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

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. The museum is located on the northern edge of Norwich International Airport and is reached by road through the village of Horsham St Faith.

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 grew slightly due to a land swap. The museum welcomed EI-RJN, a 21-year old Avro RJ85, formerly operated by

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, as an exhibit in October 2020. The jet had to be lifted over the Northern Distributor Road by crane. The museum acquired the collections of the Fenland and West Norfolk Aviation Museum in 2022 when the latter closed. At the same time, it began building a new expansion called Fenland Hall to house the collection.

Collection

Aircraft on display

* Avro RJ85 ‘’EI-RJN / E2351’’ *

Avro Vulcan B.2 The Avro Vulcan (later Hawker Siddeley Vulcan from July 1963) was a Jet aircraft, jet-powered, Tailless aircraft, tailless, delta wing, delta-wing, high-altitude, strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 u ...

''XM612'' * 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'' – restoration in progress * Hawker Hunter F.6A ''XG172'' – painted as Royal Air Force XG168 * Hawker Hunter Mk.51 ''E-409'' – painted as Royal Air Force XE683 * Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MRA.2 ''XV255'' * Lockheed T-33 ''51-6718'' * 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'' * Piper PA-23-250 Aztec ''G-AYMO''

Indoor displays

* 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

Engines on display

* Rolls-Royce Avon partially sectioned * Allison Model 250-C20B partially sectioned * 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 manufactured by Hispano-Suiza 106/104C *

Rolls-Royce Merlin The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British Coolant#Liquids, liquid-cooled V12 engine, V-12 Reciprocating engine, piston aero engine of 27-litre (1,650 cu in) Engine displacement, capacity. Rolls-Royce Limited, Rolls-Royce designed the engine an ...

Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour The Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour is a two-shaft low bypass turbofan aircraft engine developed by Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Limited, a joint venture between Rolls-Royce (UK) and Turbomeca (France). The engine is named after the Adour, a river in s ...

RB.172/T.260 Mk.8 *

Rolls-Royce Pegasus The Rolls-Royce Pegasus is a British turbofan engine originally designed by Bristol Siddeley. It was manufactured by Rolls-Royce plc. The engine is not only able to power a jet aircraft forward, but also to direct thrust downwards via Thrust ve ...

* Turbo-Union RB199 Mk.103 * Bristol Hercules * Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah * Alvis Leonides

References

External links

Museum website
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