Midland Air Museum

Station briefing

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: 66 airframes.

~66 on charge~30 Fighters & jets~14 Trainers, gliders & light types~10 Cockpits & nose sections~5 Incl. Vulcan XL360~3 Incl. the Argosy~3 Helicopters

Notable airframes

Vulcan B.2 XL360, cockpit open
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy freighter
Boulton Paul P.111A delta research aircraft
The Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre

Star of the show

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.

Visitor intel

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.

Visitors liked

“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

In The Hangar

The collection in profile

33 types held here that we have drawn and built in 3D. Choose one to turn it over, or see all 170 in The Hangar.

Visitor questions

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 Avro Vulcan B.2 (XL360), Armstrong Whitworth Argosy AW.650 (series 101) (G-APRL), Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FGA.6 (WV797), British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2 (ZE694), Beagle B.206 (G-ASWJ). 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.

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
	Armstrong Whitworth Argosy AW.650 (series 101)	G-APRL
	Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.14	WS838
	Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FGA.6	WV797
	Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V fuselage section	N1498
	Auster T.7 Antarctic fuselage	WE600
	Avro Vulcan B.2	XL360
	BAC Lightning F.6	XR771
	Beagle B.206	G-ASWJ
	Boulton Paul P.111A	VT935
	Bristol Beaufighter I cockpit section	T5298
	British Aerospace Harrier II cockpit section	—
	British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2	ZE694
	Chargus Vortex 120 hang glider	G-MJWH
	CMC Leopard	G-BRNM
	Crossley Tom Thumb	BAPC.32
	Dassault Mystere IVA	70
	de Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver	58-2062
	de Havilland Dove 2	G-ALCU
	de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2	XN685
	de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 nose section	XJ579
	de Havilland Vampire F.1	VF301
	de Havilland Vampire T.11	XD626
	de Havilland Vampire T.11 fuselage pod	XE855
	Druine D.31 Turbulent	BAPC.126
	English Electric Canberra PR.3	WF922
	English Electric Canberra T.17A nose section	WH646
	English Electric Lightning T.55	55-713
	Eon Olympia 2B glider	BGA.538
	Fairey Gannet T.2	XA508
	Fairey Ultra Light	G-APJJ
	Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri (partial airframe)	28368
	Folland Gnat F.1	XK724
	Folland Gnat F.1 fuselage	XK741
	Gloster Javelin FAW.5	XA699
	Gloster Meteor F.4	EE531
	Gloster Meteor F.8 nose section	VZ477
	Handley Page Victor B.1A cockpit section	XH592
	Hawker Hunter F.6A	XF382
	Hawker Siddeley 125 series 1 (fuselage)	G-ARYB
	Humber Monoplane replica	BAPC.9
	Kaman HH-43B Huskie	62-4535
	Lockheed Electra cockpit section	N5535
	Lockheed F-104G Starfighter	R-756
	Lockheed T-33A	51-4419
	Lockheed T-33A	51-7473
	McDonnell F-101B Voodoo	56-0312
	McDonnell F-101B Voodoo nose section	57-0270
	McDonnell F-4C Phantom II	63-7699
	McDonnell F-4C Phantom II	63-7414
	Mignet HM.14 "Flying Flea"	G-AEGV
	Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21SPS	959
	Mil Mi-24D	06
	North American F-100D Super Sabre	54-2174
	North American F-86A Sabre	48-0242
	Panavia Tornado GR.4	ZA452
	Parnall Pixie IIIa	G-EBJG
	Percival Prentice T.1	VS623
	PZL TS-11 Iskra	1H0408
	SAAB J29F Tunnan	29640
	Slingsby Cadet TX.1	BGA.804
	Slingsby Grasshopper TX.1	XK789
	Vickers Viscount 708	F-BGNR
	Westland Scout AH.1	XR635
	Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 nose section	XK907
	Westland Whirlwind Series 3	G-APWN
	Wheeler Slymph	G-ABOI

Show all 66 airframes

Inventory last verified 2026-10-08: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4 · source 5. Aircraft move between sites; report corrections to the compiler.

Visit

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)
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