Types you’ll see alongside
de Havilland Vampire, English Electric Canberra, English Electric Lightning, Gloster Meteor, Hawker Hunter.
Aircraft hub · 1954
The RAF’s all-through jet trainer — the ‘JP’ — cheap to run, impossible to dislike, everywhere in museums. The gazetteer currently lists it at 10 UK museums.
Last verified 2026-07-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
The gazetteer records 12 Hunting Jet Provost airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 10 UK collections, in 8 regions: London & Around, East of England, South West England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boscombe Down Aviation Collection | Salisbury | South West England | BAC Jet Provost fleet |
| Bournemouth Aviation Museum | Christchurch | South West England | BAC Jet Provost T.5A XW310 Hunting Jet Provost T.3 XM404 |
| Morayvia | Forres | Scotland | BAC Jet Provost T.4 XS176 (cockpit - added October 2012) |
| Newark Air Museum | Newark | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Hunting Jet Provost T.3 (cockpit section) Hunting Jet Provost T.3A |
| Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum | Bungay | East of England | Hunting Jet Provost T.3A XN500 |
| Royal Air Force Museum London | London | London & Around | BAC Jet Provost T.5A XW323 |
| Solway Aviation Museum | Crosby on Eden | Northern England | BAC Jet Provost T.4 XS209 |
| South Wales Aviation Museum | Barry | Wales | Hunting Jet Provost |
| Ulster Aviation Society (Maze Long Kesh) | Lisburn | Northern Ireland | Hunting Jet Provost T.3A XM414 |
| Yorkshire Air Museum | York | Northern England | BAC Jet Provost T.4 XP640 |
de Havilland Vampire, English Electric Canberra, English Electric Lightning, Gloster Meteor, Hawker Hunter.
Northern England has 2 collections recording the type.
BAC Jet Provost T.4; BAC Jet Provost T.4 XP640; BAC Jet Provost T.4 XS176 (cockpit - added October 2012); BAC Jet Provost T.5A; BAC Jet Provost T.5A XW310; Hunting Jet Provost T.3 (cockpit section); Hunting Jet Provost T.3 XM404; Hunting Jet Provost T.3A.
| Type | Hunting Jet Provost (T.3–T.5) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 10 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 12 |
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.
The Aviation Gazetteer records 12 Hunting Jet Provost airframes in UK collections.
Bournemouth Aviation Museum has the most in this survey, with 2 recorded airframes.