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Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum
(An Unofficial Guide)

What's Here:

The museum reflects the development of aviation in general and in particular in East Anglia during World War Two. Within the museum are displays dedicated to the history of the Royal Observer Corps, Bomber Command and the 446th Bomb Group. There are further exhibits in a new display hall dedicated to Air-Sea Rescue and Coastal Command.

Location:

At Flixton, on the B1062 south west of Bungay. Signposted from the A143. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps

Opening Hours:

Open Sunday to Thursday 10.00 am to 5.00 pm (last admission 4.00 pm), April to October; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays 10.00 am to 4.00 pm (last admission 3.00 pm), November to March. Closed December 15 to January 15.

Admission:

Free, but donations welcomed.

Amenities:

Toilets, Parking, Souvenir shop, Access for the disabled.

Contacts:

N&SAM, The Street, Flixton, near Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1NZ.
Keeper: Huby Fairhead, 48 Monks Cottages, Langley, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 8DG. Tel: 01986 896644. e-mail: nsam.flixton@virgin.net, website: Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum.


Lightning F.1 XG329 (photo, Dan Lord)T-28C Trojan 146289 (photo, Dan Lord)
Provost T.1 WV605 (photo, Dan Lord)Sea Vixen FAW.1 XJ482 (photo, Dan Lord)
T-33A 54433 (photo, Dan Lord)Whirlwind HAR.10 XR485 (photo, Dan Lord)


List of Aircraft Exhibits:

IdentityType [Real Identity]
-Antonov C.14 hang glider
VL349Avro Anson C.19
XL445Avro Vulcan K.2 (cockpit)
WG789BAC Canberra B.2 (nose)
XM279BAC Canberra B(I).8 (nose)
WH840BAC Canberra T.4
XN500BAC Jet Provost T.3A
XG329BAC Lightning F.1
'LHS-1'Bensen B.7 Gyroglider [BAPC.147]
XG518Bristol Sycamore HR.14
XG523Bristol Sycamore HR.14 (cockpit)
ZA175British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2
G-AZLMCessna F.172L (fuselage)
BGA.4757Colditz Cock glider repro
79/8-NBDassault Mystere IVA
XJ482/713-VLDH Sea Vixen FAW.1
XN696DH Sea Vixen FAW.2 cockpit
XK624/32DH Vampire T.11
CDNEoN Primary glider [BGA.1461]
N16676Fairchild F.24 C8F
-Felixstowe F.5 (nose section)
G-MTFKFlexiform Striker microlight
A-528FMA IA-58 Pucara
'694'Fokker D.VIII scale repro [BAPC.239]
G-BDVSFokker F.27-200 Friendship (cockpit)
XH892Gloster Javelin FAW.9R
WF643Gloster Meteor F(TT).8
G-ASRFGowland Jenny Wren
BGA.2384Grunau Baby IIIb
XL160Handley Page Victor K.2 (cockpit)
IF-68Hawker Hunter F.6 (nose)
XG254Hawker Hunter FGA.9
-Kiceniuk Icarus II (hang glider)
G-MJVILightwing Rooster 1 (microlight)
54433Lockheed T-33A
G-APUGLuton L.A.5 Major
G-MJSUMBA Tiger Cub 440
-Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea [BAPC.115]
3794Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG-15 (S-102)
42196NA F-100D Super Sabre
146289NA T-28C Trojan [N99153]
HKJPenrose Pegasus 2 [BGA.4002]
WV605/T-BPercival Provost T.1
WF128Percival Sea Prince T.1
G-36-1Short SB.4 Sherpa (fuselage)
G-MBUDSkycraft/Flylite Super Scout 250 (microlight)
XA226Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper TX.1
'P8140'/ZP-KSupermarine Spitfire II FSM [BAPC.71]
'TD248'Supermarine Spitfire XVI repro
G-BABYTaylor JT.2 Titch
G-BJZCThunder AX.7 balloon
VX580Vickers Valetta C.2
XD857Vickers Valiant BK.1 (cockpit)
G-BFIPWallbro Monoplane repro
-Wasp Falcon 5 hang glider
XN304/FWestland Whirlwind HAS.7
XR485/QWestland Whirlwind HAR.10
G-ANLWWestland Widgeon 2*
* On loan from Sloane Helicopters.


Javelin FAW.9 XH892 (photo, Dan Lord)Valetta C.2 VX580 (photo, Dan Lord)
Mystere IVA 79 (photo, Dan Lord)Meteor F.8 WF643 (photo, Dan Lord)
F-100D 42196 (photo, Dan Lord)Whirlwind HAS.7 XN304 (photo, N&SAM)
IA-58 Pucara A-528 (photo, Dan Lord)Sea Prince T.1 WF128 (photo, Dan Lord)
Sycamore HR.14 XG518 (photo, Dan Lord)Hunter FGA.9 XG254 (photo, Dan Lord)

More photographs on the next page.


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