Types you’ll see alongside
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Aircraft hub · 1936
Barnes Wallis’s geodetic basketwork came home full of holes that would have killed anything else. Two survive; both are here. 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 2 Vickers Wellington airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 2 UK collections, in 2 regions: London & Around, Midlands & Lincolnshire.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklands Museum | Weybridge | London & Around | Vickers Wellington IA 'R for Robert' (ex-Loch Ness) N2980 |
| Royal Air Force Museum Midlands | Shifnal | Midlands & Lincolnshire | Vickers Wellington X MF628 |
Hawker Hurricane, Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde, Armstrong Whitworth Argosy, Avro Lincoln, Avro Vulcan.
London & Around has 1 collection recording the type.
| Type | Vickers Wellington (IA/X) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 2 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 2 |
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 2 Vickers Wellington airframes in UK collections.
Brooklands Museum has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.