This is our Flight Simulator based on a Cessna 172. It’s great fun to have a go at being a pilot. We have instructors to help you and it is very realistic. The simulator needs to be booked in advance so it’s best to email us at: simulator@bamhurn.org to discuss what you want and arrange a date and time for you to take-off!
We are pleased to announce two new arrivals at the museum. Firstly, we now have a new Volvo Saxon FL250 fire engine to replace the old Dodge fire engine which had been with the museum for many years. This was one of most popular exhibits but unfortuately the bodywork deterioration and rust had become too much so we had to look for a replacement. The new Volvo fire engine had been in service with Greater Manchester Fire Service since 2003 but they have now renewed their fleet so we are really pleased that MW52UDV has come to us. It’s in great condition and we hope to make it available for visitors to clamber into shortly.
The second new arrival is a London Taxi which is famous around the world for it’s unique design.
We now have a brand new flight simulator at the museum! It has been designed and hand-built by some of the volunteers at the museum and it is now ready and waiting for some new trainee pilots to come along and fly.
Click on the link below for full details of the Cessna 172 flight simulator.
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A new addition to the museum’s collection of Royal Navy aircraft has arrived. The Hawker Hunter T8 WT722 was originally built as a type F4 and first flew on 4th February 1955. She was delivered to the RAF on 25th May 1955 and served with 54(F) and 26(F) Squadrons. In 1957 she was sold back to Hawkers who then converted the aircraft to a type T.8 before she was delivered to the Royal Navy in April 1959.
WT722 then served with 703 and 764 Naval Air Squadrons at RNAS Lossiemouth, and 759 NAS at Brawdy. In 1970, she was moved to RNAS Yeovilton and into service with the Air Direction Training Unit (ADTU). The aircraft was eventually retired from flying in 1994 after accumulating a total of 9,500 flying hours and 12,500 landings. Eventually she ended up at Newquay as part of the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Collection 2015, where she remained until the CAHC was forced to close in spring 2023. Thankfully, WT722 was bought by Bournemouth Aviation Museum where she arrived in early August 2023 and is now on display at the front entrance. In due course we hope to restore the aircraft to her former glory with a refurbishment and new paint job – watch this space.
A new aircraft arrived at the museum recently, it is a Folland Gnat XR541 which first flew on 8th July 1963 and served operationally with the RAF until 1978. It served with 4 FTS at RAF Valley and the Central Flying School and also took part in the Finningley Jubilee flypast 1977. The aircraft remained in active service until 7th February 1978 when the aircraft suffered on engine failure on take-off at RAF Mona.
It was subsequently used for instructional use and spares finishing her carreer at RAF St. Athan with the Civilian Craft Apprentices School where she was was painted in the camouflage colours with the mock serial of PF179 added, as part of a Painters and Finishers course number.
It has now arrived at Bournemouth Aviation Museum and hopefully we can put the aircraft back together again as XR541 and give her a nice new paint job that will do justice to this fine old aircraft.
