AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1947

Aircraft hub · 1947 · Early jet age

Airspeed Ambassador

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

1947
First flight
23
Built
312 mph
Top speed
1
Museum
Recognition silhouette of the Airspeed Ambassador, seen from above
Recognition silhouette · 1947

Last verified 2026-10-11 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 DuxfordChecked 2026-10-08 Cambridge East of England Airspeed Ambassador 2 G-ALZO

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde, Airco DH.9 / DH.9A, Airspeed Oxford, Avro Anson, Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck.

Rarity on charge

One of only 1 in UK public collections.

Where the type is thickest

East of England has 1 collection recording the type.

Type notes

The Airspeed Ambassador in brief

TypeAirspeed Ambassador
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 119 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

Aircraft questions

Frequently asked

How many Airspeed Ambassador airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 1 Airspeed Ambassador airframe in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Airspeed Ambassador airframes?

IWM Duxford has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.