Types you’ll see alongside
Gloster Meteor, de Havilland Vampire, English Electric Canberra, English Electric Lightning, Harrier family.
Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
On charge
Where to see the Hawker Hunter in the UK
The gazetteer records 54 Hawker Hunter airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 32 UK collections, in 9 regions: East of England, South East England, South West England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern England, Wales, Scotland, London & Around, Northern Ireland.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airworld Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Caernarfon | Wales | Hawker Hunter F.1 WT694 |
| Bentwaters Cold War MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Woodbridge | East of England | Hawker Hunter GA.11 XE707 |
| Boscombe Down Aviation CollectionChecked 2026-10-08 | Salisbury | South West England | Hawker Hunter F.2 cockpit section WN890 Cockpit or section Hawker Hunter F.1 cockpit section WT648 Cockpit or section Hawker Hunter F.6A XF375 Hawker Hunter F.6 nose section XG290 Cockpit or section |
| Bournemouth Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Christchurch | South West England | Hawker Hunter F.6A XG160 Hawker Hunter T.8C WT722 |
| Brooklands MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Weybridge | London & Around | Hawker Hunter F.51 E-421 Hawker Hunter F.51 (marked 'XF368') E-412 |
| City of Norwich Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Norwich | East of England | Hawker Hunter F.51 E-409 Hawker Hunter F.6A cockpit section XE612 Cockpit or section |
| Cornwall at War Museum, DavidstowChecked 2026-10-08 | Camelford | South West England | Hawker Hunter F.6 XG164 |
| East Midlands AeroparkChecked 2026-10-08 | Derby | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Hawker Hunter T.7 XL569 Hawker Hunter GA.11 WV382 Hawker Hunter FR.10 (composite incl. XG226 and PH-NLH parts) XJ714 |
| Farnborough Air Sciences Trust MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Farnborough | South East England | Hawker Hunter T.7 WV383 Hawker Hunter T.7 XL563 |
| Fleet Air Arm MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Yeovil | South West England | Hawker Hunter T.8M XL580 |
| Gatwick Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Gatwick | South East England | Hawker Hunter T.7 XL591 |
| IWM DuxfordChecked 2026-10-08 | Cambridge | East of England | Hawker Hunter F.6A XE627 Hawker Hunter F.6 nose section N-250 Cockpit or section |
| Jet Age MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Gloucester | South West England | Hawker Hunter F.4 nose section XE664 Cockpit or section |
| Midland Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Coventry | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Hawker Hunter F.6A XF382 |
| Montrose Air Station MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Montrose | Scotland | Hawker Hunter F.1 WT619 |
| MorayviaChecked 2026-10-08 | Forres | Scotland | Hawker Hunter F.5 cockpit section WN957 Cockpit or section Hawker Hunter GA.11 cockpit section WV381 Cockpit or section |
| Newark Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Newark | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Hawker Hunter F.1 WT651 Hawker Hunter T.7 (painted as XL605) XX467 |
| Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Bungay | East of England | Hawker Hunter FGA.9 XG254 Hawker Hunter T.53 cockpit section (marked XE531) ET-272 Cockpit or section |
| North East Land, Sea and Air MuseumsChecked 2026-10-08 | Sunderland | Northern England | Hawker Hunter F.6A XE606 Hawker Hunter F.51 E-419 |
| RAF Coltishall Heritage CentreChecked 2026-10-08 | Norwich | East of England | Hawker Hunter T.7 nose section N-302 Cockpit or section |
| Robertsbridge Aviation SocietyChecked 2026-10-08 | Robertsbridge | South East England | Hawker Hunter F.2 nose WN907 Cockpit or section |
| Royal Air Force Museum LondonChecked 2026-10-08 | London | London & Around | Hawker Hunter FGA.9 XG154 |
| Royal Air Force Museum MidlandsChecked 2026-10-08 | Shifnal | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Hawker Hunter F.6A XG225 Hawker Hunter FR.10 XF426 Hawker Hunter T.7A XL568 Hawker Hunter F.4 nose section XE670 Cockpit or section |
| Solway Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Crosby on Eden | Northern England | Hawker Hunter F.51 XG190 |
| South Wales Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Barry | Wales | Hawker Hunter T.8C WV322 |
| South Yorkshire Aircraft MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Doncaster | Northern England | Hawker Hunter FGA.9 cockpit section XG297 Cockpit or section Hawker Hunter GA.11 cockpit section WT741 Cockpit or section Hawker Hunter F.51 E-424 |
| Suffolk Aviation Heritage MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Ipswich | East of England | Hawker Hunter F.6 XG274 |
| Sywell Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Northampton | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Hawker Hunter F.2 WN904 |
| Tangmere Military Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Chichester | South East England | Hawker Hunter F.3 WB188 Hawker Hunter F.5 WP190 Hawker Hunter F.4 cockpit section WV332 Cockpit or section |
| Trenchard MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Aylesbury | South East England | Hawker Hunter F.6 nose section XF522 Cockpit or section |
| Ulster Aviation Society (Maze Long Kesh)Checked 2026-10-08 | Lisburn | Northern Ireland | Hawker Hunter FGA.9 nose section XE643 Cockpit or section |
| Yorkshire Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | York | Northern England | Hawker Hunter FGA.78 QA10 Hawker Hunter T.7 XL572 |
3D model
The Hunter F.6 in 3D
A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as XG225 in the 1960s RAF day-fighter scheme. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (1.1 MB) · Plate 147 in The Hangar
Computed from the survey
Collection context
Where the type is thickest
East of England has 6 collections recording the type.
Marks and variants recorded
Hawker Hunter F.1; Hawker Hunter F.1 cockpit section; Hawker Hunter F.2; Hawker Hunter F.2 cockpit section; Hawker Hunter F.2 nose; Hawker Hunter F.3; Hawker Hunter F.4 cockpit section; Hawker Hunter F.4 nose section.
Why it matters
The short story
The most beautiful jet Britain ever built, and the argument is not accepted. It took the world speed record in 1953, flew with twenty-one air forces for half a century, and once looped twenty-two aircraft in formation at Farnborough because the Black Arrows felt like it. Fourteen gazetteer museums keep one polished; several will let you sit in the cockpit and make the noise.
Type notes
The Hawker Hunter in brief
| Type | Hawker Hunter (F.6, FGA.9, T.7) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 32 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 54 |
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 Hawker Hunter airframes are left in the UK?
The Aviation Gazetteer records 54 Hawker Hunter airframes in UK collections.
Which museum has the most Hawker Hunter airframes?
Boscombe Down Aviation Collection has the most in this survey, with 4 recorded airframes.