Types you’ll see alongside
BAC One-Eleven, Vickers Viscount, Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde, Avro Vulcan, Boeing 707, 737 & 747.
Aircraft hub · 1959
The turboprop that arrived as the jets did — flew freight for decades out of sheer stubbornness. The gazetteer currently lists it at 2 UK museums.
Last verified 2026-07-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
The gazetteer records 1 Vickers Vanguard & Merchantman airframe (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 2 UK collections, in 2 regions: London & Around, South West England.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth Aviation Museum | Christchurch | South West England | — |
| Brooklands Museum | Weybridge | London & Around | Vickers Merchantman 'Superb' G-APEP |
BAC One-Eleven, Vickers Viscount, Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde, Avro Vulcan, Boeing 707, 737 & 747.
One of only 1 in UK public collections.
London & Around has 1 collection recording the type.
| Type | Vickers Vanguard & Merchantman |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 2 |
| 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 Vickers Vanguard & Merchantman airframe in UK collections.
Brooklands Museum has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.