16 May 2023Childrens disco is back at the museum Friday 2nd JuneAfter the huge success of the Easter Children’s disco at the museum , we had many requests to do another one during the school holidays. […] Continue Reading…15 May 2023BAM Newsletter Spring 2023 now availableThe new BAM Newsletter for Spring 2023 is now available on this website! Please go to the News section and click on the link to […] Continue Reading…25 April 2023Volunteer at Bournemouth Aviation MuseumAs a self-supporting charity, the museum is always looking for help. Whether you are an aviation enthusiast or not the likelihood is that you have […] Continue Reading…20 April 2023Folland Gnat arrives at the museumA new aircraft arrived at the museum recently, it is a Folland Gnat XR541 which first flew on 8th July 1963 and served operationally with […] Continue Reading…18 January 2023Hawker Hunter lands at the museum!A new arrival has landed at the museum – a Hawker Hunter or at least the front section of the aircraft. This was orginally displayed […] Continue Reading…20 December 2022Gifts available in the museum shopWe now have some new stock available in the museum shop and there is plenty of variety to choose from! aircraft models – many interesting […] Continue Reading…30 October 2022Phoenix DroneWe have a rather unusual new arrival at the museum this month, not an aircraft but a drone. The Phoenix was used by the British […] Continue Reading…27 September 2022The replacement bus has arrived!The old Fleetline double-decker bus has been one of our most popular exhibits at the museum enjoyed by many children and adults over the years. […] Continue Reading…27 September 2022The Harvard is finally being renovated!The North American Harvard has been at the museum for many years. It has always been one of those exhibits that we all agreed needed […] Continue Reading…26 September 2022Canberra has a new liveryThe English Electric Canberra is a very popular exhibit which you can climb into and see what it’s like to be the pilot or navigator […] Continue Reading…4 July 2022The Gyrocopter has landedThe museum has now acquired an Air-Command 582 gyrocopter. This was designed as a single seater autogyro in the early 1980’s for construction by amateur […] Continue Reading…1 July 2022Aircraft instruments for saleA number of genuine aircraft instruments are now for sale in the museum shop. . They come from a variety of aircraft and are being […] Continue Reading…7 February 2022Restoration of the Vampire continuesThe De Havilland Vampire has been at the museum since we moved to the current site in 2007. Unfortunately, the years have taken its toll […] Continue Reading…12 October 2021Hawker Hunter restoration now completedThe restoration of the Hawker Hunter XG160 has now been completed following 18months of hard work by two of the Museum volunteers Jim Dunsmore and […] Continue Reading…8 March 2020Children’s Party TimeChildren’s Party Experience You can organise a Children’s Party with a difference at Bournemouth Aviation Museum, ideal for birthdays. It will be a party that […] Continue Reading…Load more