Types you’ll see alongside
Bristol Blenheim, Gloster Meteor, Harrier family, McDonnell Douglas Phantom, Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde.
Aircraft hub · 1952 · Early jet age
The Whispering Giant — perfected just in time to be outrun by the 707. Grace has no schedule. The gazetteer currently lists it at 5 UK museums.
Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
On charge
The gazetteer records 5 Bristol Britannia airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 5 UK collections, in 4 regions: East of England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, South West England, Northern England.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace BristolChecked 2026-10-08 | Bristol | South West England | Bristol Britannia 101 forward fuselage G-ALRX Cockpit or section |
| British Phantom Group & Bristol Britannia XM496 (Kemble)Checked 2026-10-08 | Cirencester | South West England | Bristol Britannia C.1 XM496 |
| IWM DuxfordChecked 2026-10-08 | Cambridge | East of England | Bristol Britannia 312 G-AOVT |
| Royal Air Force Museum MidlandsChecked 2026-10-08 | Shifnal | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Bristol Britannia 312 G-AOVF |
| Speke Aerodrome Heritage GroupChecked 2026-10-08 | Liverpool | Northern England | Bristol Britannia 308F G-ANCF |
3D model
A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as G-AOVT, a Bristol Britannia Series 312 (c/n 13427), one of the long-bodied Proteus-powered Britannias built for BOAC’s North Atlantic services, later flown by British Eagle and Monarch Airlines and flown into Duxford in 1975 for the Duxford Aviation Society’s British Airliner Collection: the four-turboprop airliner, 142 ft in span, shown standing level on its tricycle gear with the propellers parked, in Monarch Airlines’ colours as restored: a white cabin roof over a black window cheat line, Monarch gold below and over the belly, a black radome cap and anti-glare panel, black ‘MONARCH’ titles over the wing, a gold fin and rudder with a black band carrying the gold crown-and-M badge, white ‘G-AOVT’ at the rear, natural-metal wings, tailplane and nacelles with red-and-white check panels on the cowlings and red intake rings, and pale propellers with yellow tips, as it is displayed at IWM Duxford (most starboard cabin windows are shown blanked as preserved, and the badge letterforms are simplified). Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (2.1 MB) · Plate 152 in The Hangar
Computed from the survey
Bristol Blenheim, Gloster Meteor, Harrier family, McDonnell Douglas Phantom, Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde.
South West England has 2 collections recording the type.
Bristol Britannia C.1.
Type notes
| Type | Bristol Britannia |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 5 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 5 |
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
The Aviation Gazetteer records 5 Bristol Britannia airframes in UK collections.
Aerospace Bristol has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.