City of Norwich Aviation Museum facts for kids
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| Established | 1977 |
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| Location | Horsham St Faith, Norfolk |
| Type | Aviation museum |
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The City of Norwich Aviation Museum is a special place run by volunteers who love airplanes. Their goal is to save and share the history of flying in the county of Norfolk, England.
The museum is located right next to Norwich International Airport. You can find it by driving through the nearby village of Horsham St Faith. It's a great place to see amazing aircraft up close!
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Museum History
The museum has grown and changed over the years. In 2016, a new road was built nearby, and some aircraft had to be moved. Even though the museum gave up some land for the road, it actually got a little bigger in the end.
A very exciting event happened in October 2020. The museum got a new plane, an Avro RJ85 jet that used to fly for an airline called CityJet. This jet was so big that a giant crane had to lift it over the new road to get it into the museum!
In 2022, another local air museum closed, and the City of Norwich Aviation Museum took in its collection. To make space for all the new items, the museum built a new building called Fenland Hall.
What Can You See at the Museum?
The museum is packed with incredible aircraft, engines, and displays that tell the story of aviation in Norfolk.
Aircraft Collection
Here are some of the amazing planes you can see at the museum. Some are complete aircraft, while others are just the cockpit, which is the area where the pilot sits.
- Avro RJ85 ‘’EI-RJN / E2351’’
- Avro Vulcan B.2 XM612 (A famous Cold War bomber)
- Blackburn Buccaneer S.1 XN967 – cockpit section only
- Cessna 401 G-OVNE
- Dassault Mystère IVA 121
- English Electric Canberra B.15 WH984 – cockpit section only
- English Electric Lightning F.53 53-686/53-700
- Evans VP-2 G-BTAZ
- Fokker F27-200 Friendship G-BCDN
- Fokker F27-600P Friendship G-BHMY
- Gloster Meteor F.8 WK654
- Gloster Meteor NF.11 WM267 – cockpit section only
- Handley Page Dart Herald G-ASKK
- Hawker Siddeley Harrier T.4N XW268 – being restored
- Hawker Hunter F.6A XG172
- Hawker Hunter Mk.51 E-409
- Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MRA.2 XV255
- Lockheed T-33 51-6718 (A jet trainer aircraft)
- McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 XV426 – cockpit section only
- SOCATA Rallye MS.880B Rallye G-ASAT
- SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XX109
- Supermarine Scimitar – CIM cockpit
- Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 XP355 (A rescue helicopter)
- Piper PA-23-250 Aztec G-AYMO
Indoor Exhibits
Inside, you can learn about the important role Norfolk played in military aviation history. The exhibits cover famous groups and airfields.
- 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 Int'l Airport
Powerful Engines on Display
Aircraft engines are amazing pieces of engineering. The museum has a collection of different types, from early piston engines to powerful jets.
- Rolls-Royce Avon
- Allison Model 250-C20B
- Allison J33
- Rolls-Royce Derwent RB.37 Mk.8
- Rolls-Royce Gnome H1000
- Rolls-Royce Dart RDa.7
- Rolls-Royce RB.183 Tay 620-15
- Rolls-Royce Nene
- Rolls-Royce Merlin (Famous for powering the Spitfire)
- Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour RB.172/T.260 Mk.8
- Rolls-Royce Pegasus (Used in the Harrier "jump jet")
- Turbo-Union RB199 Mk.103
- Bristol Hercules
- Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah
- Alvis Leonides
See also
- List of Norfolk airfields
