Types you’ll see alongside
Harrier family, de Havilland Vampire, McDonnell Douglas Phantom, de Havilland Sea Vixen, English Electric Canberra.
Aircraft hub · 1988
The Falklands victor’s sharper-eyed successor — retired in 2006, mourned by everyone who saw one hover. The gazetteer currently lists it at 6 UK museums.
Last verified 2026-07-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
The gazetteer records 9 BAe Sea Harrier FA.2 airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 6 UK collections, in 4 regions: East of England, South West England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Wales.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Bristol | Bristol | South West England | BAe Sea Harrier FA.2 ZD610 |
| Fleet Air Arm Museum | Yeovil | South West England | BAE Sea Harrier FRS.1 XZ493 British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2 XZ499 BAE Harrier GR.9A ZD433 |
| Midland Air Museum | Coventry | Midlands & Lincolnshire | British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2 |
| Newark Air Museum | Newark | Midlands & Lincolnshire | British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2 |
| Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum | Bungay | East of England | BAe Sea Harrier FA.2 ZA175 |
| South Wales Aviation Museum | Barry | Wales | BAe Sea Harrier Hawker Siddeley Harrier |
Harrier family, de Havilland Vampire, McDonnell Douglas Phantom, de Havilland Sea Vixen, English Electric Canberra.
Midlands & Lincolnshire has 2 collections recording the type.
BAE Harrier GR.9A; BAE Sea Harrier FRS.1; BAe Sea Harrier FA.2 ZA175; British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2.
| Type | BAe Sea Harrier FA.2 |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 6 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 9 |
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 all 118 museums is indexed in the Compendium.
The Aviation Gazetteer records 9 BAe Sea Harrier FA.2 airframes in UK collections.
Fleet Air Arm Museum has the most in this survey, with 3 recorded airframes.