Gloster Meteor F8 WK654 preserved at the City of Norwich Aviation Museum

Handley Page Dart Herald G-ASKK preserved at the City of Norwich Aviation Museum

Hawker Hunter F51 (ex. Royal Danish Air Force E-409, painted to represent an aircraft of 74 Tiger Squadron Royal Air Force) preserved at the City of Norwich Aviation Museum

Dassault Mystère IV No.121 preserved at the City of Norwich Aviation Museum

The City of Norwich Aviation Museum is voluteer run museum and charitable trust dedicated to the preservation of the Aviation History of the county of Norfolk, England. The museum is located on the northern edge of Norwich International Airport and is reached by road through the village of Horsham St. Faith. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 844 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me, RobertWalden in October 2005 and uploaded 24th November 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 844 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me, RobertWalden in October 2005 and uploaded 24th November 2005. ... The Gloster Meteor was the Allies first operational jet fighter. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 780 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me, RobertWalden in October 2005 and uploaded 24th November 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 780 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me, RobertWalden in October 2005 and uploaded 24th November 2005. ... The Handley Page Herald was a 1950s British turboprop passenger aircraft. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 853 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me, RobertWalden in October 2005 and uploaded 24th November 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 853 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me, RobertWalden in October 2005 and uploaded 24th November 2005. ... Sixteen Hunters of the RAF Black Arrows perform aerobatics at the Farnborough Air Show, England. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 356 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 570 pixel, file size: 154 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 356 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 570 pixel, file size: 154 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Dassault Mystère IVA No. ... Norfolk (IPA: //) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Norwich International Airport (IATA: NWI, ICAO: EGSH) also just Norwich Airport, is an airport about 5km (3 miles) from the centre of the city of Norwich, Norfolk. ... Horsham St. ...

The museum is open daily except Mondays during the summer months and on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays through the winter. A small charge is made for admission.

Collections and Displays

The museum has an aircraft collection featuring the following preserved aircraft:

• Avro Shackleton - Royal Air Force VP293 - Cockpit Section Only
• Avro Vulcan B2 - Royal Air Force XM612
• Blackburn Buccaneer S1 - Royal Navy XN967 - Cockpit Section Only
• BAC Lightning F53 - Royal Saudi Air Force 53-686
• Cessna 401 - G-OVNE
• Dassault Mystère IV - French Air Force No 121
• English Electric Lightning F3 - Royal Air Force - Cockpit Section Only
• English Electric Lightning F6 - Royal Air Force - Cockpit Section Only
• Evans VP-2 - G-BTAZ
• Fokker F-27 - G-BHMY
• Gloster Meteor F8 - Royal Air Force WK654
• Gloster Meteor NF11 - Royal Air Force - Cockpit Section Only
• Handley Page Dart Herald - G-ASKK
• Hawker Hunter F6A - XG172 painted as Royal Air Force XG168
• Hawker Hunter F51 - Danish Air Force E-409 painted as Royal Air Force XE638
• Hawker Hunter T7 - Royal Air Force XF321 - Cockpit Section Only, Temporary Resident
• Lockheed T-33 French Air Force 16718 painted as United States Air Force 16718
• McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2 - Royal Air Force XV426 - Cockpit Section Only
• SEPECAT Jaguar GR1 - Royal Air Force XX109
• Slingsby T38 Grasshopper - Royal Air Force XP458
• Tipsy Nipper fuselage only
• Westland Whirlwind HAR10 - Royal Air Force XP355

Formerly included in the collection were: The Shackleton was a Royal Air Force long-range patrol bomber developed from the Avro Lincoln bomber with a new fuselage. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Avro Vulcan was a British delta wing subsonic bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force from 1953 until 1984. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British attack aircraft serving with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The English Electric Lightning (later the BAC Lightning) was a supersonic British fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, particularly remembered for its great speed, and its natural metal exterior that was used throughout much of its service life with the Royal Air Force and the Royal Saudi Air Force. ... RSAF Tornado during Gulf War Boeing F-15S Eagle, the multirole backbone fighter of the RSAF RSAF Lockheed C-130H Hercules RSAF Boeing E-3A Sentry RSAF BAe Hawk The Royal Saudi Air Force (Arabic: , ), is the air force of Saudi Arabia. ... The Cessna 402 is a 6 to 10 place light twin piston engine aircraft. ... Dassault Mystère IVA No. ... The French Air Force is the air force branch of the French Armed Forces. ... The English Electric Lightning (later the BAC Lightning) was a supersonic British fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, particularly remembered for its great speed, and its natural metal exterior that was used throughout much of its service life with the Royal Air Force and the Royal Saudi Air Force. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The English Electric Lightning (later the BAC Lightning) was a supersonic British fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, particularly remembered for its great speed, and its natural metal exterior that was used throughout much of its service life with the Royal Air Force and the Royal Saudi Air Force. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Evans VP-2 G-BTAZ preserved at the City of Norwich Aviation Museum in Norfolk, England The Evans VP-2 is a development of the Evans VP-1 Volksplane, both of which were designed in La Jolla California by William Samuel Evans a design specialist with the aircraft company Convair. ... The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. ... The Gloster Meteor was the Allies first operational jet fighter. ... The Gloster Meteor was the Allies first operational jet fighter. ... The Handley Page Herald was a 1950s British turboprop passenger aircraft. ... Sixteen Hunters of the RAF Black Arrows perform aerobatics at the Farnborough Air Show, England. ... Sixteen Hunters of the RAF Black Arrows perform aerobatics at the Farnborough Air Show, England. ... History The Danish armed forces received 38 Supermarine Spitfire H. F. Mk. ... Sixteen Hunters of the RAF Black Arrows perform aerobatics at the Farnborough Air Show, England. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Categories: Aircraft stubs | U.S. military trainer aircraft 1940-1949 ... The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II[2] is a two-seat supersonic long-range all-weather fighter-bomber originally developed for the U.S. Navy by McDonnell Douglas. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French ground attack aircraft in service with the Royal Air Force and several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force. ... The Slingsby T38 Grasshopper is an unpowered primary training glider of the Royal Air Force. ... The Tipsy Nipper light aircraft was developed in 1952 by Ernest Oscar Tips of Avions Fairey at Gosselies in Belgium. ... There have been two Westland Whirlwind aircraft in Royal Air Force history. ...

• Avro Anson - Royal Air Force
• De Havilland Sea Vixen - Royal Navy
• De Havilland Vampire T11 - Royal Air Force
• Gloster Javelin FAW9 - Royal Air Force
• Handley Page Herald 214 - G-ATIG
• Handley Page Herald 210 - G-AVEZ
• Westland Whirlwind HAR7 - Royal Air Force

The museum has indoor displays relating to the history of Aviation in Norfolk that include: The Avro Anson was a twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces during World War II and afterwards. ... The correct title of this article is de Havilland Sea Vixen. ... The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was the second jet-engined aircraft commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War (the first being the Gloster Meteor), although it did not see combat in that conflict. ... The Gloster Javelin was an interceptor aircraft that served with Britains Royal Air Force in the late 1950s and most of the 1960s. ... The Handley Page Herald was a 1950s British turboprop passenger aircraft. ... The Handley Page Herald was a 1950s British turboprop passenger aircraft. ... There have been two Westland Whirlwind aircraft in Royal Air Force history. ...

• 100 Group Royal Air Force
• The Royal Air Force in Norfolk
• USAAF Eighth Army Air Force
• The USAAF 2d Air Division
• The USAAF 458th Bombardment Group
• RAF Horsham St. Faith
• RAF Marham
• RAF Coltishall
• RAF Sculthorpe
• RAF Swanton Morley
• No. 68 Squadron RAF
• Norwich Airport

No. ... The Eighth Air Force is a numbered air force (NAF) of the major command (MAJCOM) of Air Combat Command of the United States Air Force and it is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. ... The 2d Air Division (2d AD) has many periods of inactivation, but still maintained a proud history in the time since the second world war. ... The 458th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was a Second World War unit of the [[USAAF]. It was formed on 19 May 1943 and was activated on 1 July 1943 with Consolidated B-24 Liberators. ... Norwich International Airport (IATA: NWI, ICAO: EGSH) also just Norwich Airport, is an airport 2. ... RAF Marham is a Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England. ... RAF Coltishall is a Royal Air Force station near Norwich in eastern England. ... RAF Sculthorpe is a helicopter training facility for the United Kingdoms Royal Air Force, located near Fakenham. ... RAF Swanton Morley was a Royal Air Force Station in Norfolk, England located near to the village of Swanton Morley. ... No. ... Norwich International Airport (IATA: NWI, ICAO: EGSH) also just Norwich Airport, is an airport about 5km (3 miles) from the centre of the city of Norwich, Norfolk. ...

See also

For additional historical material relating to Norfolk Aviation the Norfolk Airfields page is a useful starting point. Norfolk Airfields This is a list of current or former military airfields within the county of Norfolk. ...

External links

• Museum website