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Mignet HM.14 ‘Flying Flea’

Build-it-in-the-shed craze of 1935; banned after it killed its builders. British museums keep them like cautionary tales. The gazetteer currently lists it at 5 UK museums.

5
Museums
1933
First flight
hundreds, at home
Built
62 mph
Top speed
Interwar
Era

Last verified 2026-07-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the Mignet HM.14 ‘Flying Flea’ in the UK

The gazetteer records 4 Mignet HM.14 ‘Flying Flea’ airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 5 UK collections, in 4 regions: East of England, South East England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern England.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
Midland Air Museum Coventry Midlands & Lincolnshire Mignet HM.14 "Flying Flea"
Newark Air Museum Newark Midlands & Lincolnshire Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea [ nb 1 ]
Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea (cockpit section) [ nb 2 ]
Solent Sky Southampton South East England
The Shuttleworth Collection Biggleswade East of England Mignet HM.14 'Flying Flea' G-AEBB
Yorkshire Air Museum York Northern England
Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Slingsby glider family, de Havilland Vampire, Harrier family, Avro 504, Avro Anson.

Where the type is thickest

Midlands & Lincolnshire has 2 collections recording the type.

Marks and variants recorded

Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea (cockpit section) [ nb 2 ]; Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea [ nb 1 ].

Type notes

The Mignet HM.14 ‘Flying Flea’ in brief

TypeMignet HM.14 ‘Flying Flea’
UK museums holding one5
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 all 118 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

Aircraft questions

Frequently asked

How many Mignet HM.14 ‘Flying Flea’ airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 4 Mignet HM.14 ‘Flying Flea’ airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Mignet HM.14 ‘Flying Flea’ airframes?

Newark Air Museum has the most in this survey, with 2 recorded airframes.

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