WINGS-AVIATION An indepentend website for civil- and military aviation . Newark Air Museum . Text: Urs Schnyder Pictures: Urs Schnyder . Newark Air Museum Drove Lane Newark, Notts, NG24 2NY Daily open from 10:00 - 16:00 Uhr http://www.newarkairmuseum.org Tel.: +66 (0)1636 707170 Fax: +66 (0)1636 707170 . The museum is located outside of Newark in eastern Nottigh amshire and easily reachable from both the A46 and the A17. It’s easy to find as its location is well signposted from the main roads. It occupies part of the former World War 2 airfield of Winthorpe. .. .... RAF Gloster Javelin FAW.8 RAF Gloster Javelin FAW.8 XH992 RAF English Electric Canberra B2 RAF de Havilland Venom NF.3 XH992 (Picture courtesy Urs (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) (Mod) WV787 (Picture courtesy WX905 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Urs Schnyder) Schnyder) .. .... RAF Gloster Meteor FR.9 (Mod) RAF Gloster Meteor NF.12 RAF Hawker Hunter F.1 WT651 RAF Supermarine Swift FR.5 VZ608 (Picture courtesy Urs WS692 (Picture courtesy Urs (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) WK277 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Schnyder) Schnyder) .. .... RAF Avro Anson C.19 VL348 RAF Avro Anson C.19 VL348 RAF Percival T.1 Prentice VR249 RAF Percival T.1 Prentice VR249 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Publication from Urs Schnyder Page 1 from 5 WINGS-AVIATION An indepentend website for civil- and military aviation .. .... RAF Percival Provost WV606 RAF de Havilland Vampire T.11 RAF de Havilland Canada RAF Hunting Jet Provost T.3A (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) XD593 (Picture courtesy Urs Chipmunk T.10 WB624 (Picture XM383 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) courtesy Urs Schnyder) Schnyder) .. .... RAF Scottish Aviation Bulldog RAF Foland Gnat T.1 XR534 T.1 XX634 (Picture courtesy Urs (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Schnyder) .. .... RAF Handley Page T.1 RAF Handley Page T.1 Jetstream RAF Westland Wessex HC.2 British Army Saunders Roe Skeeter Jetstream XX492 (Picture XX492 (Picture courtesy Urs XV728 (Picture courtesy Urs AOP.12 & Westland (Bell 47) Sioux courtesy Urs Schnyder) Schnyder) Schnyder) AH.1 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) .. .... RN BAe Sea Harrier FA.2 RN de Havilland Sea Venom RN Fairey Gannet AEW.3 RN Hawker Sea Hawk FB.3 ZA176 (Picture courtesy Urs FAW.21 WW217 (Picture courtesy XP226 (Picture courtesy Urs WM913 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Urs Schnyder) Schnyder) Schnyder) .. .... RN Hawker Sea Hawk FB.3 RN Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 RN Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 Lee Richardson Annular Biplane WM913 (Picture courtesy Urs XM685 (Picture courtesy Urs XM685 (Picture courtesy Urs (replica) Schnyder) Schnyder) Schnyder) .. .... General Aircraft Monospar ST- Civil de Havilland Tiger Moth G- Norwegian SAAB Safir (Picture Danish SAAB Draken (Picture 12 (Picture courtesy Urs MAZY (Picture courtesy Urs courtesy Urs Schnyder) courtesy Urs Schnyder) Schnyder) Schnyder) The museum was officially opened in April 1973 on the site of the Winthorpe Showground. Five years later it moved to the present location on the south east side of the showground. In 1983 the Vulcan now on display actually landed on the old runway and was moved to it’s present location in the museum. This took the efforts of all the members of the museum. Publication from Urs Schnyder Page 2 from 5 WINGS-AVIATION An indepentend website for civil- and military aviation After fundraising the first aircraft display hall was completed in 1990 which could accommodate some of the more rare and valuable aircraft. In 1995 the museum managed to aquire some land adjacent to the museum for further expansion. In 2003 the museum w as granted £453,000 from the lottery fund and building of a second hangar was started. This was completed the following year and some more aircraft could be moved into it to protect them from the weather. Quite many significant aircraft remain outside howe ver and it is hoped that they can all be under cover one day which in the case of the Vulcan would need a substantial building. List of aircraft on site Avro Anson C.19 VL348 .. Avro Ashton (fuselage) WB491 .... Avro Shackleton MR.3/3 WR977 Avro Vulcan B.2 XM594 RAF Handley Page Hastings T.5 RAF Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG517 (Picture courtesy Urs TG517 (Picture courtesy Urs BAe Sea Harrier FA.2 ZA176 Schnyder) Schnyder) Bensen gyrocopter G-ASNY Blackburn Beverley C.1 (cockpit) XB261 .. Blackburn Buccaneer S.1 XN964 .... Bristol Sycamore III WT933 Cessna 310 G-APNJ RAF Handley Page Hastings T.5 RAF Avro Shackleton MR.3/3 Clutton FRED Series 2 G-BJAD TG517 (Picture courtesy Urs WR977 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Schnyder) Dassault Mystere IV No, 83 de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 WB624 de Havilland Heron 1B G-ANXB .. de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.21 WW217 .... de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 XJ560 de Havilland Tiger Moth G-MAZY RAF Avro Shackleton MR.3/3 RAF Avro Shackleton MR.3/3 de Havilland Vampire T.11 XD593 WR977 (Picture courtesy Urs WR977 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Schnyder) de Havilland Venom NF.3 WX905 de Havilland Dove G-AHRI English Electric Canberra B2 (Mod) WV787 .. English Electric Canberra PR.7 WH791 .... English Electric Canberra PR.7 (cockpit) WH779 English Electric Canberra PR.9 (cockpit) XH177 RAF Avro Shackleton MR.3/3 RAF Avro Vulcan B.2 XM594 WR977 (Picture courtesy Urs (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) English Electric Canberra T.17 (cockpit) WH863 Schnyder) English Electric Canberra T.19 WH904 English Electric Lightning T.5 XS417 .. Fairey Gannet AEW.3 XP226 General Aircraft Monospar ST-12 VH-UTH .... Gloster Javelin FAW.8 XH992 Gloster Meteor FR.9 (Mod) VZ608 RAF English Electric Canberra RAF English Electric Canberra PR.9, T.17, PR.7 (Picture PR.7 WH791 (Picture courtesy Gloster Meteor NF.12 WS692 courtesy Urs Schnyder) Urs Schnyder) Gloster Meteor NF.14 WS739 Gloster Meteor T.7 VZ634 .. Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG517 .... Handley Page Jetstream XX492 Publication from Urs Schnyder Page 3 from 5 WINGS-AVIATION An indepentend website for civil- and military aviation RAF English Electric Canberra RAF English Electric Canberra T.19 WH904 (Picture courtesy T.19 WH904 (Picture courtesy Urs Hawker Hunter F.1 WT651 Urs Schnyder) Schnyder) Hawker Sea Hawk FB.3 WM913 HS Gnat T.1 XR534 .. Hunting Jet Provost T.3 (cockpit) XN573 Hunting Jet Provost T.3A XM383 .... Lee Richardson Annular Biplane (replica) BAPC No.20 Lockheed T-33A “5547” RAF Gloster Meteor NF.14 RAF Gloster Meteor NF.14 WS739 (Picture courtesy Urs WS739 (Picture courtesy Urs Luscombe P3 Rattler Strike G-BKPG Schnyder) Schnyder) Maxair Hummer microlight G-MJCF MBA Tiger Cub 440 G-MBUE .. Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea BAPC.43 .... Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea (cockpit) BAPC 101 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML “Flogger” 024003607 “07” RAF Gloster Meteor T.7 VZ634 RAF SEPECAT T.2 Jaguar Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27K “Flogger” 61912507006 “71” (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) MS.880 Rallye G-BFTZ North American F-100D Super Sabre 54-2223 .. North American Harvard (cockpit) KF532 .... North American Harvard 42-12417 Percival T.1 Prentice VR249 RAF English Electric Lightning RN Blackburn Buccaneer S.1 Percival T.1 Provost WV606 T.5 XS417 (Picture courtesy Urs XN964 (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Schnyder) Powerchute Kestrel microlight G-CCLT SAAB Draken AR-107 SAAB Safir 56321 .. SAAB Viggen AJSH 37 373 918 .... Saunders Roe Skeeter AOP.12 XL764 Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 XX634 RN de Havilland Sea Vixen Civil de Havilland Dove G-AHRI SEPECAT Jaguar (cockpit) XX753 FAW.2 XJ560 (Picture courtesy (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Urs Schnyder) SEPECAT T.2 Jaguar - Sud-Aviation SA.341 Gazelle F-ZWRI / XW276 Supermarine Swift FR.5 WK277 Vickers Varsity WF369 Volmer VJ-24 microlight G-MBBZ Ward Gnome n/a Westland (Bell 47) Sioux AH.1 XT200 Westland Wessex HC.2 XV728 Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 XM685 Zurowski ZP.1 BAPC 183 Summer 2013 Besides a big collection of aircraft there are also numerous aero engines, missiles and other items on display.The museum shop is surprisingly well stocked with books and models which could be the envy of many a model shop. If you are in the vicinity of Newark the museum is well worth a visit, for which you should allow half a d ay if you plan to have a good look around all the exhibits.The museum is also hosting several events a year that can be checked at its website www.newarkairmuseum.org . Publication from Urs Schnyder Page 4 from 5 WINGS-AVIATION An indepentend website for civil- and military aviation .. .... Civil de Havilland Heron 1B G- Polish Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG- Russian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG- Armée de l'Air Dassault Mystere IV ANXB (Picture courtesy Urs 23ML “Flogger” (Picture courtesy 27K “Flogger” (Picture courtesy (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Schnyder) Urs Schnyder) Urs Schnyder) .. .... USAF North American F-100D USAF Lockheed T-33A (Picture Swedish SAAB Viggen AJSH 37 Swedish SAAB Viggen AJSH 37 Super Sabre (Picture courtesy courtesy Urs Schnyder) (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) (Picture courtesy Urs Schnyder) Urs Schnyder) - Last update: 20. October 2013 Written: 20. 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