Fenland and West Norfolk Aviation Museum
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Key Facts
| Location: | Wisbech, Cambridgeshire |
| SatNav: | ? |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Date Opened: | ? |
| Aircraft Exhibits: | 12 |
What’s Here
The main museum display comprises are large number of exhibits recovered from aIrcraft ‘digs’ in the surrounding area. The aircraft park includes the cockpit from one of the MiG-29s which collided at RAF Fairford in 1995. Aircraft cockpits are open for inspection when weather permits.
Directions
At Bambers Garden Centre, Old Lynn Road, West Walton Highway, 3 miles north-east of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. Off the A47/B198 junction and signposted from the A47. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps
Visiting
Opening Hours:
Open Weekends and Bank Holidays 9.30 am to 5.00 pm, Good Friday to the end of September. Other times by appointment.
Admission:
See official website for details.
Amenities:
Toilets, Parking, Cafe, Souvenir shop, Access for the disabled.
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| Vampire T.11 XD434 (photo, Allan Barley) | Lightning T.5 XS459 (photo, Allan Barley) |
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List of Aircraft Exhibits
| Displayed I.D. | Aircraft Type | Real Identity | Condition | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR971 | Avro Shackleton MR.3/3 | WR971 | Fuselage | Displayed |
| XM402 | BAC Jet Provost T.3 | XM402 | Complete | Displayed |
| XM468 | BAC Jet Provost T.3 | XM468 | Nose | Displayed |
| - | BAC Jet Provost | - | Procedures Trainer | Displayed |
| XS420 | BAC Lightning T.5* | XS420 | Complete | Displayed |
| XS459 | BAC Lightning T.5 | XS459 | Complete | Displayed |
| - | Boeing 747 | - | Cockpit | Displayed |
| XD434 | de Havilland Vampire T.11 | XD434 | Complete | Displayed |
| XN983 | Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.2B | XN983 | Nose | Displayed |
| 526 | Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum | 526 | Cockpit | Displayed |
| G-ARNH | Piper Colt 108 | G-ARNH | Complete | Displayed |
| XP488 | Slingsby Grasshopper TX.1 | XP488 | Complete | Displayed |
* Currently off site at Walpole St Andrew for restoration work.
More Information
Secretary, F&WNAM, Old Lynn Road, West Walton Highway, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 7DA. Tel: 01945 461771, e-mail: fawnaps@aol.com, website: FAWNAPS
24 March 2010 6:39 pm | Last Updated 5 August 2010 8:01 pm | 
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