List of aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands facts for kids
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.
Contents
Collection
External display
| 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 | |
| Gloster Meteor F.8 Prone Position | WK935 | Institute of Aviation Medicine | |
| 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
The BAC TSR-2 on display in the Test Flight hangar
| 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
A Hawker Hurricane II on display in the War in the Air hangar. A selection of armament used by the type is also displayed.
| Type | Identity | Markings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avro Lincoln B.2/4A | RF398 | No. 151 Squadron RAF at RAF Watton | |
| Bristol Bolingbroke IV | L8756 | Restored as a Bristol Blenheim | |
| de Havilland Mosquito TT.35 | TA639 | AZ-E Unit markings of Guy Gibson's last flight in a Mosquito XX on 19 September 1944 |
No. 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF |
| 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 | Will be on Display From May 2023 |
National Cold War Exhibition
The Mikoyan MiG-15bis on display in the National Cold War Exhibition
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| Type | Identity | Markings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.14 | WS843 | J | No. 264 Squadron RAF |
| Avro York C.1 | TS798 | Union Jack | |
| Canadair Sabre F.4 | XB812 | No. 93 Squadron RAF | |
| Douglas Dakota C.4 | KN645 | Transport Command | |
| English Electric Canberra PR.9 | XH171 | U | No. 39 Squadron RAF |
| English Electric Lightning F.1/P.1B | XG337 | ||
| General Dynamics F-111F-CF | 74-0177 | LN 177 | United States Air Force - 492d Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath |
| Gloster Javelin FAW.1 | XA564 | ||
| Handley Page Hastings T.5 | TG511 | 511 | |
| Handley Page Victor K.2 | XH672 | "Maid Marion" | No. 55 Squadron RAF |
| Hawker Hunter T.7A | XL568 | No. 74 Squadron RAF | |
| Hawker Siddeley Vulcan B.2 | XM598 | No. 44 Squadron RAF - Part of Operation Black Buck in 1982, a cabin pressurization issue caused it to return to base, it stayed in reserve for the remainder of the Falklands War. |
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| Mikoyan MiG-15bis | 1120 | Polish Air Force | |
| Mikoyan MiG-21PF | 503 | Hungarian Air Force | |
| Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.2 | XL993 | ||
| Short Belfast C.1 | XR371 | Enceladus 371 | No. 53 Squadron RAF |
| Sikorsky MH-53J Pave Low III | 68-8284 | 8284 | United States Air Force |
| Vickers Valiant B.1 | XD818 | Part of No. 49 Squadron RAF and flown by Kenneth Hubbard at Malden Island in the Pacific during Operation Grapple in 1957, when it dropped the first British hydrogen bomb. |
Hangar 1
| Type | Identity | Markings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Whitworth Argosy T.1 | XP411 | No. 6 Flying Training School RAF at RAF Finningley | |
| Avro Anson C.19 Series 1 | TX214 | Royal Air Force Transport Command |
Metropolitan Communication Squadron RAF at RAF Hendon |
| Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 | XZ997 | Falklands Exhibition | |
| Boeing CH-47 Chinook HC.6A | ZA718 | BN | Bravo November Falklands Exhibition |
| Comper CLA.7 Swift | G-ACGL | ||
| de Havilland Chipmunk T.10 | WP912 | used by the Duke of Edinburgh for flight training Aberdeen University Air Squadron |
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| de Havilland Comet 1XB | G-APAS | B.O.A.C | |
| de Havilland Devon C.2/2A | VP952 | No. 207 Squadron RAF at RAF Northolt | |
| Fairchild Argus II | G-AIZE | United States Army Air Forces | |
| Hawker Cygnet | G-EBMB | ||
| Hawker Siddeley Andover E.3A | XS639 | No. 32 Squadron RAF | |
| Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.1 | XD674 | Hunting Aircraft | |
| Hunting Percival Pembroke C.1 | WV746 | *** | No. 60 Squadron RAF at RAF Wildenrath |
| Mignet HM.14 | G-AEEH | ||
| Miles Magister I | T9708 wears T9707 |
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| Percival Provost T.1 | WV562 | P-C | No. 1 Flying Training School RAF at RAF Syerston |
| Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 | XX654 | 3 | Central Flying School at RAF Cranwell |
| Scottish Aviation Jetstream T.1 | XX496 | No. 45 Squadron RAF | |
| Supermarine Spitfire Replica | RG904 | Made for TV Programme | |
| Vickers Varsity T.1 | WL679 | M | Royal Aircraft Establishment |
| Westland Wessex HC.2 | XR525 | G | No. 72 Squadron RAF |
Previously on display
| Type | Identity | Former location | Markings/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auster T.7 Antarctic | WE600 | Hangar 1 | 1956 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition |
| 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 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 |
| FMA IA 58 Pucará | ZD485 (A-515) | War in the Air | Former Argentine Air Force |
| 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 |
| Focke Achgelis FA330 | 100503 | War in the Air | Luftwaffe then RAE Farnborough |
| Bristol 188 | XF926 | Test Flight | Company Test Aircraft |
| CASA 352L (Junkers Ju 52) | G-AFAP | Hangar 1 | Gifted to Kent Battle of Britain Museum |
| 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 | |
| Westland Dragonfly HR.3 | G-AJOV | Hangar 1 | |
| English Electric P.1A | WG760 | Test Flight | RAE |
| Short SB.5 | WG768 | Test Flight | ETPS |
| Kawasaki Ki-100-1b | 16336 | War in the Air | Japanese |
| Mitsubishi Ki-46 'Dinah' | 5439 | War in the Air | Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit, South East Asia |
| Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet | 191614 | War in the Air | RAE |
| Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka | n/a | War in the Air | RAE, RPRE Westcot |
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