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'''Newark Air Museum''' is an [[air museum]] located on a former [[Royal Air Force station]] at [[Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire|Winthorpe]], near [[Newark-on-Trent]] in [[Nottinghamshire]], [[England]]. The [[museum]] contains a variety of [[aircraft]].
'''Newark Air Museum''' is an [[air museum]] located on a former [[Royal Air Force]] [[List of former Royal Air Force stations|station]] at [[Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire|Winthorpe]], near [[Newark-on-Trent]] in [[Nottinghamshire]], [[England]]. The [[museum]] contains a variety of [[aircraft]].


==History==
==History==
The airfield was known as '''RAF Winthorpe''' during the [[Second World War]], opening in September 1940.<ref name="ABCT">{{cite web|url=http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/winthorpe |title=Winthorpe |publisher=[[Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust]]|accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> From 1942 to 1944, it housed [[No. 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF|No. 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit]], training [[Avro Lancaster]] crews, in [[No. 5 Group RAF|No. 5 Group]] with around thirty planes. In 1944 it joined [[No. 7 Group RAF|No. 7 Group]]. In 1945 it transferred to [[RAF Transport Command|Transport Command]].
The airfield was known as [[RAF Winthorpe]] during the [[Second World War]], opening in September 1940.<ref name="ABCT">{{cite web|url=http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/winthorpe |title=Winthorpe |publisher=[[Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust]]|access-date=30 November 2014}}</ref> From 1942 to 1944, it housed [[No. 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF|No. 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit]], training [[Avro Lancaster]] crews, in [[No. 5 Group RAF|No. 5 Group]] with around thirty planes. In 1944 it joined [[No. 7 Group RAF|No. 7 Group]], still within Bomber Command. In 1945 it transferred to [[RAF Transport Command|Transport Command]].


The following units were posted at RAF Winthorp at some point:
The following units were posted at RAF Winthorp at some point:
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* [[No. 61 Maintenance Unit RAF|No. 61 Maintenance Unit]].<ref name="ABCT"/>
* [[No. 61 Maintenance Unit RAF|No. 61 Maintenance Unit]].<ref name="ABCT"/>
* [[No. 1331 Heavy Transport Conversion Unit RAF|No. 1331 Heavy Transport Conversion Unit]].<ref name="ABCT"/>
* [[No. 1331 Heavy Transport Conversion Unit RAF|No. 1331 Heavy Transport Conversion Unit]].<ref name="ABCT"/>
* [[No. 1333 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit RAF|No. 1333 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit]].<ref name="ABCT"/>
* [[No. 1333 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit RAF|No. 1333 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit]]<ref name="ABCT"/> which became No. 1333 (Transport Support) Training Unit RAF]].<ref name="ABCT"/>
* [[No. 1333 (Transport Support) Training Unit RAF]].<ref name="ABCT"/>
* [[Central Servicing Development Establishment RAF]].<ref name="ABCT"/>
* [[Central Servicing Development Establishment RAF]].<ref name="ABCT"/>


In 1964, {{convert|200|acre|km2}} of the former airfield were purchased by the [[Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society]], who have since held the [[Newark and Nottinghamshire County Show]]. A [[Private company limited by shares|limited company]] called Newark (Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire) Air Museum was formed in 1968. The museum officially opened on 14 April 1973.
In 1964, {{convert|200|acre|km2}} of the former airfield were purchased by the [[Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society]], who have since held the [[Newark and Nottinghamshire County Show]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} A [[Private company limited by shares|limited company]] called Newark (Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire) Air Museum was formed in 1968. The museum officially opened on 14 April 1973. In 1990, the museum opened its first exhibition hall. This was followed by the purchase of an additional {{convert|12.38|acre|km2}} of land that became known as the Southfield Site. A second display hall was opened on this property in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=About us |url=http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/About-Us |website=Newark Air Museum |access-date=1 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Project Update for Project Panini (Mod) |url=http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/New_Cafe_14 |website=Newark Air Museum |access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Avro_Vulcan_Flight_Deck.jpg|thumb|The flight deck of the Avro Vulcan]]

In 1995, the museum purchased an additional {{convert|12.38|acre|km2}} of land that became known as the Southfield Site.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Project Update for Project Panini (Mod) |url=http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/New_Cafe_14 |website=Newark Air Museum |accessdate=31 May 2020}}</ref>


==Aircraft on display==
==Aircraft on display==
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* [[Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C.1]] (cockpit section)<ref name="NAM-AL">{{cite web |title=Aircraft List |url=http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Aircraft-List |website=Newark Air Museum |accessdate=31 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy|Armstrong Whitworth Argosy]] C.1 (cockpit section)<ref name="NAM-AL">{{cite web |title=Aircraft List |url=http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/Aircraft-List |website=Newark Air Museum |access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref>
* [[Auster AOP.9]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Auster AOP.9]] (fuselage / wings)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Aviasud Sirocco]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Aviasud Sirocco]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Avro Anson|Avro Anson C.19]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Avro Anson]] C.19<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Avro Ashton]] (forward fuselage)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Avro Ashton]] (forward fuselage)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Avro Shackleton MR.3]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Avro Shackleton]] MR.3/3<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Avro Vulcan B.2]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Avro Vulcan]] B.2<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Bensen B-8]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />{{Failed verification|date=May 2020}}
* [[Bensen B-8]]<ref name="NAM-AL" /><!--Ref mentions Bensen gyrocopter - G-ASNY-->
* [[Blackburn Beverley|Blackburn Beverley C.1]] (cockpit section)
* [[Blackburn Beverley]] C.1 (cockpit section)
* [[Blackburn Buccaneer S.1]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Blackburn Buccaneer]] S.1<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B (cockpit section)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B (cockpit section)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Boeing Chinook HC.1]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Boeing Chinook (UK variants)|Boeing-Vertol Chinook]] HC.1 (fuselage)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Bristol Sycamore|Bristol Sycamore III]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Bristol Sycamore]] III<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[British Aerospace Sea Harrier|British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[British Aerospace Sea Harrier]] FA.2<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Cessna 310]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Cessna 310]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Clutton-Tabenor FRED|Clutton-Tabenor FRED Series 2]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Clutton-Tabenor FRED|Clutton FRED]] Series 2<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Dassault Mystere IV]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Dassault Mystère IV]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Dove]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Dove]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Heron 1B]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Heron]] 1B<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Sea Venom|de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.21]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Sea Venom]] FAW.21<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Sea Vixen|de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Sea Vixen]] FAW.2<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Tiger Moth]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Tiger Moth]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Vampire T.11]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Vampire]] T.11<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Venom|de Havilland Venom NF.3]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Venom]] NF.3<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk|de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk]] T.10<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[English Electric Canberra B.2]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[English Electric Canberra]] B.2 (Mod)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* English Electric Canberra PR.7<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* English Electric Canberra PR.7<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* English Electric Canberra PR.9 (cockpit section)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* English Electric Canberra PR.9 (cockpit section)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* English Electric Canberra T.17 (cockpit section)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* English Electric Canberra T.17 (cockpit section)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* English Electric Canberra T.19<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* English Electric Canberra T.19<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[English Electric Lightning|English Electric Lightning F.5]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[English Electric Lightning]] T.5<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* English Electric Lightning F.6 (cockpit section)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* English Electric Lightning F.6 (cockpit section)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Fairey Gannet AEW.3]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Fairey Gannet AEW.3]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[General Aircraft Monospar ST-12]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[General Aircraft Monospar]] ST-12<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Gloster Javelin|Gloster Javelin FAW.8]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Gloster Javelin]] FAW.8<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Gloster Meteor|Gloster Meteor FR.9]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Gloster Meteor]] FR.9 (Mod)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Gloster Meteor NF.14<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Gloster Meteor NF.12<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Gloster Meteor NF.14<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Gloster Meteor NF.14<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Gloster Meteor T.7<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Gloster Meteor T.7<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Handley Page Hastings|Handley Page Hastings T.5]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Handley Page Hastings]] T.5<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Handley Page Jetstream]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Handley Page Jetstream]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Hawker Hunter|Hawker Hunter F.1]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Hawker Hunter]] F.1<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Hawker Hunter T.7<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Hawker Hunter T.7<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Hawker Sea Hawk|Hawker Sea Hawk FB.3]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] FB.3<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Hawker Siddeley Dominie|Hawker Siddeley Dominie T.1]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[British Aerospace 125|Hawker Siddeley Dominie]] T.1<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Folland Gnat|Hawker Siddeley Gnat T.1]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Folland Gnat|Hawker Siddeley Gnat T.1]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Hiway Skytrike<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Hiway Skytrike<ref name="NAM-AL" />
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* Hunting Jet Provost T.3A<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Hunting Jet Provost T.3A<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Lee-Richards annular monoplane|Lee-Richards annular biplane]] (replica)
* [[Lee-Richards annular monoplane|Lee-Richards annular biplane]] (replica)
* [[Lockheed T-33A]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Lockheed T-33]]A<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Lockheed TriStar (RAF)|Lockheed TriStar]] SIM (cockpit)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Luscombe P3 Rattler Strike<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Luscombe P3 Rattler Strike<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Hill Hummer|Maxair Hummer]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Hill Hummer|Maxair Hummer]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2]] (nose section)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[McDonnell Douglas Phantom in UK service|McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2]] (nose section)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* MBA Tiger Cub 440<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* MBA Tiger Cub 440<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Mignet HM.14|Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />{{refn|group=nb|Formerly owned by A. W. Troop<ref name="CAM79-188">''Civil Aircraft Markings 1979''. Alan J. Wright. {{ISBN|0-7110-0930-9}}. p 188. Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Surrey, UK.</ref> then the Lincolnshire Aviation Museum.<ref name="CAM81-187">''Civil Aircraft Markings 1981''. Alan J. Wright. {{ISBN|9780711011045}}. p 187. Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Surrey, UK.</ref>}}
* [[Mignet HM.14]] Flying Flea<ref name="NAM-AL" />{{refn|group=nb|Formerly owned by A. W. Troop<ref name="CAM79-188">''Civil Aircraft Markings 1979''. Alan J. Wright. {{ISBN|0-7110-0930-9}}. p. 188. Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Surrey, UK.</ref> then the Lincolnshire Aviation Museum.<ref name="CAM81-187">''Civil Aircraft Markings 1981''. Alan J. Wright. {{ISBN|9780711011045}}. p. 187. Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Surrey, UK.</ref>}}
* Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel (cockpit section)<ref name="NAM-AL" />{{refn|group=nb|Formerly owned by the Lincolnshire Aviation Museum.<ref name="CAM79-190">''Civil Aircraft Markings 1979''. Alan J. Wright. {{ISBN|0-7110-0930-9}}. p.190. Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Surrey, UK.</ref>}}
* Mignet HM.14 Flying Flea (cockpit section)<ref name="NAM-AL" />{{refn|group=nb|Formerly owned by the Lincolnshire Aviation Museum.<ref name="CAM79-190">''Civil Aircraft Markings 1979''. Alan J. Wright. {{ISBN|0-7110-0930-9}}. p. 190. Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Surrey, UK.</ref>}}
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23ML]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23]]ML<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Mikoyan MiG-27|Mikoyan MiG-27K]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Mikoyan MiG-27]]K<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Mooney M20A]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Mooney M20]]A<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[North American Harvard]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[North American T-6 Texan|North American Harvard]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[North American F-100 Super Sabre]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[North American F-100 Super Sabre]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Percival Prentice]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Percival Prentice]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
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* Powerchute Kestrel<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Powerchute Kestrel<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[PZL SZD-30 Pirat]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[PZL SZD-30 Pirat]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Quicksilver MX]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Eipper Quicksilver|Quicksilver MX]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Saab Draken]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Saab 35 Draken|Saab Draken]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Saab Safir]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Saab 91 Safir|Saab Safir]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Saab 37 Viggen|Saab AJSH 37 Viggen]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Saab 37 Viggen|Saab AJSH 37 Viggen]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP.12]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Saunders-Roe Skeeter]] AOP.12<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Scottish Aviation Bulldog|Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Scottish Aviation Bulldog]] T.1<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[SEPECAT Jaguar|SEPECAT Jaguar T.2A]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[SEPECAT Jaguar]] T.2A<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* SEPECAT Jaguar (cockpit)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* SEPECAT Jaguar (cockpit)<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Sherwood Ranger<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Slingsby Kirby Cadet|Slingsby Cadet TX.1]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Slingsby Kirby Cadet|Slingsby Cadet TX.1]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Slingsby Grasshopper|Slingsby Grasshopper TX.1]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Slingsby Grasshopper]] TX.1<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Slingsby T.31 Tandem Tutor]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />{{Failed verification|date=May 2020}}
* [[Slingsby Tandem Tutor|Slingsby Motor Cadet T.7]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Slingsby T67 Firefly]] SIM<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[SOCATA Rallye family|SOCATA MS.880 Rallye]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[SOCATA Rallye family|SOCATA MS.880 Rallye]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Aérospatiale Gazelle|Sud-Aviation SA 341 Gazelle]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Aérospatiale Gazelle|Sud-Aviation SA 341 Gazelle]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Supermarine Swift|Supermarine Swift FR.5]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Supermarine Swift]] FR.5<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Taylor Monoplane]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Taylor Monoplane]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Tasuma CSV 30 UAV<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Tasuma CSV 30 UAV ‘Navigator’<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Tasuma Obsever UAV<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Tiger Cub Developments Sherwood Ranger]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Tiger Cub Developments Sherwood Ranger]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Vickers Varsity]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Vickers Varsity]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Volmer VJ-24W SunFun]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />{{Failed verification|date=May 2020}}
* [[Volmer VJ-24W SunFun|Volmer VJ-24]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Ward Gnome]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Ward Gnome]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Westland Lynx|Westland Lynx HC.28]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Westland Lynx]] HC.28<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Westland Puma HC.1]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma|Sud-Westland Puma]] HC.1<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Westland Sioux|Westland Sioux AH.1]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Bell H-13 Sioux|Westland (Bell) Sioux]] AH.1<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Westland Wessex|Westland Wessex HC.2]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Westland Wessex]] HC.2<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Westland Whirlwind HAS.7]]<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* [[Westland Whirlwind (helicopter)|Westland Whirlwind]] HAS.7<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Zurowski ZP.1<ref name="NAM-AL" />
* Zurowski ZP.1<ref name="NAM-AL" />
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===Cockpitfest===
===Cockpitfest===


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* [[List of aerospace museums]]


==Notes==
== References ==
=== Footnotes ===
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{{Reflist|group=nb}}


==References==
=== Notes ===
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Military history of Nottinghamshire]]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Newark-on-Trent]]
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Newark Air Museum
Avro Shackleton MR.3/3 WR977 at the Newark Air Museum
Newark Air Museum is located in Nottinghamshire
Newark Air Museum
Location within Nottinghamshire
Established1973 (1973)
LocationNewark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
Coordinates53°05′46″N 0°45′27″W / 53.09600°N 0.75741°W / 53.09600; -0.75741
TypeAviation museum
Websitewww.newarkairmuseum.org

Newark Air Museum is an air museum located on a former Royal Air Force station at Winthorpe, near Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, England. The museum contains a variety of aircraft.

History

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The airfield was known as RAF Winthorpe during the Second World War, opening in September 1940.[1] From 1942 to 1944, it housed No. 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit, training Avro Lancaster crews, in No. 5 Group with around thirty planes. In 1944 it joined No. 7 Group, still within Bomber Command. In 1945 it transferred to Transport Command.

The following units were posted at RAF Winthorp at some point:

In 1964, 200 acres (0.81 km2) of the former airfield were purchased by the Newark and Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society, who have since held the Newark and Nottinghamshire County Show.[citation needed] A limited company called Newark (Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire) Air Museum was formed in 1968. The museum officially opened on 14 April 1973. In 1990, the museum opened its first exhibition hall. This was followed by the purchase of an additional 12.38 acres (0.0501 km2) of land that became known as the Southfield Site. A second display hall was opened on this property in 2004.[2][3]

The flight deck of the Avro Vulcan

Aircraft on display

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Cockpitfest

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The Air Museum has, for the past few years, hosted the annual Cockpitfest. This popular event calls on enthusiasts and 'cockpitters' alike to bring their memorabilia for others to see and, in the case of cockpits, get inside. The Cockpitfest celebrated its 10th anniversary in June 2009.

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Formerly owned by A. W. Troop[5] then the Lincolnshire Aviation Museum.[6]
  2. ^ Formerly owned by the Lincolnshire Aviation Museum.[7]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Winthorpe". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. ^ "About us". Newark Air Museum. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ "2018 Project Update for Project Panini (Mod)". Newark Air Museum. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq "Aircraft List". Newark Air Museum. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ Civil Aircraft Markings 1979. Alan J. Wright. ISBN 0-7110-0930-9. p. 188. Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Surrey, UK.
  6. ^ Civil Aircraft Markings 1981. Alan J. Wright. ISBN 9780711011045. p. 187. Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Surrey, UK.
  7. ^ Civil Aircraft Markings 1979. Alan J. Wright. ISBN 0-7110-0930-9. p. 190. Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Surrey, UK.
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