Solway Aviation Museum
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| Established | 1961 |
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| Location | Carlisle Lake District Airport Irthington Cumbria |
| Type | Aviation Museum |
| Website | www.solway-aviation-museum.co.uk/ |
The Solway Aviation Museum is an independently run aircraft museum located at Carlisle Lake District Airport in Cumbria.
About the Museum
The Museum is run by The Solway Aviation Society Ltd and staffed by unpaid volunteers. The Society is a registered charity supported by entrance charges to the Museum, and public donations. In addition to normal opening (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays plus Bank Holidays from April until October end) the Museum hosts educational visits for school classes studying the Second World War and for Scout, Cub and Beaver packs achieving their Air Activities Badge. Following the closure of the RAF Millom Museum many of the artefacts were moved to Solway Aviation Museum for safe keeping and eventual exhibition when space permits. The Museum is now the sole aviation Museum left in Cumbria.
The Buildings contain exhibits and artefacts relating to aviation in Cumbria, including the Second World War and also houses individual displays featuring the development of Blue Streak, Martin Baker ejection seats and the development and activities of the Airport itself since the Second World War.
The Collection
The current collection includes the following:[1]
| Manufacturer | Aircraft | Version | Serial | Notes |
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| Avro | Vulcan | B.2 | XJ823 | It was flown into Carlisle Airport in January 1983, after the Falklands War[2] |
| British Aircraft Corporation | Jet Provost | T.4 | XS209 | |
| de Havilland | Vampire | T.11 | WZ515 | |
| Gloster Aircraft Company | Meteor | NF.14 | WS832 | ex Llanber Test Range |
| English Electric | Canberra | T.4 | WE188 | |
| English Electric | Lightning | F-53 | 53-681 | ZF583 ex Royal Saudi Air Force |
| Hawker Aircraft | Hunter | F.51 | E-425 | ex Danish Air Force |
| Hawker Siddeley | Trident | Cockpit section | ||
| McDonnell Douglas | F-4 Phantom II | FGR.2 | XV406 | Formally a gate guard at 14 MU RAF Carlisle |
| Percival | Sea Prince | T.1 | WP309 | |
| Sikorsky Aircraft | Whirlwind | HAS.22 | WV198 | ex Royal Navy |
See also
References
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- ↑ The Avro Vulcan, Solway Aviation Museum
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