Museum of Berkshire Aviation

Mohawk Way, Woodley, Reading RG5 4UE

Broburn Wanderlust

BAPC.233 [ In storage container ]

Designed by T.E. Brown and K.W. Radburn, two employees of Miles Aircraft, the Wanderlust was a single seat high performance sailplane of wooden construction with a cantilever shoulder-wing. Built at Woodley Airfield in 1946 by Broburn Sailplane Limited, the Wanderlust made its first flight in the hands of Miles Aircraft's Chief Test Pilot, Hugh Rendall, in 1947.

Elliotts EON Olympia 465

BGA1288 / '465'

Only surviving example of two gliders specifically built for the 1965 World Gliding Championships

Elliotts EON AP-7 Primary Mk.1

G-ALMN

C of A issued 19th May 1948. Last flight 7th May 1950. Donated to Museum following many years storage at Farnborough.

Fairey Gannet T.5

XG883 / 773

Being re-painted in RNAS training scheme colours

Fairey Jet Gyrodine (Prototype)

Serial No. XJ389 / cn F9420

Conversion of Gyrodyne G-AJJP.  First flew at White Waltham in its new configuration in January 1954. Initially allocated Serial XD759, but changed to XJ389 due to duplication [ on loan from RAFM Reserve Collection ]

Handley Page Herald 100

G-APWA

Miles M.14A Hawk Trainer 3

'L6906' / BAPC.44 [ Composite ]

This replica originally started life as Miles M. 14A Magister (serial number T9841 / cn 2078), one of the last batch of 300 Magister I aircraft delivered from Woodley between May 1940 and January 1941. Used initially by No. 16 EFTS and then No. 11 EFTS, it was sold to BOAC on 8th June 1948 for use by their Speedbird flying club. Registered as G-AKKY it flew until November 1964 when it was withdrawn from use. The fuselage and centre section was destroyed during it's years of storage.

Graham Johnson and a small group of enthusiasts named The 49 Group acquired the surviving pieces and constructed the replica L6906 between 1967 and 1979 in Bristol utilising the remaining components and small metal parts.

Miles Martinet TT.1

MS902

Built at Woodley in 1943 and delivered to 27MU at Shawbury on 21st October 1943.

18th December 1943: Delivered to RAF Reykjavik for use with Station Flight. 

18th July 1949: Sold to the Akueyri Flying Club and registered TF-SHC. 

July 1951:  Crashed at Kopasker in the far North-East of Iceland and the wreckage remained there until 1977, when it was moved to Reykjavik Airport by The Icelandic Aviation Historical Society and put into covered storage.

March 1996: returned to Woodley.

Miles Student M.100

G-MIOO

Westland Scout AH.1

XP849

ML Aviation Sprite

UAV Surveillance Patrol Reconnaissance Intelligence Target designation Electronic Warfare / BAPC.415

Goodwin-Kent GK3 Racer

PFA 328-14140 / BAPC.573

Miles M.52

The Miles M.52 was a turbojet-powered supersonic research aircraft project. Miles Aircraft was awarded with a contract In October 1943 to produce the aircraft in accordance with Air Ministry Specification E.24/43. The programme aimed to produce an aircraft capable of reaching a speed of 1000mph at 36,000 feet in 1.5 minutes, and involved a high proportion of cutting-edge aerodynamic research and innovative design. The wings were very thin, designed to lie within the Vee-shaped shock wave created by the aircraft nose at supersonic speeds. The fuselage bore a separate cone shaped nose section housing the crew of one. In the event of an emergency, the pressurised pod would separate from the remainder of the fuselage by using explosive bolts with the pilot making his final exit by parachute. In 1944, design work was considered 90 per cent complete and Miles was told to proceed with the construction of a total of three prototype M.52s. In February 1946 Miles was informed of the immediate discontinuation of the project and work ceased.

Miles Marathon Mk.60 (H.P.R.1)

G-AMGW [ Small fuselage section ]

Built 1950. Registered to Derby Airways 1955 - 1964. Dismantled at Burnaston.