Types you’ll see alongside
Hawker Hunter, Gloster Meteor, English Electric Canberra, English Electric Lightning, de Havilland Vampire.
Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
On charge
Where to see the Harrier family in the UK
The gazetteer records 31 Harrier family airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 25 UK collections, in 9 regions: London & Around, East of England, South East England, South West England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace BristolChecked 2026-10-08 | Bristol | South West England | — |
| Airworld Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Caernarfon | Wales | Hawker Siddeley Harrier T.4 XW269 |
| Bentwaters Cold War MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Woodbridge | East of England | BAe Harrier GR.3 ZD667 |
| Boscombe Down Aviation CollectionChecked 2026-10-08 | Salisbury | South West England | Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 nose section XV784 Cockpit or section |
| Brooklands MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Weybridge | London & Around | Hawker P.1127 XP984 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 (marked as GR.1) XV741 Hawker Siddeley Harrier T.52 G-VTOL |
| Chetton Heritage MuseumChecked 2026-10-18 | Bridgnorth | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 XV808 |
| City of Norwich Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Norwich | East of England | Hawker Siddeley Harrier T.4N XW268 |
| Farnborough Air Sciences Trust MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Farnborough | South East England | Hawker Siddeley Harrier T.4 XW934 |
| Fleet Air Arm MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Yeovil | South West England | BAE Harrier GR.9A ZD433 BAE Sea Harrier FRS.1 XZ493 Hawker Siddeley P.1127 XP980 British Aerospace Harrier T.8 ZB604 |
| Gatwick Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Gatwick | South East England | Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 XV751 |
| Hucknall Flight Test MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Nottingham | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 (mod) (stored) XV798 In store |
| IWM DuxfordChecked 2026-10-08 | Cambridge | East of England | Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 XZ133 |
| Midland Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Coventry | Midlands & Lincolnshire | British Aerospace Harrier II cockpit section Cockpit or section |
| National Museum Of FlightChecked 2026-10-08 | North Berwick | Scotland | Hawker Siddeley Harrier (P.1127 RAF development batch) XV277 |
| Newark Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Newark | Midlands & Lincolnshire | — |
| Royal Air Force Museum LondonChecked 2026-10-08 | London | London & Around | BAe Harrier GR.9 ZG477 |
| Royal Air Force Museum MidlandsChecked 2026-10-08 | Shifnal | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Hawker Siddeley Kestrel F(GA).1 XS695 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 XZ997 |
| Solent SkyChecked 2026-10-08 | Southampton | South East England | Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 cockpit section XV760 Cockpit or section |
| Solway Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Crosby on Eden | Northern England | — |
| South Wales Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Barry | Wales | Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 XZ969 |
| South Yorkshire Aircraft MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Doncaster | Northern England | Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 XV752 Hawker Siddeley P.1127 (RAF) cockpit section XV280 Cockpit or section Hawker Siddeley P.1127 (RAF) (stored) XV281 In store |
| Tangmere Military Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Chichester | South East England | Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 XV744 |
| Ulster Aviation Society (Maze Long Kesh)Checked 2026-10-08 | Lisburn | Northern Ireland | BAE Harrier GR.9 ZD465 |
| Wings Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Haywards Heath | South East England | Hawker Siddeley Kestrel FGA.1 fuselage XS694 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 nose section XV786 Cockpit or section |
| Yorkshire Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | York | Northern England | British Aerospace Harrier GR.3 XV748 |
3D model
The Harrier GR.3 in 3D
A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as XZ133 '10' of No. 1(F) Squadron, Falklands 1982. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (979 KB) · Plate 177 in The Hangar
Computed from the survey
Collection context
Where the type is thickest
Midlands & Lincolnshire has 5 collections recording the type.
Marks and variants recorded
BAE Harrier GR.9; BAE Harrier GR.9A; BAE Sea Harrier FRS.1; BAe Harrier GR.3; BAe Harrier GR.9; British Aerospace Harrier GR.3; British Aerospace Harrier T.8; Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 (mod) (stored).
Why it matters
The short story
The jump jet: Britain’s single most original contribution to the jet age, from the wobbling P.1127 prototype to the Sea Harriers that won the air war over the Falklands against odds nobody sane would price. Fifteen gazetteer museums hold the family, from first prototypes to Gulf veterans — and the hover still stops every airshow conversation mid-sentence.
Type notes
The Harrier family in brief
| Type | Harrier family (P.1127, Kestrel, GR.3, Sea Harrier, GR.9) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 25 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 31 |
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 Harrier family airframes are left in the UK?
The Aviation Gazetteer records 31 Harrier family airframes in UK collections.
Which museum has the most Harrier family airframes?
Fleet Air Arm Museum has the most in this survey, with 4 recorded airframes.