Types you’ll see alongside
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde, Avro Vulcan, BAC One-Eleven, BAe Hawk, Boeing 707, 737 & 747.
Aircraft hub · 1896
Britain’s glider pioneer, killed demonstrating it in 1899 — four years and one engine short of the Wrights. The gazetteer currently lists it at 1 UK museum.
Last verified 2026-07-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
The gazetteer records 1 Pilcher’s Hawk airframe (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 1 UK collection, in one region: Scotland.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Museum Of Flight | North Berwick | Scotland | Percy Pilcher's Hawk glider (1896) |
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde, Avro Vulcan, BAC One-Eleven, BAe Hawk, Boeing 707, 737 & 747.
One of only 1 in UK public collections.
Scotland has 1 collection recording the type.
| Type | Pilcher’s Hawk (replica) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 1 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 1 |
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 1 Pilcher’s Hawk airframe in UK collections.
National Museum Of Flight has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.