- Wikidata identifier:
- Q6842303
- Also known as:
- Midland Air Museum Incorporating The Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre
- Instance of:
- aviation museum; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited Museum
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q6842303/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Transport Collection
The Sir Frank Whittle collection provides a unique insight into the history of the inventor of the British jet engine. A further strong focus in the collections is the Coventry and Midlands aircraft industry as a whole. Aircraft such as the Sopwith Pup, Lancasters, Mosquitoes and Whitley bombers, and later Meteors and Hunters, were built in the area. Examples of many of these are shown, dominated by the last of them all, the huge Armstrong Whitworth Argosy freighter. The aircraft themselves are accompanied by smaller items of tools, machinery and equipment. The focus of the collections is Sir Frank Whittle, and many of the exhibits are related to the jet engines he developed, and to the aircraft they powered. A further strong focus in the collections is the Coventry and Midlands aircraft industry as a whole. Aircraft such as the Sopwith Pup, Lancasters, Mosquitoes and Whitley bombers, and later Meteors and Hunters, were built in the area. Examples of many of these are shown, dominated by the last of them all, the huge Armstrong Whitworth Argosy freighter. The aircraft themselves are accompanied by smaller items of tools, machinery and equipment. The museum also exhibits eight aircraft on loan from the USAF Museum Loan Programme.
Subjects
Aviation (civil); Weapons and war; Transport; Air Force; Aerospace; Military Transport (aviation)
Costume and Textile Collection
This small group of exhibits consists of flying clothing.
Subjects
Costume and Textile; Costume (workwear)
Social History Collection
The museum collects artefacts of all descriptions related to its overall objectives.
Subjects
Social History; People (military); People
Archives Collection
The archive contains material relating to Sir Frank Whittle and the history of jet engines, and to the aircraft industry in the area as a whole.
Subjects
Documents (historic); Archives; Documents (personal); Photographs
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC