AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1960

Aircraft hub · 1960 · Cold War

Hawker Siddeley Andover & 748

The kneeling freighter and its airliner parent — short strips, long service. The gazetteer currently lists it at 4 UK museums.

1960
First flight
~380
Built
326 mph
Top speed
4
Museums

Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the Hawker Siddeley Andover & 748 in the UK

The gazetteer records 4 Hawker Siddeley Andover & 748 airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 4 UK collections, in 3 regions: Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern England, South West England.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
Avro Heritage MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Stockport Northern England Hawker Siddeley 748 Srs 2A cockpit section G-ORAL Cockpit or section
Boscombe Down Aviation CollectionChecked 2026-10-08 Salisbury South West England Hawker Siddeley Andover CC.2 nose section XS790 Cockpit or section
Royal Air Force Museum MidlandsChecked 2026-10-08 Shifnal Midlands & Lincolnshire Hawker Siddeley Andover E.3A XS639
Speke Aerodrome Heritage GroupChecked 2026-10-08 Liverpool Northern England Hawker Siddeley HS.748-1 G-BEJD

3D model

The Andover E.3A in 3D

A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as XS639, the RAF Museum’s Hawker Siddeley Andover C.1 (c/n BN23), the rear-loading military development of the HS 748 with its upswept tail, loading ramp, kneeling main undercarriage and two Rolls-Royce Dart 201 turboprops on 14 ft 6 in propellers, built in 1967 for No. 46 Squadron, converted to E.3A in 1976 and flown by No. 115 Squadron on radar and TACAN checks and Falcons parachute drops, flown to Cosford in July 1994 and now at RAF Museum Midlands, painted in the No. 115 Squadron scheme it carries today: gloss white upper fuselage and light grey belly divided by a red cheatline round the nose, a red rear fuselage, fin and tailplane, red engine nacelles and spinners, light grey wings with red tips and black de-icing boots, Type D roundels on the rear fuselage, a small black ‘XS639’ ahead of the rear door, a red, white and blue fin flash, yellow rescue arrows on the nacelles and grey propeller blades with red and white tips. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 217 models · download .glb (1.3 MB) · Plate 186 in The Hangar

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

English Electric Canberra, Gloster Meteor, Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, Aérospatiale Gazelle & Alouette, Avro 707.

Where the type is thickest

Northern England has 2 collections recording the type.

Marks and variants recorded

Hawker Siddeley 748 Srs 2A cockpit section; Hawker Siddeley Andover CC.2 nose section; Hawker Siddeley Andover E.3A; Hawker Siddeley HS.748-1.

Type notes

The Hawker Siddeley Andover & 748 in brief

TypeHawker Siddeley Andover & 748
UK museums holding one4
Airframes recorded in this survey4

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 Siddeley Andover & 748 airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 4 Hawker Siddeley Andover & 748 airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Hawker Siddeley Andover & 748 airframes?

Avro Heritage Museum has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.