Types you’ll see alongside
Gloster Meteor, English Electric Lightning, Harrier family, Hawker Hunter, English Electric Canberra.
Last verified 2026-07-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
On charge
Where to see the de Havilland Vampire in the UK
The gazetteer records 22 de Havilland Vampire airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 17 UK collections, in 9 regions: London & Around, East of England, South East England, South West England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth Aviation Museum | Christchurch | South West England | de Havilland Vampire T.11 XE856 |
| De Havilland Aircraft Museum | St Albans | London & Around | de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.6 J-1008 de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T.11 XJ772 de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.5 VV217 de Havilland DH.113 Vampire NF.10 WM729 – fuselage pod only |
| Fleet Air Arm Museum | Yeovil | South West England | de Havilland Sea Vampire I LZ551/G de Havilland Sea Vampire T.22 XA127 |
| IWM Duxford | Cambridge | East of England | de Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ590 |
| Midland Air Museum | Coventry | Midlands & Lincolnshire | de Havilland Vampire F.1 de Havilland Vampire T.11 |
| Montrose Air Station Museum | Montrose | Scotland | de Havilland Sea Vampire T.22 (XA 109) |
| Morayvia | Forres | Scotland | de Havilland Vampire T.11 XD425 (cockpit - added April 2013) |
| National Museum Of Flight | North Berwick | Scotland | DH Sea Vampire |
| Newark Air Museum | Newark | Midlands & Lincolnshire | de Havilland Vampire T.11 |
| Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum | Bungay | East of England | de Havilland Vampire T.11 XK624 |
| Royal Air Force Museum London | London | London & Around | de Havilland Vampire F.3 VT812 |
| Solent Sky | Southampton | South East England | de Havilland Vampire |
| Solway Aviation Museum | Crosby on Eden | Northern England | DH Vampire T.11 WZ515 |
| South Wales Aviation Museum | Barry | Wales | de Havilland Vampire |
| Tangmere Military Aviation Museum | Chichester | South East England | de Havilland Vampire T.11 XH313 |
| Ulster Aviation Society (Maze Long Kesh) | Lisburn | Northern Ireland | De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ549 |
| Yorkshire Air Museum | York | Northern England | de Havilland Vampire T.11 XH278 |
Computed from the survey
Collection context
Where the type is thickest
Scotland has 3 collections recording the type.
Marks and variants recorded
DH Vampire T.11; De Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ549; de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.5 VV217; de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.6 J-1008; de Havilland DH.113 Vampire NF.10 WM729 – fuselage pod only; de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T.11 XJ772; de Havilland Sea Vampire T.22; de Havilland Sea Vampire T.22 (XA 109).
Why it matters
The short story
Britain’s jet in a wooden jacket: first jet to land on a carrier, first across the Atlantic, and the side-by-side schoolroom in which a whole generation of RAF pilots went solo on jets. Seventeen gazetteer museums hold the twin-boom family — the widest spread of any type in this compendium — including, at Yeovilton, the actual airframe that made the carrier landing. It has a supplement of its own.
Type notes
The de Havilland Vampire in brief
| Type | de Havilland Vampire (F.1–T.11 & Sea Vampire) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 17 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 22 |
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.
Aircraft questions
Frequently asked
How many de Havilland Vampire airframes are left in the UK?
The Aviation Gazetteer records 22 de Havilland Vampire airframes in UK collections.
Which museum has the most de Havilland Vampire airframes?
De Havilland Aircraft Museum has the most in this survey, with 4 recorded airframes.