| Museum Guide | |||||||
| Main | Attractions | Location | Visiting | Contacts | Photos 1 | Exhibits | Photos 2 |
What's Here:
First opened in April 1973, the Newark Air Museum celebrated its 25th anniversary in April 1998. It features an expanding collection of well looked after exhibits, including a number of unique or significant airframes. All are maintained in good condition. Access can be gained to the interior of the Hastings and Shackleton for modest fee. There is an extensive under-cover display area.
Special Events & News Briefs:
FRED Newark Air Museum's Latest Acquisition 28 February 2002
The MIGS have arrived! 22 May 2002
Valiant V-Bomber Cockpit 17 June 2002
Fairey Gannet restoration 31 October 2002
Avro Ashton fuselage 16 February 2003
VIRTUAL MUSEUM CD ROM update available 4 June 2003
Shackleton Nose Arrives 15 July 2003
Hunter F1 Repaint Completed 16 February 2005
New Vulcan Owner 8 March 2005
Meteor NF12 moves at Newark Air Museum 16 November 2005
Bulldog arrives at Newark Air Museum 14 January 2006
First post-restoration flight celebration for SZD-30 Pirat glider 14 January 2006
Viggen Arrives in the UK 7 February 2006
Enthusiast Days @ Newark Air Museum 29 March 2006
Location:
2 miles north-east of Newark, off the A46 Lincoln Road, on the Newark Showground. Signposted from the A1. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps
Opening Hours:
Open daily except December 24-26 and January 1st. March-October every day 10.00 am to 5.00 pm (including weekends & Bank Holidays); November-February every day 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.
Admission:
See official website for details.
Amenities:
Toilets, Parking, Cafe, Souvenir shop, Facilities for the Disabled.
Contacts:
Newark Air Museum, The Airfield, Winthorpe, Newark, Notts, NG24 2NY. Tel/Fax: 01636 707170. e-mail: newarkair@onetel.com, website: Newark Air Museum.
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| Shackleton MR.3/3 WR977 | Hastings T.5 TG517 |
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| Meteor FR.9 VZ608 | Meteor NF.12 WS692 |
List of Aircraft Exhibits:
| Identity | Type [Real Identity] |
|---|---|
| XN819 | AW Argosy C.1 (cockpit) |
| G-MNRT | Aviasud Sirocco |
| VL348 | Avro Anson C.19 |
| WB491 | Avro Ashton 2 (fuselage) |
| W4964 | Avro Lancaster (fuselage) |
| WR977/B | Avro Shackleton MR.3/3 |
| XM594 | Avro Vulcan B.2 |
| WV787 | BAC Canberra B(I).8 |
| WH791 | BAC Canberra P.R.7 |
| XH177 | BAC Canberra PR.9 (cockpit) |
| WH863 | BAC Canberra T.17 (nose) |
| WH904/04 | BAC Canberra T.19 |
| XM383/90 | BAC Jet Provost T.3A |
| XN573 | BAC Jet Provost T.3 (nose) |
| XS417 | BAC Lightning T.5 |
| XB261 | Blackburn Beverley C.1 (cockpit) |
| WT933 | Bristol Sycamore 3 |
| ZA176 | British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2 |
| G-APNJ | Cessna 310 |
| G-BJAD | Clutton FRED Srs 2 |
| 83/8-MS | Dassault Mystere IVA |
| 'G-MAZY' | D.H.82A Tiger Moth |
| G-AHRI | DH Dove 1 |
| G-ANXB | DH Heron 1B |
| XD593/50 | DH Vampire T.11 |
| WW217/736 | DH Sea Venom FAW.22 |
| WX905 | DH Venom NF.3 |
| WB624 | DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10** |
| XP226/073-E | Fairey Gannet AEW.3 |
| XR534 | Folland Gnat T.1 |
| - | Folland Gnat (cockpit) |
| VH-UTH | General Aircraft Monospar ST.12** |
| XH992 | Gloster Javelin FAW.8 |
| VZ608 | Gloster Meteor FR.9 engine test-bed |
| WS692 | Gloster Meteor NF.12 |
| WS739 | Gloster Meteor NF.14 |
| VZ634 | Gloster Meteor T.7 |
| TG517 | Handley Page Hastings T.5 |
| WT651/C | Hawker Hunter F.1 |
| WM913/456-J | Hawker Sea Hawk FB.3 |
| XN964/613-LM | Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.1 |
| XJ560/242 | Hawker Siddeley Sea Vixen FAW.2 |
| - | Lee Richards Annular Biplane [BAPC.20] (repro) |
| '5547' | Lockheed T-33A [19036] |
| G-BKPG | Luscombe P3 Rattler Strike (microlight) |
| G-MJCF | Maxair Hummer |
| G-MBUE | Micro Biplane Super Tiger Cub 440 |
| - | Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea [BAPC.43] |
| - | Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea [BAPC.101] (fuselage) |
| '458' | Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-23ML* [024003607, 07 red] |
| 61912507006/71 | Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-27K* |
| VH-UTH | Monospar ST-12 |
| G-APVV | Mooney M.20A |
| 54-2223 | North American F-100D Super Sabre |
| KF532 | North American Harvard IIB (cockpit) |
| VR249/FA-EL | Percival Prentice T.1 |
| WV606/P-B | Percival Provost T.1 |
| G-CCLT | Powerchute Kestrel (microlight) |
| - | PZL SZD-30 Pirat glider |
| G-BFTZ | SOCATA MB.880B Rallye Club |
| 56321 | Saab 91B Safir [G-BKPY] |
| AR-107 | Saab S.35XD Draken |
| 37918 | Saab AJSH 37 Viggen |
| XL764 | Saro Skeeter AOP.12 |
| XX634 | Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 |
| XX492 | Scottish Aviation Jetstream T.1 |
| RA897 | Slingsby Cadet TX.1 |
| XA239 | Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper TX.1 |
| G-AXMB | Slingsby Motor Cadet T.7 [VM590] |
| VM637 | Slingsby Tutor Mk.2 |
| XW276 | Sud Aviation SA.341 Gazelle prototype |
| WK277/N | Supermarine Swift FR.5 |
| - | Supermarine Swift (cockpit) |
| BGA.1470 | SZD-30 Pirat |
| WF369/F | Vickers Varsity T.1 |
| G-MBBZ | Vollmer VJ-24W microlight |
| XT200 | Westland Sioux AH.1 |
| XV728 | Westland Wessex HC.2 |
| XM685/513-PO | Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 |
| - | Zurowski ZP.1 helicopter [BAPC.183] |
* On loan with the museum by Hawarden Air Services of Hawarden, Clwyd, North Wales.
** Under restoration.
Notes: Valiant cockpit XD875 has moved the Highland Aircraft Preservation Society. An-2 RA-02974 has been sold in the USA. MiG-21 nose '764' has been sold. J/1 Autocrat G-AGOH has returned to it's owner - Leicestershire County Council.
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| Canberra B(I).8 WV787 | Heron 1 G-ANXB |
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| Mystere IVA 83 | F-100 54-224 |
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| Lightning T.5 XS417 | Sea Vixen FAW.2 XJ560 |
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| Buccaneer S.1 XN964 | Gannet AEW.3 XP226 |
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| Javelin FAW.8 XH992 | Swift FR.5 WK277 |
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