City of Norwich Aviation Museum

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City of Norwich Aviation Museum
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Location in Norfolk
Established1977
Location Horsham St Faith, Norfolk
Coordinates 52°40′49″N1°16′34″E / 52.6802°N 1.276°E / 52.6802; 1.276
Type Aviation museum
Website www.cnam.org.uk
Gloster Meteor F.8 WK654 of the RAF CNAM Meteor F8.jpg
Gloster Meteor F.8 WK654 of the RAF
Handley Page Dart Herald G-ASKK formerly operated by Air UK CNAM Herald.jpg
Handley Page Dart Herald G-ASKK formerly operated by Air UK
Dassault Mystere IV No.121 CNAM Mystere IVA.jpg
Dassault Mystère IV No.121
BAC Lightning F.53 - Royal Saudi Air Force 53-686 English Electric Lightning F.53 53-686 (ZF592).jpg
BAC Lightning F.53 - Royal Saudi Air Force 53-686
Allison 250 compressor module with 5 axial stages and a final centrifugal stage Allison 250-C20B compressor module.jpg
Allison 250 compressor module with 5 axial stages and a final centrifugal stage

The City of Norwich Aviation Museum is a volunteer-run museum and charitable trust dedicated to the preservation of the aviation history of the county of Norfolk, England. The museum is located on the northern edge of Norwich International Airport and is reached by road through the village of Horsham St Faith.

Contents

History

In 2016, a number of aircraft had to be moved to make room for the Northern Distributor Road. Although part of the museum property was given up for the road, the footprint of the museum grew slightly due to a land swap. [1]

The museum welcomed EI-RJN, a 21-year old Avro RJ85, formerly operated by CityJet, as an exhibit in October 2020. The jet had to be lifted over the Northern Distributor Road by crane. [2]

The museum acquired the collections of the Fenland and West Norfolk Aviation Museum in 2022 when the latter closed. At the same time, it began building a new 260 m2 (2,800 sq ft) expansion called Fenland Hall to house the collection. [3] [4]

Collection

Aircraft on display

Indoor displays

Engines on display

See also

52°40′49″N1°16′34″E / 52.6802°N 1.276°E / 52.6802; 1.276

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