Midland Air Museum

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The Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre at the Midland Air Museum

The Midland Air Museum (MAM) is situated just outside the village of Baginton in Warwickshire, England, and is adjacent to Coventry Airport. The museum includes the Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre (named after the local aviation pioneer and inventor of the jet engine), where many exhibits are on display in a large hangar. It also has a small hangar, and a fenced-off green area where many aircraft are on display in the open.

1 Aircraft on show
- 1.1 List of aircraft on show
2 Gallery
3 External links

[edit] Aircraft on show

The museum's two largest aircraft are an Avro Vulcan B.2 and an Armstrong Whitworth Argosy AW.650 (series 101). The restored Avro Vulcan is a delta-winged aircraft that was originally part of the V bomber force and could be equipped with nuclear missiles as part of Britain's role in NATO's nuclear deterrent force during the Cold War. It is on display near the museum's car park, together with an Avro Blue Steel missile, an early design format of such a nuclear missile, and a Boulton Paul BP.111A, an experimental delta-winged aircraft of the 1950s.

The museum also has an English Electric Canberra PR.3, two English Electric Lightnings (the RAF's fastest ever jet fighter), two Gloster Meteors (one on loan from the Royal Air Force Museum), a Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FGA.6, a Mil Mi-24 helicopter, and many others.

[edit] List of aircraft on show

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy AW.650 (series 101) G-APRL Often open for viewing

Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FGA.6 WV797

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley not known Remains; fuselage section etc. - the only substantial Whitley remains in existence

Avro Vulcan B.2 XL360 Cockpit usually open for viewing

BAE Sea Harrier FA.2 ZE694

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX899 Owned by Robin Phipps; nose section

Bristol Beaufighter,Possibly T5298 Cockpit section

Boulton Paul P.111A VT935

Crossley Tom Thumb BAPC.32 Stored, viewable by arrangement

Dassault Mystère IVA 70 On loan from the USAF Museum

de Havilland Dove 2 G-ALCU painted as G-ALVD

de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 XJ579 Nose section

de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 XN685

de Havilland Vampire F.1 VF301 Only Mk.1 Vampire in the UK

de Havilland Vampire T.11 XD626 Storage area but should be viewable

de Havilland Vampire T.11 XE855 Fuselage pod on display in Robin Hanger

de Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver 58-1062

Druine D.31 Turbulent BAPC.126

English Electric Canberra PR.3 WF922 Cockpit sometimes open for viewing; electrics & hydraulics live

English Electric Canberra T.17A WH646 Nose section, cockpit open for viewing

English Electric Lightning F.6 XR771

English Electric Lightning T.55 55-713

Fairey Gannet T.2 XA508 On loan from Fleet Air Arm Museum; only remaining Mk.2 Gannet in existence

Fairey Ultra Light G-APJJ

Flettner Fl 282V-10 28368 Partial aircraft; frame with rotor head and wheels

Folland Gnat F.1 XK741) Currently painted as GN-101, fuselage only with replica wings currently under construction

Gloster Javelin FAW.5 XA699

Gloster Meteor F.4 EE531 Second oldest Meteor in existence

Gloster Meteor F.8 VZ477 Nose section, cockpit open for viewing

Gloster Meteor NF.14 WS838 On loan from the Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford

Hawker Hunter F.6A XF382 On loan from the USAF Museum, cockpit often open for viewing; electrical system live

Hawker Hunter F.51 E-425 Currently painted in Raspberry Ripple colours

Hawker Siddeley 125 series 1 G-ARYB Fuselage and partial port wing; former test bed

Humber Monoplane - Replica (BAPC.9)

Hunting-Percival Jet Provost T.3 Cockpit section (procedures trainer)

Kaman HH-43B Huskie 24535 Undergoing restoration, usually viewable; one of only two in the UK

Lockheed T-33A-1-LO 51-4419 On loan from the USAF Museum

Lockheed T-33A-1-LO 17473 On loan from the USAF Museum

Lockheed F-104G Starfighter R-756 On loan from the USAF Museum

McDonnell F-101B-80-MC Voodoo 60312 On loan from the USAF Museum

McDonnell F-101B-80-MC Voodoo 70270 On loan from the USAF Museum; nose, airfield fire crews rescue training aid (not viewable)

McDonnell F-4C-15-MC Phantom II 63-7414 On loan from USAF Museum; dismantled, spares use

McDonnell F-4C-11-MC Phantom II 37699 On loan from USAF Museum; Genuine Vietnam MiG killer!

Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea G-AEGV

Mil Mi-24 helicopter

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21SPS "Fishbed" 959

North American F-86A Sabre 48-0242 On loan from Imperial War Museum, Duxford

North American F-100D-16-NA Super Sabre 54-1174 On loan from the USAF Museum

Parnall Pixie IIIa G-EBJG Stored, viewable by arrangement

Percival Prentice T.1 VS623

PZL TS-11 Iskra Unidentified

SAAB J29F Tunnan 29640 Only one in the UK

Scottish Aviation Beagle 206-1 G-ASWJ Not at Museum; on loan to Brunel Technical College, Bristol

Slingsby Cadet TX.1 BGA.804 Stored; usually viewable

Sopwith Pup A7317 Replica (BAPC.179)

Vickers Viscount V.708 F-BGNR Owned by the Viscount 35 Association is currently on display but awaiting reassembly.

Westland Whirlwind Series 3 G-APWN Sometimes open for viewing

Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 XK907 Storage area - remains of nose section, viewable by arrangement

Wheeler Slymph G-ABOI Stored, viewable by arrangement

[edit] Gallery

English Electric Lightning T55 (serial number 55-713)	English Electric Canberra PR3 (serial number WF992)	Boulton Paul BP.111A (serial number VT935).	Boulton Paul BP.111A (serial number VT935) - as seen in July 2007.
Avro Blue Steel nuclear missile	Avro Blue Steel nuclear missile (seen under Avro Vulcan wing)	Avro Vulcan B.2 (serial number XL360)	Avro Vulcan B.2 (serial number XL360)
Mil Mi-24	Armstrong Whitworth Argosy AW.650 (registration G-APRL)	Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FGA.6 (serial number WV797)	Gloster Meteor NF.14 (serial number WS838, on loan from the RAF Museum)