AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1957

Aircraft hub · 1957 · Early jet age

Saab Safir & Fouga Magister

Continental trainers in Midlands and Ulster exile — the Magister’s butterfly tail confuses purists on principle. The gazetteer currently lists it at 2 UK museums.

1957
First flight
~1,300
Built
444 mph
Top speed
2
Museums

Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the Saab Safir & Fouga Magister in the UK

The gazetteer records 2 Saab Safir & Fouga Magister airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 2 UK collections, in 2 regions: Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern Ireland.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
Newark Air MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Newark Midlands & Lincolnshire Saab 91B-2 Safir 56321
Ulster Aviation Society (Maze Long Kesh)Checked 2026-10-08 Lisburn Northern Ireland Fouga CM.170R Super Magister 218

3D model

The CM.170-2 Super Magister in 3D

A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as 218, a Fouga CM.170-2 Super Magister of the Irish Air Corps: the Marboré VI powered version of the French two-seat jet trainer, with tandem bubble canopies, twin wing-root engine nacelles, wingtip fuel tanks and the type's butterfly V-tail; one of six bought in 1975, flown by No. 1 Fighter Squadron and the Silver Swallows display team, and restored by the Ulster Aviation Society at Maze Long Kesh after its arrival in 2021; painted as it is shown there: aluminium overall, with a fluorescent orange nose, tip tanks, nose-wheel doors and rear-fuselage band, a black anti-glare panel ahead of the windscreen, black ‘218’ on the nose and tail cone and green, white and orange roundels on the rear fuselage and wings, with red covers in the intakes and jet pipes; the wing roundel positions are estimated from oblique photographs and the starboard markings are assumed to mirror the port side. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (872 KB) · Plate 151 in The Hangar

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Aérospatiale Gazelle & Alouette, Aérospatiale Puma & Super Frelon, BAC Strikemaster & Bulldog, Blackburn Buccaneer, Bristol Sycamore.

Where the type is thickest

Midlands & Lincolnshire has 1 collection recording the type.

Marks and variants recorded

Fouga CM.170R Super Magister.

Type notes

The Saab Safir & Fouga Magister in brief

TypeSaab Safir & Fouga Magister
UK museums holding one2
Airframes recorded in this survey2

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 Saab Safir & Fouga Magister airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 2 Saab Safir & Fouga Magister airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Saab Safir & Fouga Magister airframes?

Newark Air Museum has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.