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The United Kingdom trip 2010

Newark Air Museum


	The Newark Air Museum is an air museum located on a former Royal Air Force station at Winthorpe, near Newark on Trent. The airfield was known as RAF Winthorpe during the Second World War, opening in September 1940. From 1942-4, it housed No. 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit, training Lancaster crews, in No.5 Group with around thirty planes. In 1944 it joined No.7 Group. In 1945 it transferred to Transport Command. In 1964, 200 acres of the former airfield were purchased by the Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society, who have since held the Newark and Nottinghamshire County Show. .
A limited company called Newark (Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire) Air Museum was formed in 1968. First opened in April 1973, the Newark Air Museum celebrated its 25th anniversary in April 1998. It features an expanding collection of well looked after exhibits, including a number of unique or significant airframes. All are maintained in good condition. Access can be gained to the interior of the Hastings and Shackleton for modest fee. Nearly two thirds of the aircraft collection is now displayed inside two purpose built hangars to help protect the exhibits and visitors from any bad weather.
	Each year the museum organises a diverse range of special events and activities including: • Open Cockpit Events • Day / Night Photo Shoots • The unique Cockpit-Fest event Arrangements for these events are sometimes made at short notice or details might change. As a consequence the best way for you to keep up to date is to check out the News & Information page of this website. This page is regularly updated and is the best place for up to date news about what’s going on at the museum.

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23M 'Flogger' 024003607/07, a former Soviet Bloc jet fighter that is currently on loan with the Newark Air Museum.

Has been repainted in the markings of a Polish Air Force squadron to reflect the museum’s strong Second World War connections with Poland. The first operational squadrons at RAF Winthorpe in 1941 were 300 & 301 Polish Squadrons (Newark Cemetery has a large Polish war grave section) The museum has a Polish memorials displayed in its Exhibition Hall in the part displaying there history.