Types you’ll see alongside
Hawker Hunter, English Electric Canberra, Gloster Meteor, Harrier family, Hunting Jet Provost.
Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
On charge
Where to see the BAe Hawk in the UK
The gazetteer records 13 BAe Hawk airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 11 UK collections, in 7 regions: Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, London & Around, South West England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern England.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airworld Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Caernarfon | Wales | BAe Hawk T.1 XX309 |
| Boscombe Down Aviation CollectionChecked 2026-10-08 | Salisbury | South West England | British Aerospace Hawk T.1 (prototype) XX154 British Aerospace Hawk T.1 nose section XX343 Cockpit or section |
| Brooklands MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Weybridge | London & Around | Hawker Siddeley Hawk demonstrator G-HAWK |
| MorayviaChecked 2026-10-08 | Forres | Scotland | BAE Systems Hawk T.1W XX178 BAE Systems Hawk T.1 XX185 |
| National Museum Of FlightChecked 2026-10-08 | North Berwick | Scotland | BAE Hawk T.1A (ex-Red Arrows) XX308 |
| North East Land, Sea and Air MuseumsChecked 2026-10-08 | Sunderland | Northern England | British Aerospace Hawk T.1A XX265 |
| Royal Air Force Museum MidlandsChecked 2026-10-08 | Shifnal | Midlands & Lincolnshire | BAe Hawk T.1A XX294 |
| South Wales Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Barry | Wales | BAe Hawk T.1A XX263 |
| South Yorkshire Aircraft MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Doncaster | Northern England | BAE Systems Hawk T.1 XX238 |
| Ulster Aviation Society (Maze Long Kesh)Checked 2026-10-08 | Lisburn | Northern Ireland | BAE Hawk T.1A XX260 |
| Yorkshire Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | York | Northern England | BAe Hawk T.1A XX285 |
3D model
The Hawk T.1A in 3D
A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as XX308, the National Museum of Flight’s BAe Hawk T.1A (c/n 143/312133), the tandem-seat advanced jet trainer with its Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour turbofan, delivered to the RAF in April 1980 and flown by the Red Arrows from 1985 until 2013, later an RAF display airframe and now at East Fortune, painted as it is displayed there: Red Arrows red overall, a white cheat line from the nose tip along each side, large white ‘ROYAL AIR FORCE’ lettering and a white band sweeping up into the fin, red, white and blue fin with a small Union flag, roundels on the rear fuselage and wings, a dark blue ‘XX308’ below the tailplane, the team crest ahead of the intakes and the white arrow on the underside. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (928 KB) · Plate 206 in The Hangar
Computed from the survey
Collection context
Where the type is thickest
Northern England has 3 collections recording the type.
Marks and variants recorded
BAE Hawk T.1A; BAE Hawk T.1A (ex-Red Arrows); BAE Systems Hawk T.1; BAE Systems Hawk T.1W; BAe Hawk T.1; BAe Hawk T.1A; British Aerospace Hawk T.1 (prototype); British Aerospace Hawk T.1 nose section.
Type notes
The BAe Hawk in brief
| Type | BAe Hawk (T.1) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 11 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 13 |
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 BAe Hawk airframes are left in the UK?
The Aviation Gazetteer records 13 BAe Hawk airframes in UK collections.
Which museum has the most BAe Hawk airframes?
Boscombe Down Aviation Collection has the most in this survey, with 2 recorded airframes.