Types you’ll see alongside
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Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
On charge
Where to see the de Havilland Venom & Sea Venom in the UK
The gazetteer records 14 de Havilland Venom & Sea Venom airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 9 UK collections, in 6 regions: London & Around, South East England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Scotland, South West England, Northern England.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Havilland Aircraft MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | St Albans | London & Around | de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom FAW.22 XG730 de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.50 J-1632 de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.4 fuselage pod WR539 Cockpit or section de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.54 J-1790 de Havilland DH.112 Venom NF.3 WX853 |
| East Midlands AeroparkChecked 2026-10-08 | Derby | Midlands & Lincolnshire | de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.22 XG737 |
| Fleet Air Arm MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Yeovil | South West England | de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.22 WW138 |
| Gatwick Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Gatwick | South East England | de Havilland Venom FB.50 J-1605 |
| MorayviaChecked 2026-10-08 | Forres | Scotland | de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.22 fuselage pod XG692 Cockpit or section |
| National Museum Of FlightChecked 2026-10-08 | North Berwick | Scotland | de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.22 WW145 |
| Newark Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Newark | Midlands & Lincolnshire | de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.22 WW217 de Havilland Venom NF.3 WX905 |
| North East Land, Sea and Air MuseumsChecked 2026-10-08 | Sunderland | Northern England | de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.21 XG680 |
| Tangmere Military Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Chichester | South East England | de Havilland Venom FB.1R cockpit section J-1649 Cockpit or section |
3D model
The Venom FB.4 in 3D
A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as J-1704, a single-seat Venom FB.4 built under licence by the Swiss Federal Aircraft Factory at Emmen and accepted by the Swiss Air Force in September 1956: bare natural metal with weathered panel tones and tip tanks, a day-glo orange band round each boom with black ‘J-1704’ behind it, the Swiss white cross on a red disc on the fins (and, following other Swiss Venoms, the wings), an orange rescue triangle below the windscreen and ‘704’ on the nose-gear door, as photographed at RAF Museum Midlands, Cosford. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 219 models · download .glb (925 KB) · Plate 144 in The Hangar
Computed from the survey
Collection context
Where the type is thickest
Midlands & Lincolnshire has 2 collections recording the type.
Marks and variants recorded
de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom FAW.22; de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.4 fuselage pod; de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.50; de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.54; de Havilland DH.112 Venom NF.3; de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.21; de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.22; de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.22 fuselage pod.
Type notes
The de Havilland Venom & Sea Venom in brief
| Type | de Havilland Venom & Sea Venom (FB, NF, FAW) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 9 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 14 |
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 de Havilland Venom & Sea Venom airframes are left in the UK?
The Aviation Gazetteer records 14 de Havilland Venom & Sea Venom airframes in UK collections.
Which museum has the most de Havilland Venom & Sea Venom airframes?
De Havilland Aircraft Museum has the most in this survey, with 5 recorded airframes.