Midland Air Museum

The Midland Air Museum (MAM) is situated just outside the village of Baginton in Warwickshire, England, and is adjacent to Coventry Airport. The museum includes the Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre (named after Frank Whittle, the local aviation pioneer and inventor of the jet engine), where many exhibits are on display in a large hangar. It also has a small hangar, and a fenced-off green area where many aircraft are on display in the open.

Aircraft on display

The museum's two largest aircraft are an Avro Vulcan B.2 and an Armstrong Whitworth Argosy AW.650 (series 101). The restored Avro Vulcan is a delta-winged aircraft that was originally part of the V bomber force and could be equipped with nuclear missiles as part of Britain's role in NATO's nuclear deterrent force during the Cold War. It is on display near the museum's car park, together with an Avro Blue Steel missile, an early design format of such a nuclear missile, and a Boulton Paul BP.111A, an experimental delta-winged aircraft of the 1950s.

The museum also has an English Electric Canberra PR.3, two English Electric Lightnings (the RAF's fastest ever interceptor), two Gloster Meteors (one on loan from the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands), an Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FGA.6, a Mil Mi-24 helicopter, and many others.

List of aircraft on display Aircraft Civil registration/Military Serial/British Aircraft Preservation Council Notes Armstrong Whitworth Argosy AW.650 (series 101) G-APRL Often open for viewing Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.14 WS838 On loan from the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FGA.6 WV797 Royal Navy Armstrong Whitworth Whitley N1498 Remains; fuselage section etc. - the only substantial Whitley remains in existence Auster T.7 Antarctic WE600 Fuselage - 1956 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition Avro Vulcan B.2 XL360 Royal Air Force Beagle B.206 G-ASWJ Boulton Paul P.111A VT935 Bristol Beaufighter Possibly T5298 Cockpit section British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2 ZE694 On loan from BAE Systems CMC Leopard G-BRNM Crossley Tom Thumb BAPC.32 Stored Dassault Mystere IVA 70 French Air Force, on loan from the USAF Museum de Havilland Dove 2 G-ALCU Painted as G-ALVD de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 XJ579 Nose section de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 XN685 de Havilland Vampire F.1 VF301 Only F.1 Vampire in the UK de Havilland Vampire T.11 XD626 Stored de Havilland Vampire T.11 XE855 Fuselage pod on display in Robin Hangar de Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver 58-1062 Druine D.31 Turbulent BAPC.126 English Electric Canberra PR.3 WF922 English Electric Canberra T.17A WH646 Nose section BAC Lightning F.6 XR771 English Electric Lightning T.55 55-713 Fairey Gannet T.2 XA508 On loan from Fleet Air Arm Museum; only remaining T.2 Gannet in existence Fairey Ultra Light G-APJJ Flettner Fl 282V-10 28368 Partial aircraft; frame with rotor head and wheels, under restoration. Folland Gnat F.1 XK741 Fuselage only, replica wings currently in store. Gloster Javelin FAW.5 XA699 Royal Air Force Gloster Meteor F.4 EE531 Second oldest Meteor in existence Gloster Meteor F.8 VZ477 Nose section Hawker Hunter F.6A XF382 Royal Air Force, on loan from the USAF Museum Hawker Siddeley 125 series 1 G-ARYB Fuselage and partial port wing; 2nd prototype, working hydraulics. Humber Monoplane BAPC.9 Replica Kaman HH-43B Huskie 62-4535 United States Air Force, undergoing restoration, one of only two in the UK Lockheed T-33A 51-4419 Former French Air Force painted to represent a T-33 of the United States Air Force, on loan from the USAF Museum Lockheed T-33A Unmarked Former French Air Force 17473 painted in Italian Air Force colours, on loan from the USAF Museum Lockheed F-104G Starfighter R-756 Danish Air Force, on loan from the USAF Museum McDonnell F-101B Voodoo 56-0312 United States Air Force, on loan from the USAF Museum McDonnell F-101B Voodoo 57-0270 On loan from the USAF Museum; nose, in store, (not viewable) McDonnell F-4C Phantom II 63-7414 On loan from USAF Museum; dismantled. McDonnell F-4C Phantom II 63-7699 On loan from USAF Museum Mignet HM.14 "Flying Flea" G-AEGV Mil Mi-24 Red 06 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21SPS 959 East German Air Force North American F-86A Sabre 48-0242 United States Air Force North American F-100D Super Sabre 54-1174 Former French Air Force aircraft painted to represent a United States Air Force F-100, on loan from the USAF Museum Parnall Pixie IIIa G-EBJG Stored Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZA452 Royal Air Force Percival Prentice T.1 VS623 Royal Air Force PZL TS-11 Iskra 1H0408 Marked as 1706 of the Polish Air Force SAAB J29F Tunnan 29640 Swedish Air Force, only example in the UK Slingsby Cadet TX.1 BGA.804 Stored Vickers Viscount 708 F-BGNR Air Inter markings Westland Whirlwind Series 3 G-APWN Bristow markings Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 XK907 Storage area - remains of nose section Wheeler Slymph G-ABOI Stored

Former residents on the British Aircraft Preservation Council register BAPC. 25 - Nyborg TGN-111 glider.Wright 1979, p. 188 BAPC. 26 - Auster AOP.9. BAPC. 67 - Bf 109 (replica)Wright 1981, p. 188 BAPC. 68 - Hurricane (replica) BAPC. 69 - Spitfire (replica) BAPC. 72 - Hurricane (replica) BAPC. 125 - Clay CherubWright 1981, p. 189

Engines on display The Midland Air Museum has a number of aero engines on display with a dedicated section on the work of Frank Whittle.

Piston engines Alvis Leonides Bentley BR1 Rolls-Royce Griffon

Gas turbine engines Armstrong Siddeley Mamba Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire Armstrong Siddeley Viper de Havilland Ghost (Svenska Flygmotor RM2) Bristol Siddeley Orpheus Rolls-Royce Avon Rolls-Royce Derwent Rolls-Royce Gem Rolls-Royce Spey Rover W2B/26

Rocket engines Bristol Siddeley BS.605 Armstrong Siddeley Stentor

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