Gatwick Aviation Museum

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XN 494 now residing at Cornwall College as a ground training aircraft for Aero engineering students.

We have the percival provost WW442 at the East Midlands Aeropark 😉

I’d like to add my congratulations too. Perseverance has paid off in the battle for Planning Permission – well done.

Roger Smith.

Many congratulations with the planning permission you have been struggling to obtain for so long. Clearly this must be a great step forward and I wish you ever success in the future.
You were on my list of places to visit but sadly I did not achieve this before the other shack went.

Peter thankyou ever so much its years since I have been to your site and just wanted to know what you had.

Would it be ok to take some photos of the building you will demolish before it goes and post them on here or email me ??

As Bruce says the site wil not be empty, we still have 12 airframes and have just been granted planning permission to replace a building with a new one to house all the aircraft except the Shack, which has permission to be outside.

It is a shame that you didn’t have ‘permission’ to house the Shack as well.

As Bruce says the site wil not be empty, we still have 12 airframes and have just been granted planning permission to replace a building with a new one to house all the aircraft except the Shack, which has permission to be outside.

On site now are:-
Buccaneer S.1. XN923
Sea Vixen XS587
Venon FB51 J1605
Meteor T7 VZ638
Sea Prince T1 WP308
Harrier GR3 XV751
Sea Hawk FB6 XE638 ??
Canberra PR7 WH773
Hunter F51 E430 (Composite)
Shackleton MR3 WR982
Hunter T7 XL591
Lightning ZF579

Airframes disposed of last year:-
Shackleton MR3 WR974 – Bruntingthorpe
Sea Prince T1 WF118 – St Athan
Pembroke XK588 – St Athan
Gannet AEW3 XS472 St Athan
JP3A XN494 – Brunty
Jaguar XX734 – Boscombe Dowm Museum
Piston Provost XW442
Whirlwind HAR10 x 2 XP398 XP351
Wasp XS463 (XT413)ut

We also had an Ercoupe 415D (G-EGHB) for many years but that was sold to Italy about 4 years ago and is now flying again after a fantastic restoration.

We did at one time has a wreck of a Gazelle, but that left many years ago. I seem to remember it going to the Shoreham area.

That I believe is the lot!

Just to reiterate, we are not out of business, very far from it and expect to re-open next year with a new museum and a series of events to celebrate the new era for the museum. Keep an eye on the web site for updates.

Gatwick Aviation Museum

I doubt it will be an empty site. They just posted on facebook that they got the planning permission for their new development!

Yes amazing collection of aircraft, especially the runners. And considering there is no hangarage available in pretty good condition too.

Its top of my list for a visit this summer :).

Great collection of aircraft…shame about there external condition.:confused: