About this museum
Hangar 42 at Blackpool Airport is a WWII time capsule assembled with film-set production values: Spitfires, a Hurricane and a Bf 109E (faithful replicas, plus genuine relics and vehicles) staged in a wartime hangar on a site where Wellingtons were once assembled by the thousand. The volunteers dress the part and know their stuff cold; the cockpit-photo and VR add-ons are cheerfully commercial and well reviewed.
The Ops Room recreation and the £5 sit-in-a-Spitfire photography session — the cheapest Spitfire seat time in the country.
- Sit-in Spitfire replicas
- Bf 109E & Hurricane replicas
- The recreated 1940 Ops Room
Opening days change monthly: check before travelling, seriously (it's in their own description). No dogs, no big bags, no video.
“A fantastic place to visit and learn about the spitfire and it's …”— Steve, visitor report
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hawker Hurricane replica | — | |
| Messerschmitt Bf 109E replica | — | |
| Supermarine Spitfire full-size replicas | — |
Inventory researched 2026-07-18: source 1. Aircraft move between sites; report corrections to the compiler.
Location & contact
- Address
- Hangar 42 (South, Blackpool Airport, Spitfire Visitor Centre, Squires Gate Ln, Blackpool FY4 2QY
- Phone
- 07572 054670
- Website
- www.spitfirevisitorcentre.co.uk/
- Hours
- Mon–Tue & Sat 10am–4pm (Mar–Oct)
(from your local clock — verify before travel) - Gazetteer
- NO-04 on the situation map