Newark Air Museum facts for kids
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Avro Shackleton MR.3/3 WR977 at the Newark Air Museum
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| Established | 1973 |
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| Location | Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire |
| Type | Aviation museum |
The Newark Air Museum is an exciting place to visit if you love airplanes! It's an air museum located in Winthorpe, near Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, England. The museum is built on what used to be a Royal Air Force (RAF) base. You can see many different types of aircraft there.
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History of the Museum
From RAF Base to Museum
The land where the museum now stands was once an active airfield called RAF Winthorpe. It opened in September 1940, during the Second World War. From 1942 to 1944, it was a training ground for pilots.
Pilots learned to fly large Avro Lancaster planes here. About thirty planes were used for training crews. In 1945, the base changed its role. It became part of the RAF's Transport Command.
The Museum's Beginning
In 1964, a large part of the old airfield was bought. The Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society used it for their county show. A group of people then decided to create an air museum.
This group formed a company in 1968. The Newark Air Museum officially opened its doors on April 14, 1973. It has grown a lot since then.
Growing the Collection
In 1990, the museum opened its first special building for displays. Later, they bought more land. This new area was called the Southfield Site.
A second display hall was built on this new land. It opened in 2004. These halls help protect the amazing aircraft collection.
Aircraft on Display
The Newark Air Museum has a fantastic collection of aircraft. You can see many different types of planes and helicopters. Some are complete aircraft, while others are special cockpit sections.
- Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C.1 (cockpit section)
- Auster AOP.9 (fuselage / wings)
- Aviasud Sirocco
- Avro Anson C.19
- Avro Ashton (forward fuselage)
- Avro Shackleton MR.3/3
- Avro Vulcan B.2
- Bensen B-8
- Blackburn Beverley C.1 (cockpit section)
- Blackburn Buccaneer S.1
- Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B (cockpit section)
- Boeing-Vertol Chinook HC.1 (fuselage)
- Bristol Sycamore III
- British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2
- Cessna 310
- Clutton FRED Series 2
- Dassault Mystère IV
- de Havilland Dove
- de Havilland Heron 1B
- de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.21
- de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2
- de Havilland Tiger Moth
- de Havilland Vampire T.11
- de Havilland Venom NF.3
- de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10
- English Electric Canberra B.2 (Mod)
- English Electric Canberra PR.7
- English Electric Canberra PR.9 (cockpit section)
- English Electric Canberra T.17 (cockpit section)
- English Electric Canberra T.19
- English Electric Lightning T.5
- English Electric Lightning F.6 (cockpit section)
- Fairey Gannet AEW.3
- General Aircraft Monospar ST-12
- Gloster Javelin FAW.8
- Gloster Meteor F.8
- Gloster Meteor FR.9 (Mod)
- Gloster Meteor NF.12
- Gloster Meteor NF.14
- Gloster Meteor T.7
- Handley Page Hastings T.5
- Handley Page Jetstream
- Hawker Hunter F.1
- Hawker Hunter T.7
- Hawker Sea Hawk FB.3
- Hawker Siddeley Dominie T.1
- Hawker Siddeley Gnat T.1
- Hiway Skytrike
- Hunting Jet Provost T.3 (cockpit section)
- Hunting Jet Provost T.3A
- Lee-Richards annular biplane (replica)
- Lockheed T-33A
- Lockheed TriStar SIM (cockpit)
- Luscombe P3 Rattler Strike
- Maxair Hummer
- McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 (nose section)
- MBA Tiger Cub 440
- Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea
- Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea (cockpit section)
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML
- Mikoyan MiG-27K
- Mooney M20A
- North American Harvard
- North American F-100 Super Sabre
- Percival Prentice
- Percival Provost
- Powerchute Kestrel
- PZL SZD-30 Pirat
- Quicksilver MX
- Saab Draken
- Saab Safir
- Saab AJSH 37 Viggen
- Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP.12
- Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1
- SEPECAT Jaguar T.2A
- SEPECAT Jaguar (cockpit)
- Sherwood Ranger
- Slingsby Cadet TX.1
- Slingsby Grasshopper TX.1
- Slingsby Motor Cadet T.7
- Slingsby T67 Firefly SIM
- SOCATA MS.880 Rallye
- Sud-Aviation SA 341 Gazelle
- Supermarine Swift FR.5
- Taylor Monoplane
- Tasuma CSV 30 UAV
- Tasuma CSV 30 UAV ‘Navigator’
- Tasuma Obsever UAV
- Tiger Cub Developments Sherwood Ranger
- Vickers Varsity
- Volmer VJ-24
- Ward Gnome
- Westland Lynx HC.28
- Sud-Westland Puma HC.1
- Westland (Bell) Sioux AH.1
- Westland Wessex HC.2
- Westland Whirlwind HAS.7
- Zurowski ZP.1
Cockpitfest Event
The Newark Air Museum hosts a fun event called Cockpitfest every year. This event brings together airplane fans and "cockpitters." These are people who collect parts of aircraft, especially cockpits.
At Cockpitfest, visitors can see amazing airplane parts. Sometimes, they even get to sit inside real cockpits! This event has been happening for many years.
See also
- List of aerospace museums
Images for kids
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The flight deck of the Avro Vulcan
