Solway Aviation Museum
Carlisle Lake District Airport, Cumbria
June 2022
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The museum situated at Carlisle Crosby airfield looks after a modest but expanding collection of mostly former RAF aircraft.
It is run by volunteers who care for the aircraft several of them have recently been repinted including; Gannet ECM.6 (XA459) and Lightning F.53 (ZF583) as had Gloster Meteor NF.14 (WS832) a few weeks before my visit. Whilst SEPECAT Jaguar T.4 (XX146 'GT') in 54 Squadron markings arrived shortly after my vist in July 2022. |
| Left to right: Avro Vulcan B.2 (XJ823). On retirement it was flown to Carlisle in January 1983. |
| Left to right: Avro Vulcan B.2 (XJ823). |
| Left to right: English Electric Canberra T.4 (WE188). |
| Left to right: Gloster Meteor NF.14 (WS832 'W'). Built by Armstrong Whitworth it ended its service with the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) at RAE Llandbedr, Wales. |
| Left to right: Gloster Meteor NF.14 (WS832 'W'). |
| Left to right: BAC Lightning F.53 (ZF583 ex 53-681 painted as 'XP748 M'). It is really a former Royal Saudi Air Force aircraft it was retired to the UK in 1986. It was repainted in 56 Squadron markings during 2021 and 2022. |
| Left to right: BAC Jet Provost T.4 (XS209 '29'). |
| Left to right: Fairey Gannet ECM.6 (XA459 'E') ex Royal Navy. Arrived at the museum in February 2020. |
Left to right: McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 (XV406 'D') in 111 Squadron markings. It was previously the gate guard at 14 MU RAF Carlisle.
Hawker Hunter F.51 (E-425 prevoiusly marked XG190). Former Royal Danish Air Force aircraft. |
| Left to right: Percival Sea Prince T.1 (WP314 'CU') ex Royal Navy based at RNAS Culdrose. |
Left to right: DHC Chipmunk T.10 (WB584) it is a composite.
de Havilland Vampire T.11 (WZ515 '72').
Auster J.5L Aiglet Trainer (G-APLG). Built in 1958 its registration was cancelled in 1999.
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