FlyPast 03.2018

22 FLYPAST MUSEUM GUIDE 2018

UK MUSEUMS GUIDE

Admission info
Times April 1-2, May 6-7, May 19, May 27-28, June 24, July
29, August 26-27, September 30 – 10.00-16.00hrs
(except May 19 when open from 13.00)
Prices Free

SEETHING CONTROL TOWER
MUSEUM
Seething is today a very active general aviation
airfield, but recalls its USAAF bomber base past
in this small museum, which contains the 448th
Bomb Group Collection.

Location and contact info
Address Seething Control Tower, Toad Lane, Seething,
Norwich NR15 1EL
Telephone 01 508 550453
Website http://www.seethingtower.org

Admission info
Times May to October – first Sunday of the month, 10.00-
17.00hrs
Prices Free

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

HARRINGTON AVIATION MUSEUM
Formed to commemorate the USAAF’s 801st and
492nd Bomb Groups, the ‘Carpetbaggers’, based
at Harrington during World War Two, this museum
also includes the collection of the Northants
Aviation Society. Please note, however, that the
museum’s opening this year is unsure; it has been
closed for a couple of years since the death of its
founder.

Location and contact info
Address Sunnyvale Farm, off Lamport Road, Harrington,
Northamptonshire NN6 9PF
Telephone 015 36 711556
Website harringtonmuseum.org.uk

Admission info
Times 24 March to end of October – Saturday, Sunday
and Bank Holiday Mondays 10.00-17.00hrs
Prices Adults £5, children (12-17) £2, under 12s free

Aircraft exhibits
Westland Widgeon Srs2 cockpit G-APWK S

SYWELL AVIATION MUSEUM
Sywell Aerodrome is thriving, and so is its vibrant,
award-winning museum, which has a most
interesting story to tell inside its growing facilities.

Location and contact info
Address Sywell Aerodrome, Sywell, Northamptonshire
NN6 0BN
Telephone 07 968 061708
Website http://www.sywellaviationmuseum.org.uk

Admission info
Times Easter Saturday to end of September – Saturday,
Sunday and Bank Holidays 10.30-16.30hrs; from
June, Tuesday-Wednesday 12.00-16.00hrs
Prices Free

Aircraft exhibits
de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth II
(cockpit) G-AOES R

de Havilland Vampire T11 (nose) XD599 S

de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T10

(cockpit) WG4 19 S

English Electric Canberra TT18 (nose) WH887 S

Hawker Hunter F2 WN904 S

North American Harvard II (cockpit) KF53 2 R

North American Harvard II (cockpit) KF650 S

Slingsby Grasshopper TX1 (cockpit) WZ8 20 ST

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

NEWARK AIR MUSEUM

Continually a model for all independent,

volunteer-managed aviation museums, the NAM

has a splendid aircraft collection well displayed on

part of the old Winthorpe airfield.

Location and contact info

Address Drove Lane, Winthorpe, Newark, Nottinghamshire,

NG24 2NY

Telephone 01 636 707170

Website http://www.newarkairmuseum.org

Admission info

Times March to October – daily 10.00-17.00hrs

November to February – daily 10.00-16.00hrs

Prices Adults £9, over 65s £8, children £4.50, under 5s

free, family (two adults and up to three children)

£24

Aircraft exhibits

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C1

(nose) XN819 ST

Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF12 WS6 92 S

Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF14 WS7 39 S

Auster AOP9 XR268 S (D)

Aviasud Sirocco G-MNRT S

Avro Anson C19 VL348 S

Avro Ashton (forward fuselage) WB49 1 S

Avro Shackleton MR3/3 WR97 7 S

Avro Vulcan B2 XM59 4 S

BAe Sea Harrier FRS1/FA2 ZA17 6 S

Bensen B8 G-ASNY S

Blackburn Beverley C1 (nose) XB26 1 S

Blackburn Buccaneer S1 XN964 S

Bristol Sycamore III WT93 3 S

Cessna 310 G-APNJ S

Clutton FRED Series 2 G-BJAD S

Dassault Mystère IV 83 S

de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth II G-MAZY S

de Havilland DH104 Dove G-AHRI S

de Havilland DH114 Heron 1B G-ANXB S

de Havilland Sea Venom FAW21 WW217 S

de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW2 XJ560 S

de Havilland Vampire T11 XD59 3 S

de Havilland Venom NF3 WX905 S

de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T10 WB62 4 S

English Electric Canberra B2 (Mod) WV78 7 S

English Electric Canberra PR7 WH79 1 S

English Electric Canberra PR9 (nose) XH177 S

English Electric Canberra T17 (nose) WH863 S

English Electric Canberra T19 WH904 S

English Electric Lightning F6 (nose) XR75 7 S

English Electric Lightning T5 XS4 17 S

Fairey Gannet AEW3 XP22 6 S

General Aircraft Monospar ST-12 VH-UTH R

Gloster Javelin FAW8 XH992 S

Gloster Meteor FR9 (Mod) VZ608 S

Gloster Meteor T7 VZ6 34 S

Handley Page Hastings T5 TG5 17 S

Hawker Hunter F1 WT65 1 S

Hawker Hunter T7 XX467 S

Hawker Sea Hawk FB3 WM913 S

Hawker Siddeley Dominie T1 XS7 26 S

Hawker Siddeley Gnat T1 XR534 S

Hiway Skytrike G-MBVE S

Hunting Jet Provost T3 (nose) XN57 3 S

Hunting Jet Provost T3A XM38 3 S

Lee Richards Annular Biplane

(replica) (BAPC 20) S

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star ‘5547’ S

Lockheed TriStar (cockpit) - S

Luscombe P3 Rattler Strike G-BKPG S

Maxair Hummer G-MJCF S

MBA Tiger Cub 440 G-MBUE S

McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2

(nose) XV4 90 S

Mignet HM14 Pou-du-Ciel (BAPC 43) S

Mignet HM14 Pou-du-Ciel (cockpit) (BAPC 101) S

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML ‘07’ S

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27K ‘71’ S

Mooney M20A G-APVV R (ST)

North American F-100D Super Sabre 54- 2223 S

North American Harvard IIb 42 -12417 R (ST)

Percival Prentice T1 VR24 9 S

Percival Provost T1 WV606 S

Powerchute Kestrel G-CCLT S

PZL-Bielsko SZD-30 Pirat BGA 1470 ST

Quicksilver MX G-MJDW S

SAAB 91 Safir 56321 S

SAAB AJSH 37 Viggen 37918 S

SAAB S 35XD Draken AR-10 7 S

Saunders Roe Skeeter AOP12 XL764 S

Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1 XX634 S

Scottish Aviation Jetstream T1 XX49 2 S

SEPECAT Jaguar GR1 (nose) XX75 3 S

SEPECAT Jaguar T2A XX82 9 S

Slingsby Cadet TX1 RA8 97 ST

Slingsby Grasshopper TX1 XA23 9 ST

Slingsby Motor Cadet T7 G-AXMB/VM590 ST

SOCATA MS880B Rallye Club G-BFTZ S

Sud SA341 Gazelle F-ZWRI/XW276 S

Supermarine Swift FR5 WK27 7 S

Taylor JT1 Monoplane G-APRT S

Vickers Varsity T1 WF36 9 S

Volmer VJ-24 G-MBBZ S

Ward Gnome - S

Westland Sioux AH1 XT2 00 S

Westland Wessex HC2 XV7 28 S

Westland Whirlwind HAS7 XM685 S

Zurowski ZP1 (BAPC 183) S

PEMBROKESHIRE

CAREW CHERITON CONTROL TOWER

The tower at this former RAF station, used largely

by Coastal Command, has been restored to its

wartime configuration.

Location and contact info

Address Carew Airfield, Carew, Pembrokeshire SA70 8SX

Website http://www.carewcheritoncontroltower.co.uk

Admission info

Times Easter and July to September – Sunday and Bank

Holiday Mondays 10.00-15.00hrs

Prices Free

Aircraft exhibits

Avro Anson C19 VM32 5 R