AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1963

Aircraft hub · 1963 · Cold War

BAC Strikemaster & Bulldog

The Jet Provost with ordnance, and the piston primary that replaced the Chipmunk. Empire training, late period. The gazetteer currently lists it at 7 UK museums.

1963
First flight
~470
Built
480 mph
Top speed
7
Museums

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

On charge

Where to see the BAC Strikemaster & Bulldog in the UK

The gazetteer records 8 BAC Strikemaster & Bulldog airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 7 UK collections, in 6 regions: East of England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern Ireland, Wales, South East England, Northern England.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
IWM DuxfordChecked 2026-10-08 Cambridge East of England BAC Strikemaster Mk.80A 1133
Newark Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Newark Midlands & Lincolnshire Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 XX634
Royal Air Force Museum MidlandsChecked 2026-10-08 Shifnal Midlands & Lincolnshire Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 XX654
South Wales Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Barry Wales Scottish Aviation Bulldog 102 fuselage FM1224
South Yorkshire Aircraft MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Doncaster Northern England Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 XX669
Scottish Aviation Bulldog cockpit section HA-TUK Cockpit or section
Ulster Aviation Society (Maze Long Kesh)Checked 2026-10-08 Lisburn Northern Ireland Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 XX637
Wight Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Sandown South East England Scottish Aviation Bulldog 120 fuselage G-CCOA

3D model

The Bulldog T.1 in 3D

A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as XX654, the RAF Museum’s Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1 (c/n BH120/312), the side-by-side two-seat primary trainer developed from the Beagle B.125 with a fixed tricycle undercarriage, sliding bubble canopy and a 200 hp Lycoming IO-360 flat-four, built at Prestwick for the RAF, now at RAF Museum Midlands, painted as it is displayed there: white upper fuselage and red lower fuselage, red tailplane and outer wing panels, a black anti-glare panel, a white ‘3’ on the cowling and a black ‘3’ at the fin top, Type D roundels on the rear fuselage and upper wings, a red, white and blue fin flash, a black ‘XX654’ below the tailplane, and a black and white spinner and propeller with red tips. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (807 KB) · Plate 199 in The Hangar

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Blackburn Buccaneer, Gloster Meteor, Harrier family, Hawker Hunter, Westland Wessex.

Where the type is thickest

Midlands & Lincolnshire has 2 collections recording the type.

Marks and variants recorded

BAC Strikemaster Mk.80A; Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1.

Type notes

The BAC Strikemaster & Bulldog in brief

TypeBAC Strikemaster & Bulldog
UK museums holding one7
Airframes recorded in this survey8

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 BAC Strikemaster & Bulldog airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 8 BAC Strikemaster & Bulldog airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most BAC Strikemaster & Bulldog airframes?

South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum has the most in this survey, with 2 recorded airframes.