Aviation Museums
and airworthy collections
Imperial War Museum, Duxford
IWM Duxford is located on a former WWI and WWII airfield near Duxford in Cambridgeshire and is home to a superb collection of over 100 aircraft from around the world, as well as hosting various Air Displays throughout the year.
Date of visits: 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016
Airworthy aircraft, such as the Fighter Collection also based at Duxford, have their own pages.
EXTERNAL EXHIBITS
Airspeed AS57 AMBASSADOR 2
G-ALZO
BAC 111 One-Eleven 510ED
G-AVMU
Bristol Britannia 312
G-AOVT
Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 201
G-APWJ
Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident Series 2E
G-AVFB
Vickers Viscount Type 701
G-ALWF
Vickers VC10 Type 1151
G-ASGC
Fieseler Fi.103
(V-1 Replica)
AIRSPACE HANGAR
Airco DH.9
D5649
AIRSPEED AS40 OXFORD 1
G-AHTW
AVRO 652A ANSON Mk1
G-AMDA / N4877 / MK-V
AVRO 683 LANCASTER B X
G-LANC / KB889 / NA-I
AVRO 685 YORK C1
G-ANTK / MW232
AVRO 698 VULCAN B2A
XJ824
AVRO Canada CF-100 Canuck 4B
18393 / 393
BAC TSR-2
XR222
BAC Concorde 001
G-AXDN
de Havilland DH.82 TIGER MOTH
N6635
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito TT35
TA719/56
de Havilland DH.104 DOVE 6
G-ALFU
de Havilland DH.106 COMET 4
G-APDB
English Electric Canberra B.2
WH725
English Electric Lightning
XM135
Fairy Swordfish Mk.II
NF370 NH-L
Handley Page Hastings C.1A
TG528 / cn HP67/32
Handley Page Hermes 4
G-ALDG / BOAC 'Horsa' (fuselage only)
Hawker Hunter F6
Unmarked / Dutch N-250 (cockpit only)
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3
XZ133 / 10
Miles M14A Hawk Trainer 3
G-AFBS
Northrop MQM-57A Shelduck D1
XT581
Panavia Tornado GR1B
ZA465 / FF
Royal Aircraft Establishment RE.8
RFC F3556
SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1A
XX108
Shorts Sunderland MR.5
ML796
Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire F.24
VN485 / 7326M
Westland Lysander III
G-LIZY
Westland Wessex HAS.1
XS863
Westland Whirlwind HAS.7
XK936 / 62
Hangar 7: AMERICAN AIR MUSEUM
Underwent a major refurbishment in March 2015 and re-opened in Spring 2016
Bell UH-1 Iroquois
72-21605 US army
Boeing B-17G-95-DL Flying Fortress
44-61748/Y (ex- F-BDRS)
Boeing B-29A-45-BN Superfortress
44-61748/Y (ex- G-BHDK)
Boeing B-52D Stratofortress
USAF 56-0689
Consolidated B-24M-20-FO Liberator
USAF 44-51228 / EC-493
Douglas C-47A Skytrain
43-15509 / W7-S
General Dynamics F-111E
67-0120 / USAF 671/UH
Lockheed SR-71A-LO Blackbird
USAF 61-17962
Lockheed U-2C-LO
USAF 56-66692
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II F-4J
ZE359
McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle
USAF 76-0020
North American P-51D
44-73979 / V-MX 122-40519
North American Harvard
(composite)
North American B-25J/PBJ-1J
(c/n 108-37246 ex 44-31171)
North American A-10A
USAF 77-0259
Republic P-47D D-40 RA Thunderbolt
45-49192 (composite)
SPAD XIII
G-BFYO (Replica)
PT-13D Stearman (Boeing)
CF-EQS / 25 white (hybrid)
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
USAF 51-4286
North American F-100 Super Sabre D-11-NA
VM-165 USAF 42165
North American P-51D
BAPC.255 - Replica displayed as WZ-S '463209'
Hangar 3: AIR and SEA
de Havilland DH.110 SEA VIXEN FAW MK2
XS576
de Havilland DH.112 SEA VENOM
XG631
Fairy Gannet ECM.6
XG797 277
Grumman TBM-3E Avenger AS.3
46214/X-3 (ex- CF-KCG)
Hawker Sea Hawk FB5
WM969
Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S2b
XV865
Wasp HAS.1
XS567 434-E
Westland Sea King HAS.6
XV712 / 66
Hangar 4: BATTLE of BRITAIN
AVRO 671 Rota (Cierva 30A)
G-ACUU / HM580 KX-K
Bristol F.2b Fighter
E2581 / 13 RFC
de Havilland DH.115 VAMPIRE T11
WZ590
Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon T1
ZH590
Gloster Javelin FAW.9
XH897
Gloster Meteor F.8
WK991
Hawker Hurricane
JU/E - Z2315
Hawker Hunter MK F.6A
XE627
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II FGR.2
XV474
Messerschmitt BF109E
(+4 WhiteNr 1190)
MiG-21
501 Hungarian
Percival Proctor P.34 III
G-ALCK
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c
2699
Westland Lynx AH.7
XZ194 / V
Other exhibits
2016
RESTORATION / Other
AVRO 696 SHACKLETON MR.3/3
XF708
BAC 167 Strikemaster MK88
G-BESY / Saudi Air Force 1133
CASA 2.111b
B21-27
FMA Pucara
Argentine A-549
Focke-Achgelis Fa-330A-1
German 100143
Handley Page Halifax A.VII
PN323 (nose only)
Handley Page Victor B.1A
XH648
Heinkel He.162A-1 Salamander
(Yellow 6)
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zeke / Zero
(x2)
Flying Aircraft Hangar
Registered to the Imperial War Museum
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia
G-CFGJ / N3200
B-17 Preservation Group
Boeing B-17G
G-BEDF / 124485 DF-A 'Sally B'
Catalina Aircraft Ltd - Plain Sailing
Consolidated PBY5A CATALINA
G-PBYA
The Fighter Collection
Historic Aircraft Collection
Aircraft Restoration Company
The Old Flying Company
North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang
G-BTCD 'Ferocious Frankie'
Supermarine Spitfire Mk XI
G-ASJV / MH434 ZD-B
other Duxford based aircraft
COSMIC WIND
G-ARUL
de Havilland DH.85 LEOPARD MOTH
G-ACMN
STAMPE SV4C
G-AYGE
TAYLORCRAFT AUSTER 5J1 Autocrat
G-AGTO
Nord 1002 PINGOUIN II
G-ATBG
North American NA-64 YALE
G-BYNF / 3349
Supermarine Spitfire Mk LF.IXe
G-CGYJ / TD314
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia
G-AIST
No longer on site
Junkers Ju-52/3M (Amiot AAC.1)
4V+G German AF
BAe Harrier GR9A
(ZD461)