Lashenden Air Warfare Museum
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Key Facts
| Location: | Headcorn Aerodrome, Kent |
| SatNav: | TN27 9HX |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Date Opened: | ? |
| Aircraft Exhibits: | 4 |
What’s Here
The modern-day Headcorn airfield has grown from the former wartime Lashenden Advanced Landing Ground. The museum presents wartime Lashenden and aviation in Kent, including parts from a large number of aircraft wrecks.
Directions
At Headcorn Aerodrome, nine miles south of Maidstone on the A274 in Kent. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps
Visiting
Opening Hours:
Open Sundays and Bank Holidays 10.30 am to 6.00 pm, Easter to October 31st; Sundays 10.30 am to 3.30 pm, November to Easter.
Admission:
Free but donations to RAF charities welcomed.
Amenities:
Toilets, Parking, Cafe, Souvenir shop, picnic area.
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| View of the museum building and F-100F (photo, Keith Mason) |
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List of Aircraft Exhibits
| Displayed I.D. | Aircraft Type | Real Identity | Condition | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZF587 | BAC Lightning F.53 | ZF587 | Nose | Displayed |
| WZ450 | DH.115 Vampire T.11* | WZ450 | Complete | Displayed |
| - | Fieseler Fi 103R-4 ‘V-1′ ## | BAPC.91 | Complete | Displayed |
| 100549 | Focke-Achgelis Fa 330A-1 | 100549 | Complete | Displayed |
* pod WZ450 has moved to a site in the local area for restoration with a set of wings and tail. It will be put back on display soon.
## moved to Germany for restoration – will return in 2009.
Notes: Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 XN380 has now moved to RAF Manston, Vampire T.11 WZ589 has moved to Rochester, Kent. North American F-100F Super Sabre 63938 has been scrapped after being hit by a taxying aircraft and seriously damaged. Dassault Mystere IVA 84 has been returned to the National Museum of the USAF.
More Information
Lashenden Air Warfare Museum, Headcorn Aerodrome, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9HX. Tel: 01622 890226, Tel/Fax: 01622 631799, e-mail: lashendenairwar@aol.com, website: Lashenden Air Warfare Museum.
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| F-100F 63938 (photo, Keith Mason) | Mystere IVA 84 (photo, Keith Mason) |
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26 March 2010 4:33 pm | Last Updated 2 August 2010 7:50 pm | 
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