Museum of Berkshire Aviation

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The Museum of Berkshire Aviation is a small aviation museum located in Woodley, a suburb of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The museum is located on the edge of the site of the former Woodley Airfield, and many of its exhibits relate to the Miles Aircraft Ltd that was based there from 1932 until 1947. Other aircraft exhibited were built by Fairey Aviation at White Waltham to the east of Reading.

Exhibits include:

A Fairey Gannet carrier-borne anti-submarine aircraft, formerly operated by the Royal Navy.
A Fairey Jet Gyrodyne - a composite helicopter and autogyro, or gyrodyne.
A Handley Page Herald turboprop airliner, designed by Miles and built at Woodley after Handley Page had acquired Miles.
A Miles Magister two seat basic trainer.
A Miles Martinet target-towing aircraft.
A Miles Student two seat side-by-side jet trainer.