16 FLYPAST MUSEUM GUIDE 2018
UK MUSEUMS GUIDE
area – especially the work of R J Mitchell and
Supermarine, and the history of British flying
boats, the latter being the subject of a dedicated
exhibition.
Location and contact info
Address Albert Road South, Southampton, Hampshire
SO14 3FR
Telephone 02 380 635830
Website http://www.solentskymuseum.org
Admission info
Times Monday-Saturday 10.00-17.00hrs; Sunday 12.00-
17.00hrs
Prices Adults £7.50, concessions £6, children (5-16) £5,
under 5s free, family ticket (two adults and up to
three children) £17.50
Aircraft exhibits
Airwave Magic 3 (BAPC 215) S
Avro 504J (replica) ‘C4451’ S
Britten-Norman BN-1F G-ALZE S
Britten-Norman BN-2A MkIII
Trislander G-RLON ST
de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth II BB807 S
de Havilland Sea Venom FAW21 WM57 1 S (D)
de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW2 XJ5 71 S
de Havilland Vampire T11 XD59 6 ST
de Havilland Vampire T11 ‘U-1215’ S
de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T10
(cockpit) WK57 0 S
Folland Gnat F1 XK740 S
Hawker Hurricane (replica) ‘LK-A’ S
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 (nose) XV7 60 S
Mignet HM14 Pou-du-Ciel (replica) ‘G-ADZW’ S
Saunders-Roe Skeeter 8 G-APOI S
Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP12 XL77 0 S
Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 TG2 63 S
Short Sandringham IV VH-BRC S
Slingsby Cadet TX3 XN246 S
Slingsby Grasshopper TX1 WZ7 53 S
SUMPAC (BAPC 7) S
Supermarine S6A N24 8 S
Supermarine Scimitar F1 XD33 2 ST
Supermarine Seagull V A2-4 S
Supermarine Seagull (nose) - S
Supermarine Spitfire F24 PK683 S
Supermarine Swift F7 XF114/G-SWIF ST
Supermarine Swift FR5 (nose) - S
Wight Quadraplane (replica) ‘N546’ S
HERTFORDSHIRE
DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT MUSEUM
The world’s finest collection of de Havilland
aircraft. Salisbury Hall, of course, was where the
Mosquito prototype W4050 was designed and
built – it can be seen superbly restored to original
configuration. The attraction has applied for HLF
funding to build a new display hangar and also
welcomes donations.
Location and contact info
Address Salisbury Hall, London Colney, Hertfordshire AL2 1BU
Telephone 01 727 826400
Website http://www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk
Admission info
Times February 11 to November 4 — Tuesday-Sunday and
Bank Holiday Mondays 10.30-17.00hrs
Prices Adults £12, concessions £10, children (5-16)
£7, under 5s free, family (two adults and two
children) £30; see website for details of season
ticketsAircraft exhibits
Airspeed Horsa (nose/fuselage) - S
BAe 146-100 (fuselage) G-JEAO S
Cierva C24 G-ABLM S
de Havilland DH53 Humming Bird
(fuselage) J7326/G-EBQP R
de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth II G-ANRX S
de Havilland DH82B Queen Bee
(fuselage) LF78 9 S
de Havilland DH87B Hornet Moth G-ADOT S
de Havilland DH88 Comet (replica) ‘G-ACSP’ R
de Havilland DH89A Dragon Rapide G-AKDW R
de Havilland DH104 Dove 8 G-AREA S
de Havilland DH106 Comet 1A
(fuselage) F-BGNX R
de Havilland DH106 Comet 1A (nose) G-ANAV S
de Havilland DH106 Comet 2(R)
(nose) XK69 5 S
de Havilland DH114 Heron 2D G-AOTI S
de Havilland DH125 Srs1 G-ARYC R
de Havilland DH125 Srs1 (nose) G-ARYA ST
de Havilland Mosquito W4050 S
de Havilland Mosquito FBVI TA12 2 R
de Havilland Mosquito TT35 TA6 34 S
de Havilland Mosquito TT35 (nose) TJ118 ST
de Havilland Sea Hornet NF21
(rear fuselage and partial wing) VX2 50 S
de Havilland Sea Venom FAW22 XG7 30 R
de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW2 XJ56 5 S
de Havilland Vampire FB5 VV217 ST (D)
de Havilland Vampire FB6 J-1008 S
de Havilland Vampire NF10 WM72 9 ST (D)
de Havilland Vampire T11 XJ7 72 S
de Havilland Venom FB4 WR53 9 ST (D)
de Havilland Venom FB54 J-17 90 ST
de Havilland Venom NF3 WX8 53 ST (D)
de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T10 WP790 S
de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T10 WP869 ST (D)
Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E
(forward fuselage) G-AVFH SINVERNESS
HIGHLAND AVIATION MUSEUM
Home for the Highland Aviation Museum is a
site next to the former RAF Dalcross, which is
commemorated in the displays.Location and contact info
Address 9 Dalcross Industrial Estate, Inverness IV2 7XB
Telephone 016 67 461100Admission info
Times April to November – Saturday-Sunday and Bank
Holiday Mondays 10.00-16.30hrs
Prices Contact museum for detailsAircraft exhibits
BAC Jet Provost T5 XW4 19 S
Blackburn Buccaneer S1 XK53 2 S
English Electric Lightning F1A (nose) XM169 S
Handley Page Herald 214 (nose) G-ASVO S
Hawker Hunter F1 WT660 R
Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S2B
(nose) XV86 7 SHawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2
(nose/forward fuselage) XV2 54 S
Hunting Jet Provost T3 (nose) XN607 S
Panavia Tornado GR1 ZA3 62 S
Vickers Valiant B(K)1 (nose) XD87 5 SISLE OF MAN
MANX AVIATION AND MILITARY
MUSEUM
Exhibitions here cover the history of aviation on
the Isle of Man, and tell the stories of the island
and its people in wartime.Location and contact info
Address Ronaldsway Airport, Ballasalla, Isle of Man, IM9
2AT
Telephone 016 24 829294
Website http://www.maps.org.im/museumAdmission info
Times Saturday-Sunday 10.00-16.30hrs
Late May to end of September – daily 10.00-
16.30hrs
Prices FreeAircraft exhibits
Bristol Bolingbroke IV (nose) RCAF 9041 R
Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante G-BGYT SKENT
BIGGIN HILL HERITAGE HANGAR
While not a museum, there is public access —
in the form of escorted guided tours — to the
working hangar that houses an outstanding
collection of Spitfires and other warbirds, both
operational and under restoration.Location and contact info
Address 20 4 Churchill Way, Biggin Hill Airport, Westerham,
Kent TN16 3BN
Telephone 01 959 576767
Website http://www.bigginhillheritagehangar.co.ukAdmission info
Times Monday-Friday, tours at 11.00 and 14.00hrs
Prices £39; extra £30 to sit in a Spitfire; see website for
details of two-seat Spitfire flightsAircraft exhibits
Hawker Hurricane X ‘P3886’/G-CHTK A
Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 35 79/G-CIPB A
Noorduyn AT-16 Harvard IIb ‘FE788’/G-CTKL A
Piper L-4H Cub ‘329854’/G-BMKC A
Supermarine Spitfire LFVb EP122/G-CISV A
Supermarine Spitfire VIIIT MT818/G-AIDN A
Supermarine Spitfire HFIXe TA805/G-PMNF A
Supermarine Spitfire LFIX LZ842/G-CGZU R
Supermarine Spitfire IXT MJ627/G-BMSB A
Supermarine Spitfire IXT MJ772/G-AVAV R
Supermarine Spitfire LFXVIe RW382/G-PBIX A
Supermarine Spitfire LFXVIe TE184/G-MXVI ATHE HISTORIC DOCKYARD
CHATHAM
A single naval helicopter takes its place among
the displays at this outstanding maritime heritage
site.