Last verified 2026-08-09 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
Where to see the Supermarine S.6A in the UK
The gazetteer records 1 Supermarine S.6A airframe (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 1 UK collection, in one region: South East England.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solent Sky | Southampton | South East England | Supermarine S.6 A - N248 , competed in the 1929 Schneider Trophy |
The short story
Mitchell’s 1929 Schneider Trophy racer — a Rolls-Royce ‘R’ engine wearing the minimum legal amount of aeroplane. The S.6 line won the Trophy outright in 1931 and pushed the world record past 400 mph; its engine begat the Merlin, its designer begat the Spitfire, and the S.6A itself sits in Southampton, a mile from where it was built. The whole story is told in Supplement No. 1.
The Supermarine S.6A in brief
| Type | Supermarine S.6A (Schneider racer) |
|---|---|
| First flight | 1929 |
| Era | int |
| Number built | 2 |
| Top speed | 357 mph |
| 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.