List of aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands
This list of aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands summarises the collection of aircraft that is housed at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands.
Collection
[edit]External display
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| Type | Identity | Markings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Britannia 312 | XM497 | 497 "Schedar" | Former civil aircraft G-AOVF bought by the Museum in 1984 and painted to represent XM497 of Royal Air Force Air Support Command |
| Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina | L-866 | Royal Danish Air Force | |
| Hawker Hunter F.6A | XG225 | No. 237 Squadron RAF | |
| Hawker Hunter FR.10 | XF426 | ||
| Hawker Siddeley Dominie T.1 | XS709 | M | No. 3 Flying Training School RAF |
| Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 | XV249 | RAF Wyton 1974-1995 wears RAF Wyton station crest |
No. 51 Squadron RAF |
| Hunting Aircraft Jet Provost T.3 | XM351 | Y | |
| Hunting H.126 | XN714 | RAE Bedford | |
| Lockheed C-130K Hercules C.3 | XV202 | ||
| Lockheed SP-2H Neptune | 204 | V | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Saunders-Roe SR.53 | XD145 | A&AEE, RPE Westcott | |
| SEPECAT Jaguar ACT | XX765 | ACT | Active Control Technology |
| Vickers VC10 | XR808 | 95th Anniversary 1917-2012 | No. 101 Squadron RAF |
Test Flight
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| Type | Identity | Markings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAC TSR-2 | XR220 | One of two complete airframes remaining | |
| Boulton Paul Defiant I | N1671 | EW-D | No. 307 (Polish) Squadron RAF |
| Bristol M.1c replica | C4994 | No. 150 Squadron RAF | |
| British Aerospace EAP | ZF534 | EAP | Experimental Aircraft Programme, BAe |
| Fairey Delta 2 | WG777 | Fairey Delta | A&AEE |
| Gloster Gladiator I | K8042 | No. 247 Squadron RAF | |
| Hawker Afghan Hind | n/a | ||
| Hawker Hart II Trainer | K4972 | No. 2 Flying Training School RAF at RAF Brize Norton | |
| Hawker Hurricane IIc | LF738 | Coded UH-A | |
| Hawker Siddeley Kestrel F(GA).1 | XS695 | 5 | RAE Bedford |
| Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2/Trop | 10639 | Black 6 | Luftwaffe in North Africa |
| Sopwith Pup | N5182 | Royal Naval Air Service | |
| Sopwith 1½ Strutter Replica | A8226 | No. 45 Squadron RFC | |
| Supermarine Spitfire I | K9942 | Coded SD-D | No. 52 Operational Training Unit RAF |
War in the Air
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| Type | Identity | Markings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avro Lincoln B.2/4A | RF398 | No. 151 Squadron RAF at RAF Watton | |
| Bristol Bolingbroke IV | L8756 | XD-E | Restored as a Bristol Blenheim |
| de Havilland Mosquito TT.35 | TA639 | AZ-E | No. 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF Unit markings of Guy Gibson's last flight in a Mosquito XX on 19 September 1944 |
| de Havilland Tiger Moth II | T6296 | ||
| Fieseler Fi 156-C7 Storch | VP746 | SM + AK | Air Ministry |
| Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 | 733685 | Luftwaffe "Mistel" combination aircraft | |
| Hawker Tempest II | PR536 | OQ-H | Indian Air Force and RAF |
| Junkers Ju 88R-1 | 360043 | EV | Luftwaffe - One of only two intact Ju-88s, captured with pilot Herbert Schmid, when he landed at Aberdeen on 9 May 1943, allowing nightfighter radar to be studied. |
| Messerschmitt Me 262A-2A | VK893 | Yellow 4 | Luftwaffe |
| Messerschmitt Me 410A-1/U2 | 420430 | 3U + CC | RAE |
| Vickers Wellington T.10 | MF628 |
National Cold War Exhibition
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Hangar 1
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Previously on display
[edit]| Type | Identity | Former location | Markings/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auster T.7 Antarctic | WE600 | Hangar 1 | 1956 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition - to Midland Air Museum |
| Avro 707C | WZ744 | Test Flight | Gifted to Avro Heritage Museum |
| BAC Jet Provost T.5A | XW418 | Hangar 1 | |
| Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T.21 | WL732 | Hangar 1 | |
| Bristol 188 | XF926 | Test Flight | Company Test Aircraft |
| Bristol Sycamore HR.14 | XJ918 | Hangar 1 | Gifted to the Ulster Aviation Society |
| de Havilland Vampire FB.5 | WA346 | Stored | Gifted to the Hunter Fighter Collection New South Wales |
| de Havilland Venom FB.4 | J1704 | War in the Air | Swiss Air Force |
| English Electric P.1A | WG760 | Test Flight | RAE |
| FMA IA 58 Pucará | ZD485 (A-515) | War in the Air | Former Argentine Air Force |
| Focke Achgelis FA330 | 100503 | War in the Air | Luftwaffe then RAE Farnborough |
| Folland Gnat F.1 | XK724 | War in the Air | Gifted to the Midland Air Museum |
| Gloster Meteor T.7 (Modified) | WA634 | Test Flight | Gifted to the Ulster Aviation Society |
| Gloster Meteor F.8 Prone Position | WK935 | Test Flight | Institute of Aviation Medicine - to Newark Air Museum |
| CASA 352L (Junkers Ju 52) | G-AFAP | Hangar 1 | Gifted to Kent Battle of Britain Museum |
| Kawasaki Ki-100-1b | 16336 | War in the Air | Japanese |
| Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet | 191614 | War in the Air | RAE |
| Mitsubishi Ki-46 'Dinah' | 5439 | War in the Air | Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit, South East Asia |
| North American P-51D Mustang | 44-73415 | War in the Air | Gifted to the Hunter Fighter Collection in New South Wales |
| Panavia Tornado P02 | XX946 | War in the Air | |
| Short SB.5 | WG768 | Test Flight | ETPS |
| Westland Dragonfly HR.3 | G-AJOV | Hangar 1 | |
| Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka | n/a | War in the Air | RAE, RPRE Westcot |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "On Display - External Display". Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "On Display - Test Flight". Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "On Display - War in the Air". Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "On Display - National Cold War Exhibition". Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Individual History Vickers Valiant B (K) Mk.I XD818/7894M Museum Accession Number 1994/1352/A" (PDF). Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "On Display - Hangar 1". Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2022.