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Transport & Training Aircraft Collection

The Transport & Training Collection is home to airliners and Royal Air Force transport aircraft, which relate the fascinating story of passenger and freight-carrying by air.

Argosy C1

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C1

Four engined twin boom medium range transport aircraft.

T7 Antarctic

Auster T7 Antarctic

Single piston engined communications and training high wing monoplane modified for Antarctic exploration use. Fixed tail wheel undercarriage.

Anson C.19

Avro Anson C.19

Twin radial engined transport low wing monoplane, retractable undercarriage; series of porthole style cabin windows. Overall silver with black anti-glare panel on nose and tail panels and serial TX214 on rear fuselage and beneath wings.

Sea Balliol T.21

Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T.21

Single-engined, two seat, folding wing version of the standard RAF monoplane trainer produced for Royal Navy use. Silver overall with dayglow nose, wing tip and tail panels; wing and fuselage roundels.

Britannia 312

Bristol Britannia 312

Four engined transport monoplane, very high tail and tricycle undercarriage; turbo prop engines. BOAC grey/blue/white colour scheme with UK civil registration G-AOVF and BOAC titles.

Sycamore HR14

Bristol Sycamore HR14

Single engine light transport helicopter. Grey/blue/white colour scheme with RAF roundels and serial XJ918.

Chipmunk

de Havilland Chipmunk

Single piston engined two seat basic trainer monoplane with fixed tail wheel and prominent canopy over the two tandem cockpits. Overall silver with yellow wing and fuselage training bands; wing and fuselage roundels and serial WP912.

Comet 1A

de Havilland Comet 1A

Four jet passenger aircraft with tricycle undercarriage; engines mounted in pairs at wing roots. Full BOAC livery - silver wings and undersides; blue cheat line; white upper fuselage - with BOAC titling.

Devon

de Havilland Devon

Twin piston engined light transport aircraft.

F-24 Argus

Fairchild F-24 Argus

Small single radial engined transport/liaison aircraft. High wing with struts to fuselage; fixed undercarriage; unspatted wheels.

Gnat T1

Folland Gnat T1

Single engine swept wing two seat jet trainer monoplane.

Hawker Cygnet

Hawker Cygnet

Small single engined light biplane.

Andover E3A

Hawker Siddeley Andover E3A

Twin turbo prop radar and navigation aids calibration aircraft. Tricycle undercarriage; very tall tail unit; swept up lower rear fuselage to allow for loading doors.

Ju52/3M (CASA 352L)

Junkers Ju52/3M (CASA 352L)

Tri-motored monoplane transport; corrugated construction with fixed undercarriage.

Flying Flea

Mignet Flying Flea

Homebuilt single engined pivoting wing monoplane.

Pembroke C1

Percival Pembroke C1

Twin piston engined high wing monoplane light transport and communication aircraft with tricycle undercarriage.

Percival Jet Provost T1

Percival Jet Provost T1

Single jet engined two seat dual control primary trainer with tricycle undercarriage.

Provost T1

Percival Provost T1

Single piston engined two seat trainer; fixed main undercarriage and tail wheel. Overall silver colour scheme with wing and fin roundels; red spinner and yellow training band on rear fuselage.

Varsity T Mk I

Vickers Varsity T Mk I

Twin radial piston engined, multi crew training aircraft modified for research and development use. 'Raspberry Ripple' test aircraft colour scheme, Oxford Blue fuselage and wings; Post Office Red fin, tail planes, engine nacelles and wing panels.

Dragonfly HR3

Westland Dragonfly HR3

Single engined rescue and communications helicopter built for use by the Fleet Air Arm. Painted to represent a former British European Airways aircraft. Mainly white civilian colour scheme with red lower fuselage and false registration G-AJOV.