AeroVenture
Key Facts
| Location: | Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
| SatNav: | DN4 7FB |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Date Opened: | ? |
| Aircraft Exhibits: | 88 |
What’s Here
First established at Home Farm, Firbeck near Worksop, as the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum (SYAM), in late 2000 the museum moved to a new larger site at the former RAF Doncaster and adopted the name AeroVenture. This move has allowed the use of a surviving WW2 RAF hangar and other wartime buildings on the site, bringing all of the collection under cover for the first time. An extensive restoration programme is now underway. An large collection of aero engines and associated equipment is also on show, together with displays on the history of RAF Doncaster and local RAF Squadrons. The collection of the Yorkshire Helicopter Preservation Group is also displayed on this site.
Directions
At Doncaster AeroVenture, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Access from junction 3 of the M18. Follow signs for the Lakeside/Doncaster Dome around the edge of the lake, and then go behind the big blue Warner cinema building. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps
Visiting
Opening Hours:
Open Wednesday to Sunday and Bank Holidays 10.00 am to 5.00 pm, April to October; 10.00 am to 4.00 pm, November to March. Also open on Tuesdays during school holidays.
Admission:
See official site for details.
Amenities:
Toilets, Parking, Cafe, Souvenir shop, Access for the disabled.
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| General view of the main hangar. (photo, Dan Lord) |
Jet Provost T.3A XM350. (photo, Dan Lord) |
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| De Havilland Dove 8 G-ARHX. (photo, Dan Lord) |
Gloster Meteor T.7 WA662. (photo, Dan Lord) |
List of Aircraft Exhibits
| Displayed I.D. | Aircraft Type | Real Identity | Condition | Status |
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| RT520 | Auster 5 | G-ALYB | Complete | Displayed |
| - | Auster 6A | G-ARGI | Fuselage Frame | Stored |
| ‘K189′ | Austin Whippet | - | Reproduction | Displayed |
| KB976 | Avro Lancaster X | KB976 | Rear Fuselage | Displayed |
| XL388 | Avro Vulcan B.2 | XL388 | Cockpit | Displayed |
| WD935 | BAC Canberra B.2 | WD935 | Nose | Displayed |
| XH584 | BAC Canberra T.4 | XH584 | Nose | Displayed |
| WJ565 | BAC Canberra T.17 | WJ565 | Nose | Displayed |
| WJ975 | BAC Canberra T.19 | WJ975 | Nose | Displayed |
| WT534 | BAC Canberra PR.7 | WT534 | Nose | Displayed |
| XP706 | BAC Lightning F.3 | XP706 | Complete | Stored |
| XR754 | BAC Lightning F.6 | XR754 | Nose | Displayed |
| XS897 | BAC Lightning F.6 | XS897 | Complete | Displayed |
| - | BAe Jetstream 41 | - | Unfinished Cockpit | Displayed |
| - | Beagle Pup | - | Unfinished Cockpit | Stored |
| G-BAML | Bell JetRanger | G-BAML | Complete | Displayed |
| XL149 | Blackburn Beverley C.1 | XL149 | Cockpit | Displayed |
| XN979 | Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 | XN979 | Nose | Displayed |
| XE317 | Bristol Sycamore HR.14 | XE317 | Complete | Displayed |
| G-AWCL | Cessna F.150H | G-AWCL | Cockpit | Stored |
| G-AVAA | Cessna F.150G | G-AVAA | Fuselage | Displayed |
| G-MVRS | CFM Shadow BD | G-MVRS | Complete | Displayed |
| - | de Havilland Tiger Moth | - | Fuselage | Displayed |
| - | de Havilland Vampire FB.5 | - | Pod | Displayed |
| WP255 | de Havilland Vampire NF.10 | WP255 | Pod | Displayed |
| XE935 | de Havilland Vampire T.11 | XE935 | Complete | Displayed |
| XD459 | de Havilland Vampire T.11 | XD459 | Complete | Displayed |
| XD377 | de Havilland Vampire T.11 | XD377 | Pod | Stored |
| 333 | de Havilland Vampire T.55 | 333 | Pod | Displayed |
| WK393 | de Havilland Venom FB.1 | WK393 | Pod | Displayed |
| WX788 | de Havilland Venom NF.3 | WX788 | Complete | Stored |
| WB560 | De Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 | WB560 | Nose | Displayed |
| WB733 | De Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 | WB733 | Complete | Displayed |
| WK626 | De Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 | WK626 | Fuselage | Stored |
| N4565L | Douglas DC-3 Dakota | N4565L | Complete | Displayed |
| N3188H | Ercoupe 415C | N3188H | Fuselage | Displayed |
| XA460 | Fairey Gannet AS.6 | XA460 | Complete | Stored |
| WA662 | Gloster Meteor T.7 | WA662 | Complete | Displayed |
| WL131 | Gloster Meteor F.8 | WL131 | Nose | Displayed |
| - | Handley Page Jetstream “C-10A” | - | Nose Mock-up | Displayed |
| G-ATXH | Handley Page Jetstream 200 | G-ATXH | Nose | Displayed |
| XX477 | Handley Page Jetstream T.1 | XX477 | Fuselage | Displayed |
| WN890 | Hawker Hunter F.2 | WN890 | Nose | Displayed |
| ‘N-302′ | Hawker Hunter T.7 | ? | Nose | Displayed |
| ‘XG193′ | Hawker Hunter FGA.9 | ? | Cockpit | Displayed |
| XG297 | Hawker Hunter FGA.9 | XG297 | Nose | Stored |
| WT741 | Hawker Hunter GA.11 | WT741 | Nose | Displayed |
| E-424 | Hawker Hunter F.51 | ? | Complete | Displayed |
| ET-273 | Hawker Hunter T.53 | ET-273 | Nose | Displayed |
| XW666 | Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 | XW666 | Cockpit | Displayed |
| G-BOCB | Hawker Siddeley HS.125 | G-BOCB | Cockpit | Displayed |
| G-MJKP | Hiway Skytrike/Super Scorpion | G-MJKP | Complete | Displayed |
| XM350 | Hunting Jet Provost T.3A | XM350 | Complete | Displayed |
| XM411 | Hunting Jet Provost T.3 | XM411 | Nose | Displayed |
| XN511 | Hunting Jet Provost T.3 | XN511 | Nose | Displayed |
| XS216 | Hunting Jet Provost T.4 | XS216 | Nose | Displayed |
| WF122 | Hunting Sea Prince T.1 | WF122 | Complete | Displayed |
| G-AEJZ | Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea | G-AEJZ | Complete | Displayed |
| FX322 | North American Harvard II | FX322 | Complete | Displayed |
| G-AOKO | Percival Prentice T.1 | G-AOKO | Complete | Displayed |
| G-APMY | Piper Apache 160 | G-APMY | Complete | Displayed |
| EI-JWM | Robinson R22 | EI-JWM | Complete | Displayed |
| G-DELB | Robinson R22B | G-DELB | Complete | Displayed |
| XM561 | Saro Skeeter AOP.12 | XM461 | Complete | Displayed |
| BGA.297 | Slingsby Cadet TX.3 | BGA.297 | Complete | Stored |
| WT913 | Slingsby Cadet TX.3 | WT913 | Complete | Stored |
| WT917 | Slingsby Cadet TX.3 | WT917 | Complete | Displayed |
| XN238 | Slingsby Cadet TX.3 | XN238 | Nose | Displayed |
| WZ822 | Slingsby Grasshopper TX.1 | WZ822 | Complete | Stored |
| WE987 | Slingsby Prefect TX.1 | WE987 | Complete | Displayed |
| WB969 | Slingsby T.21B Sedburgh TX.1 | WB969 | Complete | Displayed |
| - | Vickers Valetta (nose) | - | Nose | Displayed |
| WJ903 | Vickers Varsity T.1 | WJ903 | Nose | Displayed |
| - | Waco Hadrian (nose) | - | Nose | Displayed |
| WN499 | Westland Dragonfly HR.3 ## | WN499 | Complete | Displayed |
| XX411 | Westland Gazelle AH.1 | XX411 | Complete | Displayed |
| XP190 | Westland Scout AH.1 | XP190 | Complete | Displayed |
| XP902 | Westland Scout AH.1 (cabin) | XP902 | Complete | Displayed |
| XV677 | Westland Sea King HAS.6 ## | XV677 | Complete | Displayed |
| XT236 | Westland Sioux AH.1 | XT236 | Complete | Displayed |
| XT242 | Westland Sioux AH.1 ## | XT242 | Complete | Displayed |
| XS887 | Westland Wessex HAS.1 | XS887 | Complete | Displayed |
| XS481 | Westland Wessex HU.5 | XS481 | Complete | Displayed |
| XA870 | Westland Whirlwind HAS.1 ## | XA870 | Complete | Displayed |
| XA862 | Westland Whirlwind HAS.1 | XA862 | Cockpit | Displayed |
| XN386 | Westland Whirlwind HAR.9 | XN386 | Complete | Displayed |
| XJ398 | Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 ## | XJ398 | Complete | Displayed |
| XP345 | Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 ## | XP345 | Complete | Stored |
## Owned by YHPG.
Notes: Dassault Mystere IVA 101 was scrapped in December 2005. Dove 8 G-ARHX has moved to the NEAM.
More Information
Naylan Moore, Curator, AeroVenture Museum, Dakota Way, Airborne Road, Doncaster Leisure Park, Doncaster, DN4 7FB. Tel: 01302 761616. Website: Aeroventure. Yorkshire Helicopter Preservation Group
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| Westland Wessex HU.5 XS481. (photo, Dan Lord) |
Whirlwind HAR.10 XJ398. (photo, Dan Lord) |
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| De Havilland Vampire T.11 XE935. (photo, John Hayles) |
Austin Whippet K189. (photo, John Hayles) |
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| Saro Skeeter AOP.12 XM561. (photo, Dan Lord) |
Westland Scout AH.1 XP190. (photo, Dan Lord) |
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| Westland Sioux AH.1 XT242. (photo, Dan Lord) |
Noses for Meteor F.8 and Hunter F.2. (photo, Dan Lord) |
More photographs on the next page.
Tags: Aeroventure, Doncaster, Museum, South Yorkshire
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22 March 2010 5:50 pm | Last Updated 5 August 2010 8:13 pm |
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By Steve Bartlett, 17 June 2011 @ 6:18 pm
Hello
At sometime during the summer I am planning a visit to Aeroventure.As an aviation enthusiast and photographer, with a bit of notice would it be possible to view the exhibits that are not on public display in storage.
Many Thanks
Steve Bartlett