12 FLYPAST MUSEUM GUIDE 2018
UK MUSEUMS GUIDE
Location and contact info
Address Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury, Essex
RM18 8PB
Telephone 01 375 844203
Website http://www.aviationmuseum.co.uk
Admission info
Times March to November – last Sunday of the month
and Bank Holiday Mondays 11.00-17.00hrs
Prices Free
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
JET AGE MUSEUM
This Gloster-themed attraction has gone from
strength to strength since it opened in 2014.
Although it features numerous aircraft, the
main focus is on those produced by the famous
British manufacturer.
Location and contact info
Address Meteor Business Park, Cheltenham Road East,
Gloucester GL2 9QL
Telephone 014 52 260078
Website http://www.jetagemuseum.org
Admission info
Times Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays,
10.00-16.00hrs; see website for details of
additional opening dates
Prices Free
Aircraft exhibits
Airspeed Horsa (replica) - C
Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF13 WM366 S
Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF14 WS80 7 R
Avro Vulcan B2 (nose) XM569 S
English Electric Canberra TT18 WK126 ST
Gloster E28/39 (replica) ‘W4041’ S
Gloster Gamecock (replica) ‘J7904’ S
Gloster Gladiator II N59 14 R
Gloster Javelin FAW4 XA634 S
Gloster Javelin FAW9 XH903 S
Gloster Meteor III nose EE345 R
Gloster Meteor F8 WH364 S
Gloster Meteor T7 VW45 3 S
Gloster Meteor T7 WF784 S
Gloster Meteor T7 WL349 R
Hawker Hunter F4 (nose) XE664 S
Hawker Hurricane (replica) ‘V6799’ S
Hawker Typhoon Ia/Ib (cockpit) - R
Hawker Siddeley Harrier T2 (nose) XW2 64 S
Hawker Siddeley Trident 3B (nose) G-AWZU R
WELLINGTON AVIATION MUSEUM
Artefacts, including Vickers Wellington
propellers and wheels, pay tribute to the
wartime role of RAF Moreton-in-Marsh.
Location and contact info
Address British School House, Broadway Road,
Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
GL56 0BG
Telephone 01 608 812387
Website http://www.wellingtonaviation.org
Admission info
Times Until November – Sunday 10.00-16.00hrs
Prices £2.50 for all
GREATER LONDON
BATTLE OF BRITAIN BUNKER
The home of the RAF No 11 Group operations
room from 1939 to 1958, this key Battle of Britain
site is open for pre-arranged guided visits.
A major new visitor centre is due to open in
February.Location and contact info
Address RAF Uxbridge c/o RAF Northolt, West End Road,
Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 6NG (satnav UB10 0BE)
Telephone 018 95 238154
Website friendsof11group.co.uk and http://www.hillingdon.gov.
uk/bunkerAdmission info
Times Monday-Friday, guided tours by appointment
at 10.00 and 14.00hrs; see website for details of
summer weekend openings and opening times of
new visitor centre
Prices Free (minimum donation of £3 recommended)Aircraft exhibits
Hawker Hurricane I (replica) ‘P3873’ S
Hawker Hurricane I (replica) ‘P3901’ S
Supermarine Spitfire I (replica) ‘L1035’ S
Supermarine Spitfire IX (replica) ‘BS239’ SBENTLEY PRIORY MUSEUM
The beautiful Grade II* listed country house that
was the headquarters of RAF Fighter Command
during the Battle of Britain houses an expanding
museum.Location and contact info
Address Mansion House Drive, Stanmore, HA7 3FB
Telephone 02 0 8950 5526
Website bentleypriorymuseum.org.ukAdmission info
Times March to September – Monday, Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday 10.00-17.00hrs
October to February – Monday, Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday 10.00-16.00hrs
Prices Adults £8.80, over-60s/students £7.70,
children (6-16) £4.40, under 6s free, family (two
adults and one or two children) £22, family
(two adults and three children) £24.20CROYDON AIRPORT VISITOR
CENTRE
A fascinating museum telling the story of
London’s historic Croydon Airport from 1916-59,
located in the magnificent Grade II listed 1928
terminal building.Location and contact info
Address Airport House, Purley Way, Croydon CR0 0XZ
Website http://www.croydonairport.org.ukAdmission info
Times First Sunday of every month, 11.00-16.00hrs;
group visits at other times by prior
appointment
Prices FreeAircraft exhibits
de Havilland DH114 Heron 2D ‘G-AOXL’ (really G-ANUO) SIWM LONDON
The London branch of the Imperial War Museums
contains a smaller number of aircraft than it did
prior to a major refurbishment a few years ago,
but those that it does feature are displayed in
dramatic fashion, with some suspended from the
ceiling. They also include the Sopwith Camel in
which Flt Sub Lt Stuart Culley shot down Zeppelin
LZ100 on August 11, 1918.Location and contact info
Address Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ
Telephone 02 0 7416 5000
Website http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-londonAdmission info
Times Daily 10.00-18.00hrs
Prices FreeAircraft exhibits
Avro Lancaster I (nose) DV3 72 S
BAE Systems Harrier GR9A ZD461 S
Fieseler Fi 103 (V1) - S
Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero-sen (remains) 368 5/Y2-176 S
Sopwith Camel 2F1 N6812 S
Supermarine Spitfire I R69 15 SROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM LONDON
A visit to the RAF Museum at Hendon is a must,
telling as it does the story of the service from its
beginnings in the Royal Flying Corps to today.
Substantial redevelopment is taking place to mark
the RAF’s centenary in 2018, with new exhibitions- looking at the first 100 years of the RAF, as
well as the service now and in the future – being
accompanied by a transformation of the Hendon
site. The results will be ready this summer.
Location and contact info
Address Grahame Park Way, London NW9 5LL
Telephone 02 0 8205 2266
Website http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/londonAdmission 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)Aircraft exhibits
Airspeed Oxford I MP42 5 S
Albatros D.Va (replica) ‘D7343/17’ S
Auster I LB264 S
Avro 504K E449 S
Avro Anson I (fuselage) W2068 S
Avro Lancaster I R5868 S
Avro Rota K42 32 S
Avro Vulcan B2 XL318 S
BAC Jet Provost T5A XW3 23 S
BAE Systems Harrier GR9A ZG4 77 S (
Blériot XXVII 433 S
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44-8 3868 S
Boeing CH-47D Chinook
(forward fuselage) 83- 24104 S
Bristol Beaufighter TFX RD25 3 S
Bristol Beaufort VIII ‘DD931’ (composite) S
Bristol Bolingbroke IVT ‘L8756’ S
Bristol Bulldog IIa ‘K2227’ S
Bristol F2B Fighter ‘E2466’ S
Bristol Sycamore HR12 WV78 3 S
Caudron G.III 3066 S