Dumfries Aviation Museum
N 55° 05.429 W 003° 34.150
30U E 463673 N 6105007
Dumfries Aviation Museum is beside the runway of former RAF Dumfries. The control tower is the main exhibition space, packed with engines from locally crashed aircraft and ground exhibits, on ground floor. The upper two floors have more exhibits.
Waymark Code: WM9TTK
Location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/29/2010
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The upper two floors of the control tower displays memorabilia from WW2 and a mock up of the control room during active service. Outside on the grass is a collection of military and civilian airframes, including two helicopters and several cockpit only pieces. There are two WW2 fighters, and one is being rebuilt and not on display yet. All the exhibits have interpretative information detailing their history and operational life.
RAF Dumfries was created from a grass airstrip that was here from 1914 to 1939. Initially aircraft came here to be fitted out with armament and readied for operational action before sending to other airfields. After WW2 aircraft returned here to be broken up.
"During WWII, it is estimated that 18MU prepared and dispatched to units nearly 5,000 aircraft. Between 1945 and 1947 aircraft that were dispatched from Dumfries probably came back to be scrapped, as aerial photographs taken in 1946 show over 300 aircraft on the airfield and probably the same again on the satellite areas around RAF Dumfries. "
List of Airframes
| G-AHAT | Auster J1/N Alpha | G-AHAT | Fuselage Frame |
| WJ880 | BAC Canberra T.4 | WJ880 | Nose |
| Q497 | BAC Canberra T.4 | WE191 | Fuselage |
| XP557 | BAC Jet Provost T.4 | XP557 | Complete |
| WA756 | Bristol Sycamore 3 | WA756 | Complete |
| 318 | Dassault Mystere IVA | 318 | Complete |
| XD547 | DH.115 Vampire T.11 | XD54 | Complete |
| ‘WD386′ | DHC Chipmunk T.10 | ? | Composite |
| ZF584 | English Electric Lightning F.53 | ZF584 | Complete |
| XL497 | Fairey Gannet AEW.3 | XL497 | Complete |
| 68-0060 | General Dynamics F-111E | 68-0060 | Cockpit |
| WL375 | Gloster Meteor T.7(mod) | WL375 | Complete |
| WT746 | Hawker Hunter F.4 | WT746 | Complete |
| XT280 | HS Buccaneer S.2B | XT280 | Nose |
| G-ARPP | HS Trident 1C | G-ARPP | Complete |
| G-AWZJ | HS Trident 3B-101 | G-AWZJ | Fuselage |
| FT-36 | Lockheed T-33A | FT-36 | Complete |
| G-MMIX | MBA Tiger Cub 440 | G-MMIX | Complete |
| 54-2163 | North American F-100D Super Sabre | 54-2163 | Complete |
| 35075 | SAAB J35A Draken | 35075 | Complete |
| XX483 | Scottish Aviation Jetstream T.1 | XX483 | Cockpit |
| P7540 | Supermarine Spitfire IIa | P7540 | Parts |
| - | Supermarine Spitfire | - | FSM |
| XT486 | Westland Wessex HU.5 | XT486 | Complete |
Free parking and a small cafe area serving tea and coffee in the entrance shop.
List of Aircraft Exhibits - Visit Link
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