Types you’ll see alongside
Aérospatiale Gazelle & Alouette, Agusta A109 & the civil twin helicopters, AH-64 Apache & AH-1 Cobra, Airspeed Horsa & Waco Hadrian, Bell 47 / Sioux.
Aircraft hub · 1940 · Second World War
A glider to train the pilots and one big enough to carry a tank into Normandy. The gazetteer currently lists it at 1 UK museum.
Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
On charge
The gazetteer records 2 General Aircraft Hotspur & Hamilcar airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 1 UK collection, in one region: South East England.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Flying MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Stockbridge | South East England | General Aircraft Hotspur II composite replica HH379 Replica General Aircraft Hamilcar I forward fuselage TK777 Cockpit or section |
Computed from the survey
Aérospatiale Gazelle & Alouette, Agusta A109 & the civil twin helicopters, AH-64 Apache & AH-1 Cobra, Airspeed Horsa & Waco Hadrian, Bell 47 / Sioux.
South East England has 1 collection recording the type.
Type notes
| Type | General Aircraft Hotspur & Hamilcar (Hotspur II, Hamilcar I) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 1 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 2 |
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
The Aviation Gazetteer records 2 General Aircraft Hotspur & Hamilcar airframes in UK collections.
Army Flying Museum has the most in this survey, with 2 recorded airframes.