RAF Millom Aviation & Military Museum
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Key Facts
| Location: | Millom, Cumbria |
| SatNav: | LA18 4JP |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Date Opened: | ? |
| Aircraft Exhibits: | 22 |
What’s Here
A small museum operated by the South Copeland Aviation Group in co-operation with HM Prison Service. The museum displays the history of RAF Millom and its wartime Mountain Rescue Team. A collection of aero engines and the smaller aircraft are accommodated in a second building.
The museum website features the records of the Free Czechoslovakian Air Force Associations tribute to their war dead, Gilbert J.Rothery’s archive of wartime crashes and crews in Lakeland and a full list from the same author of local people killed in service with either the RFC or RAF. In total some 6,500 names to date. The pages will also shortly feature, the losses of aircraft and personnel from those Squadrons of the RCAF, RNZAF and RAAF engaged in the European theatre.
Directions
On the Bankhead Estate, North Lane, Haverigg – adjacent to HM Prison Haverigg, Cumbria. Follow the signs for Haverigg Prison and then leave the A5093 at the indicated turn-off for the museum. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps
Visiting
Opening Hours:
Open daily 10.30 am to 5.00 pm. Closed Christmas & New Year.
Admission:
See official website for details.
Amenities:
Parking, Cafe.
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| The front gate to the museum (photo, Jeremy Briggs) |
The display in Hut 5 (photo, Jeremy Briggs) |
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List of Aircraft Exhibits
| Displayed I.D. | Aircraft Type | Real Identity | Condition | Status |
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| WN516 | Boulton Paul Balliol T.2 | WN516 | Cockpit | Displayed |
| XD425 | De Havilland Vampire T.11 | XD425 | Fuselage | Displayed |
| XK637 | De Havilland Vampire T.11 | XK637 | Complete | Displayed |
| WD377 | DHC Chipmunk T.10 | WD377 | Cockpit | Displayed |
| WD889 | Fairey Firefly AS.5 | WD889 | Cockpit | Displayed |
| VT409 | Fairey Firefly AS.6 | VT409 | Rear Cockpit | Displayed |
| 100502 | Focke Achgelis Fa 330 | 100502 | Complete | Displayed |
| ‘WF714′ | Gloster Meteor F.8 | ? | Nose | Displayed |
| - | Hawker Siddeley H.S.748 | - | Cockpit | Displayed |
| XN597 | Hunting Jet Provost T.3 | XN597 | Cockpit | Displayed |
| ZE352 | McDonnell Douglas F-4J(UK) Phantom | ZE352 | Nose | Displayed |
| ‘G-ADRX’ | Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea | ? | Complete | Displayed |
| - | Mignet HM.280 Military Flea | ? | Complete | Displayed |
| AMW | Olympia 28 | AMW | Complete | Displayed |
| - | Panavia Tornado GR.1 (cockpit) | - | Cockpit | Displayed |
| G-ARDG | Edgar Percival EP.9 Prospector | G-ARDG | Cockpit | Displayed |
| G-PLAH | Scottish Aviation Jetstream 31 | G-PLAH | Complete | Displayed |
| G-SSWO | Short 360 | G-SSWO | Fuselage | Displayed |
| G-BIHN | Skyship 500 | G-BIHN | Complete | Displayed |
| WK198 | Supermarine Swift F.4 | WK198 | Fuselage | Displayed |
| XM660 | Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 | XM660 | Complete | Displayed |
| XN298 | Westland Whirlwind HAS.9 | XN298 | Complete | Displayed |
More Information
RAF Millom Museum, Unit 2, Devonshire Road Industrial Estate, Devonshire Road, Millom, Cumbria, LA18 4JP. Tel: 01229 777446. Website: RAF Millom Aviation & Military Museum.
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| HM.14 Flying Flea ‘G-ADRX’ (photo, Jeremy Briggs) |
HM.280 Military Flea (photo, Jeremy Briggs) |
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| Whirlwind HAS.7 XM660 (photo, Jeremy Briggs) |
Side view of the Whirlwind (photo, Jeremy Briggs) |
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26 March 2010 4:46 pm | Last Updated 2 August 2010 7:47 pm | 1 Comment
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By Chris Fenton, 30 July 2010 @ 11:07 am
The work of this museum and others like it is invaluable in keeping in mind the sacrifice of those who bought our freedom, some paying for it with their lives. Sponsors should be aware of the help they are giving to allow memories to be healed, where no other help is available.