Newark Air Museum

Newark Air Museum is an air museum located on a former Royal Air Force station at Winthorpe, near Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, England. The museum contains a variety of aircraft.

Newark Air Museum
Avro Shackleton MR.3/3 WR977 at the Newark Air Museum
Location within Nottinghamshire
Established1973 (1973)
LocationNewark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
TypeAviation museum
Websitewww.newarkairmuseum.org

History

The airfield was known as RAF Winthorpe during the Second World War, opening in September 1940.[1] From 1942 to 1944, it housed No. 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit, training Avro Lancaster crews, in No. 5 Group with around thirty planes. In 1944 it joined No. 7 Group. In 1945 it transferred to Transport Command.

The following units were posted at RAF Winthorp at some point:

  • No. 54 Maintenance Unit.[1]
  • No. 61 Maintenance Unit.[1]
  • No. 1331 Heavy Transport Conversion Unit.[1]
  • No. 1333 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit.[1]
  • No. 1333 (Transport Support) Training Unit RAF.[1]
  • Central Servicing Development Establishment RAF.[1]

In 1964, 200 acres (0.81 km2) of the former airfield were purchased by the Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society, who have since held the Newark and Nottinghamshire County Show. A limited company called Newark (Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire) Air Museum was formed in 1968. The museum officially opened on 14 April 1973. In 1990, the museum opened its first exhibition hall. This was followed by the purchase of an additional 12.38 acres (0.0501 km2) of land that became known as the Southfield Site. A second display hall was opened on this property in 2004.[2][3]

The flight deck of the Avro Vulcan

Aircraft on display

Cockpitfest

The Air Museum has, for the past few years, hosted the annual Cockpitfest. This popular event calls on enthusiasts and 'cockpitters' alike to bring their memorabilia for others to see and, in the case of cockpits, get inside. The Cockpitfest celebrated its 10th anniversary in June 2009.

See also
  • List of aerospace museums

Notes
  1. Formerly owned by A. W. Troop[5] then the Lincolnshire Aviation Museum.[6]
  2. Formerly owned by the Lincolnshire Aviation Museum.[7]

References
  1. "Winthorpe". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. "About us". Newark Air Museum. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. "2018 Project Update for Project Panini (Mod)". Newark Air Museum. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. "Aircraft List". Newark Air Museum. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. Civil Aircraft Markings 1979. Alan J. Wright. ISBN 0-7110-0930-9. p 188. Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Surrey, UK.
  6. Civil Aircraft Markings 1981. Alan J. Wright. ISBN 9780711011045. p 187. Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Surrey, UK.
  7. Civil Aircraft Markings 1979. Alan J. Wright. ISBN 0-7110-0930-9. p.190. Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Surrey, UK.
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