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Frontline Aviation Museum – Isle of Wight

Ive recantly come across some photos of this museum and wondering if anyone knows more of the history of the museum. From what i can find the aircraft on display where, if anyone can shed any light on the unknown airframes it would be nice to know.

Bell P39Q Airacobra – Unknown id but from the photos its a collection of parts.

Bleriot XI replica – I cant find anything to confirm ID or fate.

Bristol F2B Fighter G-AANM – Now on display at the Canada Aviation Museum, Ontario.

Curtiss P40E Warhawk  41-13570 – Recovered from Russia and now under restoration by Pioneer Aviation, New Zealand.

Fokker Dr1 Replica – ID Unknown

Gloster Meteor F8 WK914 – Now on display at the Malta Aviation Museum.

Hawker Hunter F4 WV276 – Now in Germany.

Hawker Hunter F51 G-9-439 – Now on display at Brooklands.

Hawker Hurricane MKIIb – Stored by Airframe Assemblies as a project.

Klemm KL35 G-BWRD – Now airworthy in Germany as D-EFTY.

Mignet HM.14 Pou de Ciel replica BAPC.253 – Now on display at Solent Sky wearing ‘G-ADZW’.

Miles M14 Hawk Trainer G-AVPF – Now privatly owned at Old Warden.

PZL-Okecie 101A Gawron SP-CHD – Last noted stored at North Weald but appears to have moved on location unknown.

Supermarine Spitfire Prototype Replica G-BRDV – Now at Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge.

 

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By: WJ244 - 5th October 2021 at 14:43

Josef Koch had a collection/museum at Sandown for a while.

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By: avion ancien - 5th October 2021 at 11:11

Am I correct in my recollection that, for a time, Josef Koch had a collection of aircraft in a private museum on the Isle of Wight but that collection subsequently relocated to Saxony. I think that the collection included Klemm 25, formerly G-AAHW (one of the very few aeroplanes to be based at the former Hastings Pebsham aerodrome) and now D-EFLK.

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By: ollieholmes - 4th October 2021 at 22:09

Does that make the Bleriot D-EEXI and the DR1 D-EFTJ?

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By: avion ancien - 4th October 2021 at 21:43

The Magister was G-AKPF (V1075), not G-AVPF. It was a composite rebuild, employing the fuselage of G-ANLT (N2788). I have a photograph of it at Shoreham, before its wings were attached.

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By: Arabella-Cox - 4th October 2021 at 21:12

The Museum was, I believe, owned by Airframe Assemblies. The Bleriot and Dr1 were owned by Josef Koch. 

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