Engine – Rolls-Royce Dart RDa 3 Mk.506
This is a famous and very successful turbo-prop engine, the design of which commenced in 1945. Test bed aircraft included the Lancaster (1947) and the Dakota (1949). …
Period: Post-WWII
Morris Minor Traveller
This Morris Traveller, British Army, staff car was presented to the Museum by No. 24 Base Workshops; It was rebuilt by apprentices of 24 Base Workshop REME, …
David-Brown Aircraft Tractor
This tractor was in general use throughout the Royal Air Force for moving small to medium-sized aircraft during the 1940s and 1950s. It could move an aircraft …
Engine – Rolls-Royce Derwent
The Derwent 1 was designed to the same diameter as the Welland as it had to fit the same Meteor nacelle. It was designed to produce 2000lb …
Engine – Rolls-Royce R.B.163 Spey 505-5
One of the first of the by-pass or turbo fan latest technology engines, the Spey entered service in April 1964 and has proved to be a sturdy, …
RTTL 2757
Built by Vosper Ltd, Portsmouth to contract 6/MC/1342/CB21a, with two 1700hp Rolls Royce Sea Griffon 101 engines. Delivered new to RAF Alness January 1958. To 238 MU …
Pinnace 63ft Mk.1 1374
The 63ft Pinnace was the workhorse of the post war RAF Marine Craft fleet, widely used at UK and overseas bases, for lifting and laying of marine …
Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF14
Always considered a stop-gap until more advanced aircraft came into service, the introduction of radar-equipped Meteor night fighters nevertheless provided the Royal Air Force with valuable experience …
de Havilland Vampire F3
The Vampire was a first generation jet fighter which saw service in the immediate post-war period with Royal Air Force front-line fighter squadrons in the United Kingdom …
Handley Page Victor K2
Designed and in service as a strategic nuclear bomber, some were converted to in-flight refuelling tankers and remained in service until 1993. Much use was made of …
Westland Gazelle HT3
Built 1973 by Westland Helicopters Ltd of Weston-Super Mare in Somerset as a Gazelle HT Mk3, this aircraft is one of 32 Gazelles delivered to the Royal …
Avro Anson C.19
Starting life in the RAF in 1936 as a Coastal Command reconnaissance and attack aircraft, the Anson was primarily used on light transport and training duties. The …
English Electric Canberra PR3
The Canberra long-range, photo-reconnaissance aircraft was one of several versions of the Canberra bomber, one of the success stories of the post-war British aircraft industry. Many British-built …
Hawker Hunter FGA9
The Hunter was the first high-speed jet fighter with radar and fully-powered flying controls to go into widespread service with the Royal Air Force. It was one …
Lockheed Hercules C130K Mk3
First flown as a prototype for the United States Air Force in August 1954, the C-130 Hercules, as a troop transport, disaster relief and aerial tanker aircraft …