About this museum
Also known as / searched as: Midland Air Museum tickets · Coventry Air Museum · Baginton Air Museum
Coventry's Midland Air Museum leans into its local heroes: Sir Frank Whittle, whose jet-engine story gets a whole exhibition centre, and Armstrong Whitworth, whose Argosy freighter dominates the yard like a startled whale. It is compact, dense and endearingly hand-made — 'un peu fouillis mais du coup très riche', as one French reviewer put it, which is exactly right.
Listed inventory: 53 airframes.
Vulcan XL360 with cockpit access and volunteer-led tours (ask for the instrumentation talk), plus the Whittle jet heritage collection a mile from where he did the thinking.
- Vulcan B.2 XL360, cockpit open
- Armstrong Whitworth Argosy freighter
- Boulton Paul P.111A delta research aircraft
- The Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre
Next to Coventry Airport, so there is ambient traffic. £11ish entry, rocky car park, strong model shop. Ninety minutes minimum; enthusiasts report losing whole afternoons.
- “Some amazing air history. Heartbreaking to know non of them will fly again. Especially the beautiful Vulcan and the English electric lightenings”— Darryl Plover
- “Friendly museum with several planes and many aero engines and numerous models. It was quiet when we visited so we got a personalised tour of the Vulcan cockpit.”— Peter Lane
- “The conservation on the aircraft is better than I expected. If you’re going to Coventry and you're an aviation geek, it is a good place to go.”— Matthew (Matt)
Public map reports · excerpted for reference · not reviews collected by this gazetteer
Frequently asked
What are the opening times for Midland Air Museum?
Daily 10am–5pm (Apr–Oct); Daily 10am–4.30pm (Nov–Mar). Verify current opening times with the museum before travelling.
How much does Midland Air Museum cost?
Adult admission is listed as £11. Check the museum's current prices before travelling.
Which aircraft can you see at Midland Air Museum?
The listed collection includes Armstrong Whitworth Argosy AW.650 (series 101), Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.14, Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FGA.6, Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (fuselage section) (N1498), Auster T.7 Antarctic. Aircraft move between displays, so confirm current holdings before travelling.
Does Midland Air Museum have parking or a cafe?
Parking is recorded on site; a cafe or restaurant is recorded. Check current facilities with the museum before travelling.
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Whitworth Argosy AW.650 (series 101) | — | |
| Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.14 | — | |
| Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FGA.6 | — | |
| Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (fuselage section) | N1498 | |
| Auster T.7 Antarctic | — | |
| Avro Vulcan B.2 | — | |
| BAC Lightning F.6 | — | |
| Beagle B.206 | — | |
| Boulton Paul P.111A | — | |
| Bristol Beaufighter | — | |
| British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2 | — | |
| CMC Leopard | — | |
| Crossley Tom Thumb | — | |
| Dassault Mystere IVA | — | |
| de Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver | — | |
| de Havilland Dove 2 | — | |
| de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 | — | |
| de Havilland Vampire F.1 | — | |
| de Havilland Vampire T.11 | — | |
| Druine D.31 Turbulent | — | |
| English Electric Canberra PR.3 | — | |
| English Electric Canberra T.17A | — | |
| English Electric Lightning T.55 | — | |
| Fairey Gannet T.2 | — | |
| Fairey Ultra Light | — | |
| Flettner Fl 282 V-10 | — | |
| Folland Gnat F.1 | — | |
| Gloster Javelin FAW.5 | — | |
| Gloster Meteor F.4 | — | |
| Gloster Meteor F.8 | — | |
| Hawker Hunter F.6A | — | |
| Hawker Siddeley 125 series 1 | — | |
| Humber Monoplane | — | |
| Kaman HH-43B Huskie | — | |
| Lockheed F-104G Starfighter | — | |
| Lockheed T-33A | — | |
| McDonnell F-101B Voodoo | — | |
| McDonnell F-4C Phantom II | — | |
| Mignet HM.14 "Flying Flea" | — | |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21SPS | — | |
| Mil Mi-24 | — | |
| North American F-100D Super Sabre | — | |
| North American F-86A Sabre | — | |
| Panavia Tornado GR.4 | — | |
| Parnall Pixie IIIa | — | |
| Percival Prentice T.1 | — | |
| PZL TS-11 Iskra | — | |
| SAAB J29F Tunnan | — | |
| Slingsby Cadet TX.1 | — | |
| Vickers Viscount 708 | — | |
| Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 | — | |
| Westland Whirlwind Series 3 | — | |
| Wheeler Slymph | — |
Show all 53 airframes
Inventory last verified 2026-07-18: source 1. Aircraft move between sites; report corrections to the compiler.
Location & contact
- Address
- Rowley Rd, Coventry CV3 4FR
- Phone
- 024 7630 1033
- Website
- midlandairmuseum.uk/
- Hours
- Daily 10am–5pm (Apr–Oct); Daily 10am–4.30pm (Nov–Mar)
(from your local clock — verify before travel) - Gazetteer
- MI-02 on the situation map