Station briefing
About this museum
Hooton Park's 1917 Belfast-truss hangars — among the finest WWI aviation buildings surviving — hold aircraft, buses and a printing museum whose one-man tour is a cult favourite.
Sortie notes
Last Sunday of the month in summer; volunteers will show you round off-schedule if they're in, apparently.
“A brilliant historical gem hiding away in Hooton.”— Catherine, visitor report
Order of battle
Airframe checklist
Tick them off as you go. Identities are as held in the gazetteer survey — verify against the museum’s own labels if something has moved.
| Type | Identity | |
|---|---|---|
| Auster J.1N Alpha | G-AJEB | |
| Avro 594 Avian | G-EBZM | |
| Bensen B-7M | G-APUD | |
| Comper Swift | G-ACGL | |
| de Havilland Canada Chipmunk 22 | WB730 | |
| de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 | WG303 | |
| de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 cockpit section | WD387 | |
| de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10 cockpit section | WK640 | |
| de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth | G-ANBY | |
| de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide | G-ADAH | |
| de Havilland Vampire T.11 | XD624 | |
| English Electric Canberra PR.7 | 8184M | |
| Fairey Gannet T.2 forward section (twin cockpit) | BAPC.309 | |
| Mignet HM.14 Pou du Ciel | BAPC.12 | |
| Miles Gemini 1A | G-AKDK | |
| Miles Gemini 1A | G-AKEN | |
| Miles Gemini 1A | G-AKHZ | |
| Miles Messenger 2A | G-AHUI | |
| Parker CA.4 Parasol (Luton Minor) | G-AFIU | |
| Percival Proctor IV | RM169 | |
| Roe I Triplane replica | BAPC.6 | |
| Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly I | KL110 | |
| Slingsby T.8 Tutor glider | G-ALPU | |
| Supermarine Spitfire LF IXe replica | BAPC.581 | |
| Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX | PM651 |
Inventory researched 2026-07-18: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4. Aircraft move between sites; report corrections to the compiler.
Visit
Location & contact
- Address
- Airfield Way, Ellesmere Port CH65 1BQ
- Website
- www.hootonparkhangars.co.uk/
- Gazetteer
- NO-09 on the situation map