Wartime Aircraft Recovery Group Aviation Museum

Key Facts

During World War Two, Sleap was a Bomber Command training base. From January 1944 it was used to train glider pilots for the airborne assaults of D-Day and Arnhem. Through the co-operation of the Shropshire Aero Club, the Wartime Aircraft Recovery Group operates a museum on the site. This all-volunteer group investigates crash sites and recovers and displays artifacts as a memorial to pilots that gave their lives operating in the Shropshire area during World War II. The displays include a number of aero engines, and a reconstruction of an airfield Flight Office.

Sleap Aerodrome, south west of Wem, Shropshire. Wem is on the B5476 north of Shrewsbury, and Sleap can be reached from a ‘C’ road off the B5476. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps

Open every Second and Fourth Sunday in the month from May to October. Other times by prior arrangement.

FREE

Amenities:

No information.

WARG, 2 Fields View, Lodmore Lane, Burleydam, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 4BD.

7 Comments

• 

  By BRIAN HAMMOND, 1 July 2010 @ 6:08 pm

  Attended the Museum on a Sunday in May only to be told that the Museum opened Saturday and NOT Sunday. Can you please confirm your opening days and times as I would like to revisit. My interest is in an Anson that my brother was in when it crashed into Brown Clee Hill.
  Many thanks.

• 

  By Vol. Sec. Brenda, 27 November 2010 @ 5:49 am

  Very sorry to hear you were misled by out of date info. All efforts have been centred on refurbishment of the museum buildings and sadly info was neglected. We are open every Saturday weather permitting and unless it falls on Xmas day! For confirmation please check with the Control Tower at Shropshire Aero Club. Many thanks.
  On behalf of WARG, Sleap

• 

  By David Owen, 24 March 2011 @ 10:32 pm

  Visited recently. Found the museum to be very interesting and informative. Well presented considering it is run on a voluntery basis. A couple of interesting aircraft flew in one being a Russian Yak 38 fighter. Had a meal which was well presented, very good quality at a very reasonable price. On the whole a very enjoyable afternoon

• 

  By Malcolm, 15 July 2011 @ 2:48 pm

  I have an interest in the replica Hawker Fury as it was built by my uncle. Have you any historical info; such as when it went to Cosford, when it came to you and so on. This would help with an article I am doing. Pictures of it in transit would be marvellous.

• 

  By Brian Waite, 3 September 2011 @ 9:14 am

  I am a Vice President of 609 (WR) Squadron and commanded it from 2001-2006. I understand a Roger Marley restored the cockpit of a 609 Typhoon with you in the past. We are trying to locate him with the appearance of the Typhoon at our 2012 Reunion. If you know of his contact email-could you give him mine and I will take it ftom there.
  Brian Waite

• 

  By david glover-oakes, 8 March 2012 @ 7:28 am

  my wife and I are members of North Staffs Military vehicle trust.We would at sometime as part of an organised excursion like to visit your airfield. please email us with any information we require.

• 

  By Adrian Durnell, 8 May 2012 @ 8:59 pm

  Hi
  In the 1970′s my father did alot of research into He111 A1+LN that crashed on the 16th November 1940 near Much Wenlock.
  Earlier this year we were contacted by Manfred Achstaller who is the son of the observer of this aircraft- who survived along with the pilot.
  The reason for this message is to ask if you have any information about this aircraft in your collection.
  Thank you for your help
  Regards
  Adrian Durnell

Other Links to this Post

RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI

Leave a comment