.nz/airshows/flying-weekends

29-APR 02 RIOGALEO-TOM JOBIM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JUNE


BRAZIL: International Brazil Air Show
www.internationalbrazilairshow.com NOTE: Public days April 1-2 03-04 CHIBA, JAPAN: Red Bull Air Race www.redbullairrace.com

31-APR 01 UITENHAGE, SOUTH AFRICA: Wings and Wheels Festival 10-11 WONDERBOOM AIRPORT, SOUTH AFRICA: Airlink Adrenaline
www.wingsandwheelsfestivaluitenhage.co.za Show www.adrenalineshow.co.za

APRIL JULY
02 ROWLAND FLAT, BAROSSA VALLEY, AUSTRALIA: Barossa Airshow 13-16 JOS MARA CRDOVA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, RIONEGRO,
www.barossaairshow.com.au COLOMBIA: F-AIR Colombia 2017 www.f-aircolombia.com.co

11-13 SHANGHAI HAWKER PACIFIC BUSINESS AVIATION SERVICE


CENTRE, HONGQIAO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SHANGHAI, CHINA: SEPTEMBER
ABACE 2017 www.abace.aero
23-24 KALMA AIRPORT, WONSAN, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC
18-20 CHANGI EXHIBITION CENTRE, SINGAPORE: Rotorcraft Asia OF KOREA: Wonsan International Friendship Air Festival
www.rotorcraft-asia.com www.wonsanairfestival.com

OCTOBER
16-22 SEOUL AIRPORT, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Seoul ADEX 2017
www.seouladex.com NOTE: Public days October 21-22

24-26 KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ACCRA, GHANA: African


Airshow Exhibition and Conference www.africanairshow.com

NOVEMBER
12-16 DUBAI WORLD CENTRAL, UAE: Dubai Airshow
www.dubaiairshow.aero

CAC Mustang Mk.21 KH677 flying at the recent Hunter Valley Airshow in Australia.
PHIL BUCKLEY

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