| Museum Guide | |||||||
| Main | Attractions | Location | Visiting | Contacts | Photos 1 | Exhibits | Photos 2 |
What's Here:
The museum display is housed in a Martello tower on the coast. Exhibits include aviation archeology finds, memorabilia and the substantial wreckage of two wartime P-51 fighters. They also have several displays upstairs of uniforms, guns etc which are well worth a look.
Location:
Inside Orchards Holiday Camp, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps
Opening Hours:
Open Monday 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm and Sunday 10.00 am to 2.00 pm, February to October; also Wednesdays and Bank Holidays 10.00 am to 2.00 pm, June to September.
Admission:
Free, but donations are welcome.
Amenities:
The tower is located on a caravan site, so there are toilets, a cafe, and a pub only a few yards away.
Contacts:
East Essex Aviation Museum, Martello Tower, Orchards Holiday Camp, Point Clear, St Osyth, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Tel: 01255 428028 or 01255 860966.
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| The Martello Tower (Photo, Dan Lord) | The engine from a Mustang (Photo, Dan Lord) |
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| P-51D Mustang fuselage (Photo, Dan Lord) | Machine Guns (Photo, Dan Lord) |
List of Aircraft Exhibits:
| Identity | Type (Real Identity) |
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| 44-14574 | NA P-51D Mustang (fuselage) |
| 44-15560 | NA P-51D Mustang (wreckage) |
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| Equipment Display (Photo, Dan Lord) | P-51D Mustang (Photo, Dan Lord) |
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