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Pick Up and End Point: MK Coachway, Coachway Road, MK16 0AA Coach: Bill’s Coaches.
Depart: Milton Keynes 9.00am (0900hrs). Arrive: De Havilland 10.30am (1030hrs) approx.
Depart: De Havilland 4.00pm (1600hrs). Arrive: Milton Keynes 5.30pm (1730hrs) approx.
Cost:£44 includes refreshments on arrival, guided tour of the hangers plus free time to revisit hangars and
external exhibits, lunch(details to follow once winter menu available), coach, and driver’s tip.
Latest Date to be Paid By: 15 September 2023
Contact on the day : Jennie Savage 07885 857270
An independent small charity that depends on the generosity of its friends and supporters to help continue the
work in preserving the de Havilland Heritage. Much positive response on various websites as to an
interesting and enjoyable day.
With refreshments on arrival, we have booked an inclusive 2-hour group tour guided by one of their dedicated
team of experts. There are two huge hangars, the Walter Goldsmith, and the Geoffrey de Havilland with most
of the collection undercover protecting us and their artefacts from the weather. There is a third hangar, the
Amy Johnson hangar where the restoration work of a resolute volunteer restoration teams can be seen at
work. Outside there is an outdoor grass aircraft park with eight other aircraft, some of which they try to
make available to visitors when the ground is dry and firm.
There is wheelchair access to all the main display buildings in the Museum plus disabled toilet facilities.
Open aircraft are only accessible via stairs.
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum was the first aviation museum in Britain, when it opened to the public on 15
May 1959, just 18 years after the Mosquito Night Fighter W4052 had been flown out of adjacent fields by
Geoffrey de Havilland Jnr.
Aviation first came to Salisbury Hall in October 1939 when the de Havilland Mosquito design team moved in
as a security precaution against the British Government stopping work on the project. The Mosquito was
designed initially as an unarmed high-speed bomber, later being developed into the first multi-role combat
aircraft, excelling in unarmed photo reconnaissance, night fighter, precision strike, intruder, and anti-shipping
roles, amongst others.
The collection began to expand in early 1968 with the arrival of the Venom Night Fighter, which is currently
stored, and a Vampire Trainer. The next major addition was Mosquito B.35 TA634 which was presented by
the Liverpool Corporation on 15 May 1971.
In 1977 the de Havilland Aircraft Museum Trust Ltd was formed to operate the museum and gained charitable
status. The main initial task of the volunteers was to prepare the site for the expansion and erect a hangar to
protect the historic exhibits. Many more exhibits have been added over the years, one being the fuselage of
a Bae 146-100 airliner, completing the Hatfield jet airliner heritage
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