Bournemouth Aviation Museum
Bournemouth Aviation Museum is located next to Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport on the B3073 (BH23 6BA). Sharing the site with the Adventure Wonderland there is plenty of free parking available. The museum has a good selection of both civil and military airframe, cockpit sections, aero engines and other memorabilia (see below). The museum also has viewing platforms over looking Bournemouth Airport allowing both photographers and "Spotters" a good view of the action.
Westland Wasp HAS1 XT431/462
The museum is open all year round staffed entirely by volunteers and is a registered charity.
Opening times:
- April to October 10AM til 5PM daily.
- November to March 10AM til 4PM daily.
- Closed Christmas day and Boxing day.
At the time of writing the admission fees were as follows:
- £7 Adults,
- £3 3 to 16 yr olds
- Free for children under 3
Colomban MC12 Cri Cri N120JN SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XX763
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Airframes on display Westland Wasp HAS1 XT431/462 Avro Vulcan B2MRR XH537 (Nose section) de Havilland DH115 Vampire T11 XE856/G-DUSK EE Canberra PR7 WT532 (Nose section) EE Lightning F53 ZF582 (Nose section) Gloster Meteor NF14 WS776 Hawker Hunter F6A XG160/G-BWAF Handley Page Victor B2 XL164 (Nose section) North American Harvard IIB KF488 Northrop MQM-36A Shelduck D.1 XR346 Percival Provost T.1 WW421 SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XX763 Vickers Viscount 806 G-OPAS (Nose section) Westland Wessex HAS3 XT257 BAe HS125 CC3 ZD620 Boeing 737-229 G-CEAH (Nose section) BAC Jet Provost T5A G-BWGS Colomban MC12 Cri Cri N120JN Hunting Jet Provost T3 XM404 (Nose section) AA5B Tiger GO-CSE/G-BFZR AA1B Trainer2 G-BBFC Chichester-Miles Leopard G-BKRL HPR-7 Herald 401 G-BEYF (Nose section) BAC 1-11 479FU ZE432 (Nose Section)
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EE Canberra PR7 WT532
Handley Page Victor B2 XL164
BAC 1-11 479FU ZE432
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HPR-7 Herald 401 G-BEYF Vickers Viscount 806 G-OPAS
BAe HS125 CC3 ZD620 Chichester-Miles Leopard G-BKRL
A full set of photos can be found here Bournemouth Aviation Museum