City_of_Norwich_Aviation_Museum

City of Norwich Aviation Museum

City of Norwich Aviation Museum

Aviation museum in Horsham St Faith, Norfolk

The City of Norwich Aviation Museum is a volunteer-run museum and charitable trust dedicated to the preservation of the aviation history of the county of Norfolk, England. The museum is located on the northern edge of Norwich International Airport and is reached by road through the village of Horsham St Faith. The museum welcomed its newest exhibit in October 2020 when it received EI-RJN, a 21-year old Avro RJ-85, formerly operated by CityJet.

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Gloster Meteor F.8 WK654 of the RAF
Handley Page Dart Herald G-ASKK formerly operated by Air UK
Dassault Mystère IV No.121
BAC Lightning F.53 - Royal Saudi Air Force 53-686
Allison 250 compressor module with 5 axial stages and a final centrifugal stage

History

In 2016, a number of aircraft had to be moved to make room for the Northern Distributor Road. Although part of the museum property was given up for the road, the footprint of the museum actually grew slightly due to a land swap.[1]

Collection

Aircraft on display

Indoor displays

Engines on display

See also

52.6802°N 1.276°E / 52.6802; 1.276

References

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