Types you’ll see alongside
de Havilland Vampire, Harrier family, Avro Anson, de Havilland Sea Vixen, English Electric Canberra.
Aircraft hub · 1948
The Army’s first helicopter — a scout so small the observer wore it rather than rode it. The gazetteer currently lists it at 4 UK museums.
Last verified 2026-07-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
The gazetteer records 4 Saunders-Roe Skeeter airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 4 UK collections, in 4 regions: East of England, South East England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Northern England.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Air Museum | Newark | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP.12 |
| Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum | Bungay | East of England | Saunders Roe Skeeter AOP.12 XL739 |
| Solent Sky | Southampton | South East England | Saro Skeeter (x 2) |
| Yorkshire Air Museum | York | Northern England | Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP.12 XM553 |
de Havilland Vampire, Harrier family, Avro Anson, de Havilland Sea Vixen, English Electric Canberra.
East of England has 1 collection recording the type.
Saro Skeeter (x 2); Saunders Roe Skeeter AOP.12 XL739; Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP.12; Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP.12 XM553.
| Type | Saunders-Roe Skeeter |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 4 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 4 |
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 4 Saunders-Roe Skeeter airframes in UK collections.
Newark Air Museum has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.