Station briefing
About this museum
The Potteries Museum's Spitfire Gallery gives RW388 a purpose-built glass hall in Hanley — Stoke's tribute to local boy Reginald Mitchell — free, polished, with a Merlin cutaway and simulator.
Sortie notes
Normal museum hours; see the Staffordshire Hoard while you're in the building, orders of one reviewer.
“Fantastic experience with a Spitfire Simulator situated next to the real thing .”— Paul, 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVI | RW388 |
Inventory researched 2026-07-18: source 1. Aircraft move between sites; report corrections to the compiler.
Visit
Location & contact
- Address
- Bethesda St, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 3DW
- Website
- www.stokemuseums.org.uk/pmag/exhibitions/spitfire/
- Gazetteer
- MI-17 on the situation map