Description
In 1981, West Sussex County Council donated a large SECO hut to the group and in June 1982, following much hard endeavour, the embryo Museum opened its doors to visitors. We have grown considerably since then to exhibit a vast number of artefacts.
Staffed entirely by volunteers, our mission statement can be described thus: The Museum exists to promote awareness of the United Kingdom’s military aviation heritage and to educate present and future generations
If you are looking for Best Museums and Art Galleries in Chichester , West Sussex then you can visit Tangmere Military Aviation Museum. Tangmere Military Aviation Museum is one of the places in Chichester West Sussex for day out with kids and families. More details can be found on the website for this place.
Features
- Paid
- Host birthday parties: No
Features
On Site Parking
On Site Cafe
The Museum Grounds
Six of the Museum’s historic aircraft can be viewed in the grounds: Phantom FGR2, Sea Vixen FAW2, Meteor F8, Wessex HU5, Harrier GR3 and the Vampire T11 (currently undergoing refurbishment in the conservation area adjacent to the car park).
Meryl Hansed Memorial Hall
The newest Hall at the museum houses a 1950s Line Hut which serves as the focal point of the Museum’s preservation efforts – the Hunter Mk 5 and the English Electric Lightning F53 – both aircraft generously donated to the museum by Raymond and the late Meryl Hansed.
Merston Hall
The Merston Hall houses the Museum’s two world airspeed record holding aircraft – Donaldson’s Meteor and Duke’s Hunter – which are on loan from the RAF Museum by courtesy of the Trustees, as is the Supermarine Swift which is displayed next to the Hunter.
Battle of Britain Hall
See the excavated and poignant remains of Sergeant Dennis Noble’s Hurricane, enjoy the many fine poems written by airmen during the conflict, examine retrieved remains of Merlin, Junkers Jumo and Griffon engines.
Middle Hall
As is an exhibition featuring the Czechoslovak and Polish squadrons that operated from RAF Tangmere and its satellites during the Second World War. You can also see a display of life on the Home Front, and a host of other memorabilia including various wartime pilots’ logbooks.
Tangmere Hall
The Hall also contains a comprehensive exhibition devoted to the equipment and activities of the special SOE agents and the Lysander pilots who flew them to and from occupied Europe from Tangmere.
School Visits
The Tangmere Military Aviation Museum actively welcomes and encourages school visits from primary and secondary schools.
3.59 miles
