North East Aircraft Museum

The North of England's premier collection of Aviation History

Old Washington Road, Sunderland, SR5 3HZ

UK Registered Charity No. 515254

Exhibits

Aircraft on display

Aircraft in the NEAM collection are listed in the National Aviation Heritage Register (the NAHR is explanation below). The category allocated to each airframe is noted with each aircraft history.

Outside
Avro Vulcan B.2 (XL319)
EE Canberra TT.18 (WJ639)

Vickers Viscount 813 (G-AZLP) (Fuselage only)
Westland Wessex HAS.3 (XM833)


Hangar One (Storage and restoration)
BAC Jet Provost T.4 (XP627)
DH Dove 8 (G-ARHX)
DHC Chipmunk T.10 (WB685)
EE Lightning F.53 (ZF594)  * Under Restoration *
Grasshopper TX.1 (WZ747)
NA F-100D Super Sabre (42157)
Westland Whirlwind HAR.9 (XN258) * Under Restoration *

Hangar Two (Aero Engines)
DH Sea Venom FAW.22 (XG680)

Hangar Three (Main Display)
AW Meteor NF.11 (WD790)
Avro Anson C.19 (TX213/G-AWRS)
Bell 47D (G-ASOL)
Benson B.7 (BAPC.119)

Bristol Sycamore MK.3 (WA577)
Brown Helicopter (BAPC.96)
Dassault Mystere IVA (146)
DH Comet 4C (G-BEEX) (Nose only)
DH Vampire T.11 (WZ518)
FMA Pucara (A-522)

Gloster Meteor F.8 (WL181)
Hawker Hunter F.51 (E-419)
HM.14 'Flea' ('G-ADVU')
Lockheed T-33A (54439)
Lone Ranger Microlight (G-MBDL)
Luton Major (G-ARAD)
Luton Minor ('G-AFUG')

NA F-86D Sabre (6171)
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (6541)
Shorts SD-330 (G-OGIL)
Westland Dragonfly HR.5 (WG724)
Westland Gazelle (G-BAGJ)
Westland Widgeon (G-APTW)

*** Please note : Sometimes the exhibits may be moved around temporarily so may not appear where stated above

Aero Engines

Most of our aircraft engines can be found on display in hangar 2, though we do have others on show around other parts the museum -

1908 Howcroft, Alvis Leonides, BMW 805 Bramo, Bristol Hercules, Bristol Jupiter, Bristol Mercury, Bristol Nimbus, Cheetah, Continental, D.H. Ghost, D.H. Goblin, Double Mamba, Gnome Rotary, Gnome Turboshaft, Napier Gazelle, Rolls Royce Avon, Rolls Royce Dart, Rolls Royce Derwent, Rolls Royce Nene, Rolls Royce Orpheus, Rolls Royce Tyne, Rolls Royce Viper, Rolls Royce Welland, Screecher Rocket, Specture Rocket.

The following aircraft engines have been recovered from various wreck sites and are on display -

Daimler Benz 601, Rolls Royce Merlin

Other items

 

Other items of interest on display at the museum are -

National Aviation Heritage Register
The NAHR lists all aircraft held in UK museums and collections that are open to the public. Aircraft are categorised accordingly to rarity, condition, level of care/quality of conservation. The three categories are Benchmark, Significant and Noteworthy.