Types you’ll see alongside
Slingsby glider family, de Havilland Canada Chipmunk, de Havilland Vampire, Avro Anson, Colomban Cri-Cri & the homebuilt shelf.
Last verified 2026-10-11 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 12 Mignet HM.14 ‘Flying Flea’ airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 10 UK collections, in 4 regions: East of England, South East England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern England.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooton Park HangarsChecked 2026-10-08 | Ellesmere Port | Northern England | Mignet HM.14 Pou du Ciel BAPC.12 Mignet HM.14 Pou du Ciel BAPC.201 |
| Midland Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Coventry | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Mignet HM.14 "Flying Flea" G-AEGV |
| Newark Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Newark | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea BAPC 43 Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea cockpit section BAPC 101 Cockpit or section |
| Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Bungay | East of England | Mignet HM.14 Pou du Ciel BAPC.115 |
| North East Land, Sea and Air MuseumsChecked 2026-10-08 | Sunderland | Northern England | Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel replica G-ADVU Replica |
| Solent SkyChecked 2026-10-08 | Southampton | South East England | Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel G-ADZW |
| South Yorkshire Aircraft MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Doncaster | Northern England | Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea G-AEJZ |
| The Gliding Heritage CentreChecked 2026-10-08 | Alton | South East England | Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel (Flying Flea) |
| The Shuttleworth CollectionChecked 2026-10-08 | Biggleswade | East of England | Mignet HM.14 'Flying Flea' G-AEBB |
| Yorkshire Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | York | Northern England | Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel |
3D model
The HM.14 Flying Flea in 3D
A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as G-AEBB, a Scott Flying Squirrel-engined Flea built by K. W. Owen of Southampton in 1935–36, with a sky-blue plywood fuselage, aluminium-doped wings, black struts and the white rudder with its painted dragonfly, as it hangs in the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 220 models · download .glb (722 KB) · Plate 57 in The Hangar
Computed from the survey
Collection context
Where the type is thickest
Northern England has 4 collections recording the type.
Marks and variants recorded
Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea cockpit section; Mignet HM.14 Pou du Ciel; Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel; Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel (Flying Flea); Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel replica.
Type notes
The Mignet HM.14 ‘Flying Flea’ in brief
| Type | Mignet HM.14 ‘Flying Flea’ |
|---|---|
| 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 119 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 12 Mignet HM.14 ‘Flying Flea’ airframes in UK collections.
Which museum has the most Mignet HM.14 ‘Flying Flea’ airframes?
Hooton Park Hangars has the most in this survey, with 2 recorded airframes.