City of Norwich Aviation Museum

The City of Norwich Aviation Museum is a volunteer 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.

City of Norwich Aviation Museum

Location in Norfolk
Established	1977
Location	Horsham St Faith, Norfolk
Coordinates	52.6802°N 1.276°E / 52.6802; 1.276
Type	Aviation museum
Website	www.cnam.org.uk

Gloster Meteor F.8 WK654 of the RAF

Handley Page Dart Herald G-ASKK formerly operated by Air UK

Hawker Hunter F.51 (ex. Royal Danish Air Force E-409, painted to represent an aircraft of 74 Tiger Squadron Royal Air Force)

Dassault Mystère IV No.121

BAC Lightning F.53 - Royal Saudi Air Force 53-686

History

In 2016, a number of aircraft had to be moved to make room for the Northern Distributor Road. Although part of the museum property was given up for the road, the footprint of the museum actually grew slightly due to a land swap.[1]

Collections and displays

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

• Avro Vulcan B.2 XM612[2]
• Blackburn Buccaneer S.1 XN967 – cockpit section only[3]
• Cessna 401 G-OVNE[4]
• Dassault Mystère IVA 121[5]
• English Electric Canberra B.15 WH984 – cockpit section only[6]
• English Electric Lightning F.53 53-686/53-700[7]
• Evans VP-2 G-BTAZ[4]
• Fokker F27-200 Friendship G-BCDN[4][8]
• Fokker F27-600P Friendship G-BHMY[9]
• Gloster Meteor F.8 WK654[10]
• Gloster Meteor NF.11 WM267 – cockpit section only[11]
• Handley Page Dart Herald G-ASKK[12]
• Hawker Siddeley Harrier T.4N XW268 – restoration in progress[4][13]
• Hawker Hunter F.6A XG172 – painted as Royal Air Force XG168[14]
• Hawker Hunter Mk.51 E-409 – painted as Royal Air Force XE683[15]
• Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MRA.2 XV255[4]
• Lockheed T-33 51-6718[16]
• McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 XV426 – cockpit section only[17]
• SOCATA Rallye MS.880B Rallye G-ASAT[18]
• SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XX109[19]
• Supermarine Scimitar – CIM cockpit[4]
• Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 XP355[20]
• Piper PA-23-250 Aztec G-AYMO[4]

The museum has indoor displays relating to the history of aviation in Norfolk that include:

• 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

See also

• List of Norfolk airfields

References

1. Powell, Luke (3 April 2016). "Norwich Aviation Museum aircraft moved for the NDR". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
2. "Avro Vulcan B.2". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
3. "Blackburn Buccaneer S.1". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
4. "Aircraft". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
5. "Dassault Mystere IVa". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
6. "English Electric Canberra B.15". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
7. "English Electric Lightning F.53". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
8. "New Arrival". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
9. "Fokker F27 Friendship". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
10. "Gloster Meteor F.8". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
11. "Gloster Meteor NF.11". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
12. "Handley Page Herald". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
13. "Harrier Finally Moved". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
14. "Hawker Hunter FR.10". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
15. "Hawker Hunter F.51". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
16. "Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
17. "McDonnell Douglas Phantom FRG.2". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
18. "Morane Saulnier 880B Rallye Club". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
19. "SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
20. "Westland Whirlwind HAR.10". City of Norwich Aviation Museum. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

External links

• Museum website