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FLYPAST MUSEUM GUIDE 2018 27


de Havilland Sea Vixen TT8 XS587 S
de Havilland Venom FB50 J-1605 R
English Electric Canberra B2 (nose) WK146 S
English Electric Lightning F53 ZF579/53-671 S
English Electric Lightning F53
(cockpit) ZF589/53-700 R
Gloster Meteor T7 VZ638 S
Hawker Hunter T7 XL591 S
Hawker Sea Hawk FGA6 ‘XE364’ (composite) S
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 XV751 S
Percival Sea Prince T1 WP308 S


SUSSEX


ROBERTSBRIDGE AVIATION
MUSEUM
A long-established collection of aeronautical
artefacts from the 1900s to the present day. It
includes a collection of 30-plus aero engines,
cockpit sections, wreckage recovered from digs
in the local area, artefacts recovered from local
coastal waters, and a Battle of Britain display.


Location and contact info
Address Bush Barn, Silver Hill, Robertsbridge, East Sussex
TN32 5PA
Telephone 01304 239711
Website sites.google.com/site/robertsbridgeaviation


Admission info
Times March to October – last Sunday of each month,
14.30-17.00hrs
Prices Free


Aircraft exhibits
BAC Jet Provost T4 (cockpit) XR681 S
de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW1
(cockpit) XJ488 S
English Electric Canberra PR3
(cockpit) WE173 S
English Electric Lightning F3
(cockpit) XP701 S
Gloster Meteor T7 (cockpit) WA630 S
Hawker Hunter F2 (cockpit) WN907 S
Jodel D112 G-AYEO R


SHOREHAM AIRPORT VISITOR
CENTRE
Shoreham is amongst Britain’s most delightful
airfields, and a trip to the Visitor Centre will reveal
more about its 100-year history.


Location and contact info
Address Terminal Building, Brighton Shoreham Airport,
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 5FF
Telephone 01273 441061
Website http://www.visitorcentre.info


Admission info
Times Monday-Friday 10.00-15.00hrs, Saturday-Sunday
12.00-15.00hrs
Prices Free


TANGMERE MILITARY AVIATION
MUSEUM
Located on the ex-RAF fighter station, the
Tangmere museum boasts, fittingly, a fine range
of historic RAF fighters including the most
famous Hunter of them all, Neville Duke’s record-
breaking WB188.


Location and contact info
Address Tangmere, nr Chichester, West Sussex PO20 2ES
Telephone 01243 790090
Website http://www.tangmere-museum.org.uk

Admission info
Times March to October – daily 10.00-17.00hrs
February and November – daily 10.00-16.30hrs
Prices Adults £9, over 60s £7, children (5-16) £3,
under 5s free, family (two adults and two
children) £21

Aircraft exhibits
BAe Sea Harrier FA2 ZA195 S
de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW2 XJ580 S
de Havilland Vampire T11 XH313 S
de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T10
(cockpit) WZ876 S
English Electric Canberra B2 (nose) WE113 S
English Electric Lightning F53 ‘XR753’ S
Gloster Meteor F4 EE549 S
Gloster Meteor F8 ‘VZ440’ S
Hawker Hunter F3 WB188 S
Hawker Hunter F4 (nose) WV332 S
Hawker Hunter F5 WP190 S
Hawker Hurricane I (replica) ‘L1679’ S
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 XV744 S
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 19252 S
McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2 XV408 S
Percival Provost T1 (cockpit) XF840 S
Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a
(cockpit replica) - S
Supermarine Spitfi re (replica) ‘K5054’ S
Supermarine Swift FR5 WK281 S
Westland Wessex HU5 XS511 S

WINGS MUSEUM
The Wings Museum examines in some detail
the history of nearby Redhill airfield and
displays some interesting World War Two
relics.

Location and contact info
Address Unit 1, Bucklands Farm, Brantridge Lane, near
Balcombe, West Sussex RH17 6JT
Website http://www.wingsmuseum.co.uk

Admission info
Times March to October – Saturday-Sunday 10.00-
17.00hrs
Prices Adults £8, over 60s £7, children (5-15) £4, under
5s free, family (two adults and up to three
children) £22

Aircraft exhibits
Auster J/1U Workmaster (fuselage) G-OJAS S
Bell P-63C Kingcobra 44-4315 R
Bell P-63C Kingcobra (cockpit) 43-11137 S
Bristol Beaufi ghter IF (nose) - S
Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver (cockpit) - ST
de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T10
(nose) WD377 ST
Douglas A-20C Havoc (remains) 41-19393 S
Douglas A-20G Boston (remains) 43-21664 S
Douglas A-26K Invader (nose) 64-17657 R
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (fuselage) ‘FL586’ (composite) S
Handley Page Hampden I (remains) P1273 S
Hawker Hurricane IIc (remains) BD731 S
Hunting Jet Provost T3 (nose) XM468 S
Miles Magister I (fuselage) T9768 S
Nakajima B5N2 (remains) (c/n 339) S

Nakajima Ki-43 (remains) - S
Nakajima Ki-43 (remains) - S
North American B-25J Mitchell
(nose) 43-36140 R

TYNE & WEAR


NORTH EAST AIRCRAFT
MUSEUM
The northeast of England’s premier aviation
museum – part of NELSAM, the North East
Land, Sea and Air Museums – says that it is “the
largest aviation collection between Yorkshire
and Scotland”.

Location and contact info
Address Old Washington Road, Sunderland SR5 3HZ
Telephone 0191 519 0662
Website http://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAM/NEAM.htm

Admission info
Times April 1 to October 31 – daily 10.00-17.00hrs
November 1 to March 31 – daily 10.00hrs-dusk
Prices Adults £5, children (5-16) and concessions
£3, under 5s free, family (two adults and two
children) £13

Aircraft exhibits
AES Lone Ranger G-MBDL ST
Agusta-Bell Sioux AH1 XT148 R
Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF11
(nose) WD790 S
Auster V ‘NJ719’ S
Avro Anson C19 TX213 S
Avro Vulcan B2 XL319 S
BAC Jet Provost T4 XP627 ST (D)
Bell 47D-1 G-ASOL R
Bensen B7 - S
Bristol Sycamore III WA577 S
Brown Helicopter - S
Carmam M-100S Mésange BGA 2383 ST (D)
Dassault Mystère IVA 146 S
de Havilland DH106 Comet 4C (nose) G-BEEX ST
de Havilland Sea Venom FAW22 XG680 S
de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW2 (nose) XN696 S
de Havilland Vampire T11 WZ518 S
de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T10 WB685 ST (D)
English Electric Canberra TT18 WJ639 S
English Electric Lightning F53 ‘XS933’ S
FMA IA-58 Pucará A-522 S
Gloster Meteor F8 WL181 S
Hawker Hunter F51 E-419 S
Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C G-ARPO S
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 55-4439 S
Luton LA4 Minor ‘G-AFUG’ S
Luton LA5 Major G-ARAD ST (D)
Mignet HM14 Pou-du-Ciel ‘G-ADVU’ S
Morane-Saulnier N (replica) (BAPC 472) C
North American F-86D Sabre 51-6171 S
North American F-100D Super Sabre 54-2157 ST
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 52-6541 S
Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP12 XM555 S
Shorts 330-100 G-OGIL S
Slingsby Grasshopper TX1 WZ747 ST (D)
Vickers Viscount 813 (fuselage) G-AZLP ST
Westland Dragonfl y HR5 WG724 S
Westland Gazelle 1 ‘XZ177’ S
Westland Wessex HAS3 XM833 S
Westland Whirlwind HAR9 XN258 R
Westland Widgeon Srs2 G-APTW S
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