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(photo, Keith McKenzie)

Highland Aviation Museum
(An Unofficial Guide)

What's Here:

This new museum was opened to visitors for the first time in May 2005 at a site adjacent to the former RAF Dalcross. There is an indoor display covering RAF Kinloss and Lossiemouth and of course RAF Dalcross, with special sections on Capt. Fresson and the early days of flying in the Highlands. There is cockpit access to the Valiant, Jet Provost and Herald.

Location:

Dalcross Industrial Estate, Inverness. Close to Inverness Airport. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps

Opening Hours:

Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays 10.00 am to 5.00 pm, April to November.

Admission:

£4.00 Adults, £3.00 Children, £12.00 for a Family (2+2).

Amenities:

Tea, Coffee etc is available and there are Toilets (with disabled access). There is disabled access to all parts of the Museum except cockpits, but work is in progress to make this available.

Contacts:

The Highland Aviation Museum, 9 Dalcross Industrial Estate, by Inverness Airport, Inverness, IV2 7XB, Scotland. Tel: 01667 461100. e-mail: enquiries@highlandaviationmuseum.co.uk, website: Highland Aviation Museum


Buccaneer S.1 and Herald
(photo, Keith McKenzie)
Cockpit sections: Jet Provost to Valiant
(photo, Keith McKenzie)


List of Aircraft Exhibits:

IdentityType (Real Identity)
XN607BAC Jet Provost T.3 (nose)
XS176BAC Jet Provost T.4 (cockpit)
XM169BAC Lightning F.1A (nose)
XK532Blackburn Buccaneer S.1
WZ557de Havilland Vampire T.11
WM145Gloster Meteor NF.11 (nose)
G-ASVOHandley Page Herald 214 (nose)
WT660Hawker Hunter F.1*
WV795Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6
XV867HS Buccaneer S.2B (nose)
ZA362Panavia Tornado GR.1
XD875Vickers Valiant B.1 (cockpit)
* under restoration off-site.


The visitors centre is excellent
(photo, Keith McKenzie)
Displays cover aviation in the Highlands
(photo, Keith McKenzie)


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