AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1947

Aircraft hub · 1947 · Early jet age

Antonov An-2

The biggest single-engined biplane ever built, and the USSR’s answer to most questions involving a field. The gazetteer currently lists it at 1 UK museum.

1947
First flight
~18,000
Built
160 mph
Top speed
1
Museum

Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the Antonov An-2 in the UK

The gazetteer records 1 Antonov An-2 airframe (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 1 UK collection, in one region: Scotland.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
MorayviaChecked 2026-10-08 Forres Scotland Antonov An-2 Red 14

3D model

The An-2R in 3D

A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as HA-MKE, Morayvia’s Antonov An-2R, a Polish licence-built example (c/n 1G158-34) from the PZL factory at Mielec, flown in the Soviet Union and Ukraine as CCCP-07713 and UR-07714 and later registered in Hungary, brought to Kinloss by road from Hampshire in 2016 and reassembled by the museum’s volunteers: the biggest single-engined biplane ever built, a utility and agricultural aircraft of 59 ft 8 in span with a 1,000 hp Shvetsov ASh-62IR nine-cylinder radial driving a four-bladed propeller, a sesquiplane wing cellule with full-span leading-edge slats on the upper wing, single I-struts and wire bracing, a deep slab-sided cabin with round portholes, a tall rounded fin and a fixed tailwheel undercarriage, shown standing tail-down with the passenger door open and the propeller parked as an X: the museum’s 2017 repaint in a representative Soviet Air Force scheme rather than any service markings it wore, dark green upper surfaces, fuselage, fin and rudder over light blue undersides, light blue struts, slat rails and undercarriage, red stars with thin white borders on the fuselage sides, the fin and the upper wing tips, a red ‘14’ outlined in white on the rear fuselage, ‘Морайвиа’ in red Cyrillic letters below the cabin windows and a dark blue propeller with yellow tips. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (1.1 MB) · Plate 126 in The Hangar

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Avro Shackleton, Avro Vulcan, BAe Hawk, Bristol Sycamore, de Havilland Vampire.

Rarity on charge

One of only 1 in UK public collections.

Where the type is thickest

Scotland has 1 collection recording the type.

Type notes

The Antonov An-2 in brief

TypeAntonov An-2
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 Antonov An-2 airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 1 Antonov An-2 airframe in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Antonov An-2 airframes?

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