AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1937

Aircraft hub · 1937 · Interwar

Miles Magister

The RAF’s first monoplane trainer — a Tiger Moth for the metal age, still made of wood. The gazetteer currently lists it at 4 UK museums.

1937
First flight
1,303
Built
132 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 Miles Magister in the UK

The gazetteer records 4 Miles Magister airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 4 UK collections, in 3 regions: East of England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, South East England.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
IWM DuxfordChecked 2026-10-08 Cambridge East of England Miles Magister I G-AFBS
Royal Air Force Museum MidlandsChecked 2026-10-08 Shifnal Midlands & Lincolnshire Miles M.14A Magister I T9708
The Shuttleworth CollectionChecked 2026-10-08 Biggleswade East of England Miles Magister G-AJRS
Wings Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Haywards Heath South East England Miles Magister I fuselage T9768

3D model

The Magister I in 3D

A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as P6382, The Shuttleworth Collection’s airworthy Miles M.14A Magister (civil G-AJRS), built at Woodley in 1939 and flown by the RAF as an elementary trainer, then restored to fly by the Collection at Old Warden, with its 130 hp de Havilland Gipsy Major I, painted as ‘C’ in the early-war trainer scheme: Dark Earth and Dark Green camouflage over the wings, tailplane and fuselage top, Trainer Yellow on the lower fuselage, fin, rudder and all undersides, red and blue roundels above the wings, blue, white and red roundels on the fuselage and under the wings, black ‘P6382’ on the rear fuselage and under the wings, ‘P’ over ‘6382’ on the fin, a black ‘C’ on the cowling, a red spinner cap and a black propeller with yellow tips, without wheel spats, as it is flown from Old Warden. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (856 KB) · Plate 78 in The Hangar

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Hawker Hurricane, de Havilland Canada Chipmunk, Douglas C-47 Dakota, Gloster Gladiator, Harrier family.

Where the type is thickest

East of England has 2 collections recording the type.

Marks and variants recorded

Miles M.14A Magister I.

Type notes

The Miles Magister in brief

TypeMiles Magister
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 Miles Magister airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 4 Miles Magister airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Miles Magister airframes?

IWM Duxford has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.