The Solway Aviation Museum is an independently run aircraft museum located at Carlisle Lake District Airport in Cumbria

Cumbria

Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...

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About the Museum

The Museum is run by The Solway Aviation Society and staffed by unpaid volunteers. It is a registered charity

Charitable organization

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 supported by entrance charges to the Museum, and donations and grants where applicable. The Museum building is leased through the generosity of Stobart Air who now own the Airport. The Building contains exhibits and artefacts relating to aviation in Cumbria

Cumbria

Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...

, including World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 and also houses individual displays featuring the development of Blue Streak

Blue Streak

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, Martin Baker

Martin Baker

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 ejection seats and the development and activities of the Airport itself since the Second World War.

The Collection

The current collection includes the following:

• F-4 Phantom II
  F-4 Phantom II
  The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable,...
  
   - formally a gate guard at RAF Carlisle
  RAF Carlisle
  RAF Carlisle was a Royal Air Force establishment, now closed after being used for a variety of roles over a period of fifty eight years and formerly located north of Carlisle city centre in Cumbria, England....
  
   XV406
• Avro Vulcan
  Avro Vulcan
  The Avro Vulcan, sometimes referred to as the Hawker Siddeley Vulcan, was a jet-powered delta wing strategic bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A V Roe & Co designed the Vulcan in response to Specification B.35/46. Of the three V bombers produced,...
  
   B2 - XJ823 was flown into Carlisle Airport in January 1983, after the Falklands War
  Falklands War
  The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
  
  
• Gloster Meteor
  Gloster Meteor
  The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet. It first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force...
  
   NF14 WS832
• English Electric Canberra
  English Electric Canberra
  The English Electric Canberra is a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 ft in 1957...
  
   T4 WE188
• Percival Prince
  Percival Prince
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   - Sea Prince WP309
• English Electric Lightning
  English Electric Lightning
  The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. The aircraft was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; Royal Air Force ...
  
   F-53 ZF583 EX-SAUDI 53-681
• de Havilland Vampire
  De Havilland Vampire
  The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served...
  
   T11 WS515
• Hawker Hunter
  Hawker Hunter
  The Hawker Hunter is a subsonic British jet aircraft developed in the 1950s. The single-seat Hunter entered service as a manoeuvrable fighter aircraft, and later operated in fighter-bomber and reconnaissance roles in numerous conflicts. Two-seat variants remained in use for training and secondary...
  
   E-425 EX-DANISH
• BAC Jet Provost
  BAC Jet Provost
  The BAC Jet Provost was a British jet-powered trainer aircraft used by the Royal Air Force from 1955 to 1993. The Jet Provost was also successfully exported, serving in many air forces worldwide....
  
   8409M
• Sikorsky Whirlwind (helicopter) S-55 WV198
• Hawker Siddeley Nimrod Cockpit section AEW3 XV259
• Hawker Siddeley Trident
  Hawker Siddeley Trident
  The Hawker Siddeley HS 121 Trident was a British short/medium-range three-engined jet airliner designed by de Havilland and built by Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s and 1970s...
  
  One Cockpit Section PP