Solway Aviation Museum

Aviation museum in Irthington, Cumbria

Solway Aviation Museum

Solway Aviation Museum

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Established| 1961; 64 years ago (1961)
Location| Carlisle Lake District Airport
Irthington
Cumbria
Coordinates| 54°56′36″N 2°48′20″W﻿ / ﻿54.9432°N 2.8056°W﻿ / 54.9432; -2.8056
Type| Aviation museum
Website| www.solway-aviation-museum.co.uk

The Solway Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at Carlisle Lake District Airport in Cumbria.[1]

## About

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The Museum is run by The Solway Aviation Society and staffed by volunteers. The Society is a registered charity supported by entrance charges to the Museum, and public donations. In addition to normal opening the Museum hosts educational visits for school classes studying the Second World War and for Scouts achieving their Air Activities Badge. Following the closure of the RAF Millom Museum, many of the artefacts were moved to Solway Aviation Museum for safe keeping and eventual exhibition when space permits.

The Buildings contain exhibits and artefacts relating to aviation in Cumbria, including the Second World War and also houses individual displays featuring the development of the Blue Streak missile, Martin-Baker ejection seats, and the development and activities of the Airport itself since the Second World War.

Avro Vulcan XJ823

## History

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In April 2024, the museum raised enough money to move the only surviving Blackburn Beverly to the museum from Fort Paull.[2] Seven months later, the museum received a Tornado GR1 which had been a gate guard at RAF Spadeadam.[3]

## Collection

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The current collection includes the following:[4]

Aircraft | Serial | Notes

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Avro Vulcan B.2 | XJ823 | Royal Air Force, it was flown into Carlisle Airport in January 1983, after the Falklands War[5]
BAC Jet Provost T.4 | XS209 | Royal Air Force, was used as a training airframe
DH Vampire T.11 | WZ515 | Royal Air Force
Gloster Meteor NF.14 | WS832 | Built by Armstrong Whitworth, last used at the Royal Aerospace Establishment Llandbedr, Wales
English Electric Canberra T.4 | WE188 | Royal Air Force
BAC Lightning F.53 | ZF583 | Former Royal Saudi Air Force painted in Royal Air Force markings.
Hawker Hunter F.51 | XG190 | Former Royal Danish Air Force aircraft painted to represent an aircraft of the Empire Test Pilot's School
McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 | XV406 | Royal Air Force, formerly a gate guard at 14 MU RAF Carlisle
Percival Sea Prince T.1 | WP314 | Royal Navy
SEPECAT Jaguar | XX146[6] |
Sikorsky Whirlwind HAR.21 | WV198 | Royal Navy

## See also

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* Carlisle Lake District Airport
* List of aerospace museums

## References

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1. ^ Solway Aviation Museum Mapping Museum research project
2. ^ Wood, Alexandra (4 April 2024). "Plans for World's Last Remaining Blackburn Beverley are Flying High After Fundraising Target Hit". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
3. ^ McTaggart, Paul (8 November 2024). "RAF Spadeadam Tornado Aircraft Donated to Cumbria Museum". The Mail. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
4. ^ "Aircraft". Solway Aviation Museum. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
5. ^ The Avro Vulcan, Solway Aviation Museum
6. ^ McTaggart, Paul (23 August 2023). "Volunteers restore SEPECAT Jaguar for Solway Aviation Museum". News & Star. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

## External links

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