Midland Air Museum

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The Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre at the Midland Air Museum

The Midland Air Museum (MAM) is situated just inside the southern border of Coventry, England, where it is near to Coventry Airport and just outside the village of Baginton. In includes the Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre, named after a local aviation pioneer, where many exhibits are on display in a large hanger. It also has a small hanger, and a fenced-off green area where many aircraft are on display in the open.

[edit] Aircraft on show

The museum's two largest aircraft are an Avro Vulcan B.2 and an Armstrong Whitworth Argosy AW.650 (series 101). The resorted Avro Vulcan is a delta-winged aircraft that was originally part of the V bomber force and could be equipped with nuclear missiles as part of Britain's role in NATO's nuclear deterrent force during the Cold War. It is on display near the museum's car park, together with an Avro Blue Steel missile, an early design format of such a nuclear missile, and a Boulton Paul BP.111A, an expermental delta-winged aircraft of the 1950s.

The museum also has an English Electric Canberra PR.3, two English Electric Lightnings (the RAF's fastest ever jet fighter), two Gloster Meteors (one on loan from the Royal Air Force Museum), a Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FGA.6, a Mil Mi-24 helecopter, and many others.

English Electric Lightening T.55 (serial number 55-713)	English Electric Canberra PR.3 (serial number WF992)	Boulton Paul BP.111A (serial number VT935), showing original yellow colour.	Boulton Paul BP.111A (serial number VT935). As seen in March 2007 partly painted white.
Avro Blue Steel nuclear missile	Avro Blue Steel muclear missile (seen under Avro Vulcan wing)	Avro Vulcan B.2 (serial number XL360)	Avro Vulcan B.2 (serial number XL360)
Mil Mi-24	Armstrong Whitworth Argosy AW.650 (serial number G-APRL)	Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FGA.6 (serial number WV797)	Gloster Meteor NF.14 (serial number WS838, on loan from the RAF Museum)