Types you’ll see alongside
de Havilland Dove family, de Havilland Vampire, Hawker Siddeley Trident, Vickers VC10, Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde.
Aircraft hub · 1981
The whisper-jet that served the Queen’s Flight — and, as the RJX, the last airliner Britain ever built for itself. The gazetteer currently lists it at 5 UK museums.
Last verified 2026-07-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
The gazetteer records 3 British Aerospace 146 airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 5 UK collections, in 4 regions: London & Around, East of England, Northern England, Wales.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avro Heritage Museum | Stockport | Northern England | — |
| De Havilland Aircraft Museum | St Albans | London & Around | British Aerospace 146-100 G-JEAO – Fuselage only |
| IWM Duxford | Cambridge | East of England | British Aerospace 146 CC2 ZE701 |
| Runway Visitor Park, Manchester Airport | Altrincham | Northern England | — |
| South Wales Aviation Museum | Barry | Wales | British Aerospace 146 |
de Havilland Dove family, de Havilland Vampire, Hawker Siddeley Trident, Vickers VC10, Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde.
Northern England has 2 collections recording the type.
British Aerospace 146 CC2.
| Type | British Aerospace 146 (+ Avro RJX) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 5 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 3 |
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 3 British Aerospace 146 airframes in UK collections.
De Havilland Aircraft Museum has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.