AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1964

Aircraft hub · 1964 · Cold War

BAC TSR.2

Cancelled in 1965 with the tooling ordered burnt. Britain has not fully calmed down about it and should not be asked to. The gazetteer currently lists it at 2 UK museums.

1964
First flight
3(1 flew)
Built
Mach 2+
Top speed
2
Museums
Side profile of the TSR.2, painted as XR220, the second BAC TSR.2 prototype, the cancelled Mach 2 strike and reconnaissance aircraft with a long area-ruled fuselage, tandem cockpits under two canopies, a small shoulder-mounted delta wing with sharply drooped tips, all-moving tailerons and fin, half-cone side intakes and twin Bristol Siddeley Olympus 22R engines on tall tandem-wheel main gear; painted as it is displayed at the RAF Museum Midlands, Cosford: gloss anti-flash white overall with pale pink and blue Type D roundels on the forward fuselage, a pale fin flash, the serial in pale blue on the rear fuselage and under the wings, pale pink ejection-seat warning triangles and red jet-pipe blanks; no roundels are painted on the upper wing, which no photograph shows
Plate 186 · The Hangar

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

On charge

Where to see the BAC TSR.2 in the UK

The gazetteer records 2 BAC TSR.2 airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 2 UK collections, in 2 regions: East of England, Midlands & Lincolnshire.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
IWM DuxfordChecked 2026-10-08 Cambridge East of England BAC TSR.2 XR222
Royal Air Force Museum MidlandsChecked 2026-10-08 Shifnal Midlands & Lincolnshire BAC TSR-2 XR220

3D model

The TSR.2 in 3D

A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as XR220, the second BAC TSR.2 prototype, the cancelled Mach 2 strike and reconnaissance aircraft with a long area-ruled fuselage, tandem cockpits under two canopies, a small shoulder-mounted delta wing with sharply drooped tips, all-moving tailerons and fin, half-cone side intakes and twin Bristol Siddeley Olympus 22R engines on tall tandem-wheel main gear; painted as it is displayed at the RAF Museum Midlands, Cosford: gloss anti-flash white overall with pale pink and blue Type D roundels on the forward fuselage, a pale fin flash, the serial in pale blue on the rear fuselage and under the wings, pale pink ejection-seat warning triangles and red jet-pipe blanks; no roundels are painted on the upper wing, which no photograph shows. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (727 KB) · Plate 186 in The Hangar

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Avro Vulcan, Avro York, BAC Strikemaster & Bulldog, Blackburn Buccaneer, Bristol Blenheim.

Where the type is thickest

East of England has 1 collection recording the type.

Type notes

The BAC TSR.2 in brief

TypeBAC TSR.2
UK museums holding one2
Airframes recorded in this survey2

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 TSR.2 airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 2 BAC TSR.2 airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most BAC TSR.2 airframes?

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