Types you’ll see alongside
Harrier family, Hawker Hunter, Aérospatiale Gazelle & Alouette, BAe Hawk, Blackburn Buccaneer.
Aircraft hub · 1948 · Early jet age
Concorde’s slender delta, a jet-flap wing, a swept Sea Hawk and a rocket fighter, each tried once or twice and then retired to a museum. The gazetteer currently lists it at 4 UK museums.
Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
On charge
The gazetteer records 6 Handley Page HP.115 & the research one-offs airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 4 UK collections, in 4 regions: London & Around, South West England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern Ireland.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklands MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Weybridge | London & Around | Hawker P.1121 sectioned fuselage |
| Fleet Air Arm MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Yeovil | South West England | Hawker P.1052 VX272 Handley Page HP.115 XP841 |
| Royal Air Force Museum MidlandsChecked 2026-10-08 | Shifnal | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Saunders-Roe SR.53 XD145 Hunting H.126 XN714 |
| Ulster Aviation Society (Maze Long Kesh)Checked 2026-10-08 | Lisburn | Northern Ireland | Short SB.4 Sherpa G-14-1 |
Computed from the survey
Harrier family, Hawker Hunter, Aérospatiale Gazelle & Alouette, BAe Hawk, Blackburn Buccaneer.
London & Around has 1 collection recording the type.
Handley Page HP.115; Hunting H.126; Saunders-Roe SR.53; Short SB.4 Sherpa.
Type notes
| Type | Handley Page HP.115 & the research one-offs (HP.115, Hunting H.126, Short SB.4 Sherpa, Hawker P.1052 & P.1121, Saunders-Roe SR.53) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 4 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 6 |
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 6 Handley Page HP.115 & the research one-offs airframes in UK collections.
Fleet Air Arm Museum has the most in this survey, with 2 recorded airframes.