Bournemouth Aviation Museum
Key Facts
| Location: | Bournemouth International Airport, Dorset |
| SatNav: | BH23 6BA |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Date Opened: | Oct 2008 |
| Aircraft Exhibits: | 12 |
What’s Here
Established in 1999 from the former Classic Jets Museum, this museum houses a range of airframes from the 1950s and 1960s. The museum was forced to close in late 2007 to accomodate infrastructure development at the airport, but was able to reopen 0n 24 October 2008 at a new location not far from the previous site. Unfortunately the aircraft are now exposed to the open air and are no longer housed in a hangar.
Directions
At Bournemouth International Airport, Hurn, west of the A338, north of Bournemouth in Dorset. On the B3073 Bournemouth International Airport perimeter road – follow the signs to ‘Adventure Wonderland’.
Approaching from the A338 directon, with the airport on your right, you will see a Vulcan nose on the left, followed a sign for ‘Adventure Wonderland’. Taking the first left turning, the road doubles back and then turns right. You will see the museum on the left.
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Visiting
Opening Hours:
Open daily, 10.00 am to 5.00 pm, April to October; weekends only, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm during Winter.
Admission:
See official site for details.
Amenities:
Toilets, Parking, Cafe, Souvenir shop.
List of Aircraft Exhibits
| Displayed I.D. | Aircraft Type | Real Identity | Condition | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XH537 | Avro Vulcan B.2MRR | XH537 | Nose | Displayed |
| XE856 | de Havilland D.H.115 Vampire T.11 & | G-DUSK | Complete | Being Restored |
| WT532 | English Electric Canberra PR.7 | WT532 | Nose | Displayed |
| ZF582 | English Electric Lightning F.53 | ZF582 | Nose | Displayed |
| WS776 | Gloster Meteor NF.14 | WS776 | Complete | Displayed |
| XG160 | Hawker Hunter F.6A | G-BWAF | Complete | Displayed |
| KF488 | North American Harvard IIB | KF488 | Reconstruction | Displayed |
| XR346 | Northrop MQM-36A Shelduck D.1 | XR346 | Composite | Displayed |
| ‘WW421′ | Percival Provost T.1 ## | G-BZRE | Composite | Displayed |
| XX763 | SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 | XX763 | Complete | Displayed |
| G-OPAS | Vickers Viscount 806 | G-OPAS | Cockpit | Displayed |
| XT257 | Westland Wessex HAS.3 | XT257 | Complete | Displayed |
& Owned by Dawn to Dusk Aviation – under restoration.
## Composite airframe with WW450.
Notes: The size of the collection has been reduced as aircraft previously on loan have been retrieved by their owners. Chichester-Miles Leopard G-BKRL has now left the site. Vampire T.11 cockpit XK627 only stayed for a brief period.
More Information
Bournemouth Aviation Museum, Merritown Lane, Hurn, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 6BA. Tel: 01202 473141. Official Website
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23 March 2010 5:36 pm | Last Updated 30 August 2011 5:19 pm |
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By Ken Bradley, 5 April 2010 @ 8:14 am
We Now have added a Jaguar to our collection. See web page
Thanks for your publisity
Ken Bradley
Admin Trustee.
By Paul Morley, 4 June 2011 @ 1:06 am
Hi:
I’m looking for information on No 3 Personnel Reception Centre which was for the RCAF at Bournemouth during WW II. Please reply
Paul Morley
Hamilton, Canada