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Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum
(An Unofficial Guide)
What's Here:
The Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum is located on an expanding industrial estate - the site of the former Dumfries airfield. As well as an impressive display compound of aircraft, the restored control tower houses many exhibits, including several aero engines. The Trident fuselage has been converted into an education centre and lecture hall, with further displays.
Location:
Follow signs for 'Enterprise Park' from the A701, to the north of Dumfries. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps
Opening Hours:
Open first weekend in April (or Easter if this takes place earlier) until the end of October, Saturdays and Sundays 10.00 am to 5.00 pm; also Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 11.00 am to 4.00 pm from July to August. Admission possible during the winter by prior appointment.
Admission:
£2.00 Adults, £1.00 children.
Amenities:
Toilets, Parking, Souvenir shop, Picnic area, Partial access for the disabled.
Contacts:
Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum, The Control Tower, Heathhall Industrial Estate, Heathhall, Dumfries, DG1 3PH, Scotland.
DGAG, David Reid, Curator, 11 Ninian Court, Lochside, Dumfries, DG2 9PS. Tel: 01387 251623, 01387 259546 or 01387 720487. Website: www.dumfriesaviationmuseum.com
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| Aircraft on display (photo, Jeremy Briggs) | View from the Vampire (photo, Jeremy Briggs) |
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| Meteor T.7 WL375 (photo, Jeremy Briggs) | Sycamore 3 WA756 (photo, Jeremy Briggs) |
List of Aircraft Exhibits:
| Identity | Type [Real Identity] |
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| G-AHAT | Auster J1/N Alpha (frame) |
| WJ880 | BAC Canberra T.4 (nose) |
| Q497 | BAC Canberra T.4 (fuselage) [WE191] |
| XP557/72 | BAC Jet Provost T.4 |
| WA756 | Bristol Sycamore 3 |
| 318 | Dassault Mystere IVA |
| XD547 | DH.115 Vampire T.11 |
| 'WD386' | DHC Chipmunk T.10 (composite) |
| ZF584 | English Electric Lightning F.53 |
| XL497 | Fairey Gannet AEW.3 |
| 68-0060 | General Dynamics F-111E (cockpit) |
| WL375 | Gloster Meteor T.7(mod) |
| WT746 | Hawker Hunter F.4 |
| XT280 | HS Buccaneer S.2B (nose) |
| G-ARPP | HS Trident 1C (cockpit) |
| G-AWZJ | HS Trident 3B-101 (fuselage) |
| FT-36 | Lockheed T-33A |
| G-MMIX | MBA Tiger Cub 440 |
| 54-2163 | North American F-100D Super Sabre |
| 35075 | SAAB J35A Draken |
| XX483 | Scottish Aviation Jetstream T.1 (cockpit) |
| P7540 | Supermarine Spitfire IIa (parts) |
| - | Supermarine Spitfire (full scale model) |
| XT486 | Westland Wessex HU.5 |
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