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Web Sites in Category United Kingdom
AeroVenture - South Yorkshire Air Museum - Features collection of over 50 light aircraft, piston and jet engines, selected open cockpits, flight simulator, Sheffield Blitz exhibition and local airfield history. Includes news, events, links, directions and contact information.
Bournemouth Aviation Museum - The only UK Charitable Museum dedicated to preserving and presenting to the public operational examples of historic military jets via the museum and many UK airshows - including Farnborough. Located at Hangar 600, Bournemouth International Airport, Christchurch, Dorset.
Brooklands Museum - The birthplace of British motorsport and aviation.
Carpetbagger and Northants Aviation Museums - These two small museums at the same location house memorabilia and history from several bombgroups flying from USAAF Station 179. Located in Northamptonshire.
City of Norwich Aviation Museum - Dedicated to recording and preserving the history of aviation in Norfolk. Offers displays of restored vintage aircraft. Includes hours, entrance fees, membership details and application, and directions.
de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre - Incorporating Mosquito Aircraft Museum, with the most comprehensive collection of de Havilland planes in the UK. Includes photos, hours, admission rates, volunteer opportunities, directions and contact information. Located in Hertfordshire.
Fleet Air Arm Museum - Provides museum information, services details, and shows the layout of exhibits with listings of the aircraft in the large collection. Located at RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester, Somerset.
Front Line Aviation Museum - Display of aircraft, artefacts, uniforms and memorabilia from WW1 and WW2 in particular The Battle of Britain, The Blitz and The Home Front. Located at Sandown Airport, Sandown, Isle of Wight.
Gatwick Aviation Museum - Information and photographs of many aircrafts, crews, and engines. Located in Charlwood (near Gatewick).
Harrington Aviation Museums - Official site of the Carpetbagger Aviation Museum and the Northants Aviation Society Museum. These two small museums at the same location house memorabilia and history from several bombgroups flying from USAAF Station 179. Located in Northamptonshire.
Imperial War Museum: - Duxford - Includes a collection of historic aircraft and information on air shows.
Midland Air Museum - Describes the museum and its offerings. Located at Coventry Airport.
Montrose Air Station Museum - Includes photos and background on the first operating air station. Located in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.
Museum of Berkshire Aviation - Dedicated to the history of aviation in the county. Includes details of exhibits, virtual tour, opening times, admission rate, membership application and directions. Located in Woodley Airfield, near Reading.
Newark (Notts & Lincs) Air Museum - The museum's official website provides regular updates of activities at the UK's largest volunteer managed aviation museum, which now houses 54 aircraft and cockpit sections. Located at the Winthorpe Airfield, Newark, Nottingham.
North East Aircraft Museum - A rich site with many photos and much information about the museum and its collection. Located in Sunderland, North East England
North Weald Airfield Museum - Information about the museum and the airfield which has been in continuous operation since 1916. Located in Nerth Weald, Essex (near Epping).
RAF Museum- Hendon - Collection information, schedule, and virtual tour of the Royal Air Force Museum, Britain's national museum of aviation. Located on Grahame Park Way, Hendon (North London).
Real Aeroplane Company - Features collection of classic and warbird aircraft based at the former bomber base at Breighton, Yorkshire. Includes events, fly-ins and photos.
Royal Air Force Museum Cosford - The Museum comprises five collections of international importance with over eighty aircraft on display including war planes from World War II to the present day.
Shuttleworth Collection - The site describes the Trust and illustrates some of the collection. One of the great aircraft and car collections of the world, which is famous for its regular flying displays. Located at Old Warden Park in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.
Solway Aviation Museum - Operated by volunteers from the Solway Aviation Society. The society owns nine significant aircraft - the most prominent of which is an Avro Vulcan bomber. Located at Carlisle Airport, Carlisle, Cumbria.
Southampton Hall of Aviation - Presents the history of flight in the south of England covering 26 aircraft companies and their many milestones and records. Located in Southampton, Hampshire. (Some web browsers may have difficulty)
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum - The Museum houses a unique collection of exhibits relating to this famous "Battle of Britain" airfield, and aviation in general. WW11 fighter aces, Douglas Bader, "Johnnie" Johnson and Neville Duke are celebrated here. Located near the former airfield three miles east of Chichester, West Sussex.
Thameside Aviation Museum - Features aviation history and the archeology of over thirty downed WW II aircraft. Located in East Tilbury, Essex.
The Fighter Collection - A collection of airworthy WWII aircraft based at Duxford, UK.
The Phoenix Foundation Living History Museum - Non-profit organization which acts as the caretaker for a private collection of WW2 artifacts, ranging from dog tags to Tiger tanks. Includes photo galleries of some exhibits, membership and volunteer information. Located in Devon.
The Shoreham Aircraft Museum - Dedicated to the Battle of Britain, featuring artifacts from German and British aircraft, and display of paintings by aviation artist Geoff Nutkins. Includes photos, hours, directions and contact information. Located in Kent.
Wellington Aviation Museum - A small museum reflecting the history of RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, a wartime bomber training station for the Vickers Wellington. Includes images and memories.
Yorkshire Air Museum - Depicts aviation from its earliest days through World War II, the Halifax rebuild and post war jets. Includes details of collections, events, hours, admission rates and directions. Located at Elvington Airfield, near York.
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