Aircraft access at Newark Air Museum

Chris the museum still provides ad hoc cockpit opening on the same additional fee basis as is briefly explained here!

Currently we’re more reliant on a wider range of volunteers to open aircraft than we were in the past. We used to have several families involved in opening the Vulcan, Shackleton and Hasting but sadly bereavements and changes of circumstance have altered the previous arrangements on these aircraft. That said we now sometimes have a wider range of airframes open Varsity, Canberra B(I)8, Canberra T19, Wessex, Jaguar cockpit, Phantom SIM cockpit etc; with others also viewable MiG-27, Viggen, Buccaneer etc.

The summer months are generally a good time to get access as the volunteers generously give up their time to allow access during the school summer holidays. However because we rely on volunteers it’s always good to check availability in advance or look out for the special days that are always highlighted with a listing in here!

Yes indeed it is poignant – for me the local area telephone numbers on the original cover really brings things home:

Head Office & Works:- Failsworth 2020

Aerodrome & Final Assembly Plant:- Bramhall 1620

Repair Organisation

Bracebridge Heath:- Lincoln 8744

Langar Aerodrome:- Harby 272

Some post World War II images have recently come into the Museum Archive that were taken at Langar during the Canadian and Avro servicing period; I’ll have to see whether these can be used as an album on the website!

A small piece of AVRO heritage is featured in this week’s Object of the Week on the NAM website!

Southfield development update

A brief update has gone live today about the planning situation for some of the developments on the Southfield Site.

In view of comments elsewhere about ‘aviation sales’ taking place at museums; I thought that it might be opportune to remind everyone that Newark’s Aeroboot in October still has tables available! 😀

Also I understand that later today there may be some new photos around of the NF14 with one wing section partially refitted!! 🙂

Just spotted the Meteor NF14 photos in this gallery!

I understand that before the gates were opened this morning to the ‘seething masses’ that the Meteor NF14 was moved down the site to a position in front of Hangar 1 and is now being prepped for refitting the outer wing sections! 🙂