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Airspeed Ambassador

The elegant ‘Elizabethan’ — BEA’s loveliest liner, remembered with sorrow for Munich, 1958. The gazetteer currently lists it at 1 UK museum.

1
Museums
1947
First flight
23
Built
312 mph
Top speed
Early jet age
Era

Last verified 2026-08-09 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the Airspeed Ambassador in the UK

The gazetteer records 1 Airspeed Ambassador airframe (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 1 UK collection, in one region: East of England.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
IWM Duxford Cambridge East of England Airspeed Ambassador 2 G-ALZO
Type notes

The Airspeed Ambassador in brief

TypeAirspeed Ambassador
First flight1947
EraEarly jet age
Number built23
Top speed312 mph
UK museums holding one1
Airframes recorded in this survey1

Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across all 118 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

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