| Solway Aviation Museum | |
| Location: | Carlisle Lake District Airport Irthington Cumbria |
| Type: | Aviation museum |
| Map Type: | England#United Kingdom Cumbria#United Kingdom City of Carlisle |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Map Dot Label: | Solway Aviation Museum |
| Coordinates: | 54.9432°N -2.8056°W |
The Solway Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at Carlisle Lake District Airport in Cumbria.[1]
The Museum is run by The Solway Aviation Society and staffed by volunteers. The Society is a registered charity supported by entrance charges to the Museum, and public donations. In addition to normal opening the Museum hosts educational visits for school classes studying the Second World War and for Scouts achieving their Air Activities Badge. Following the closure of the RAF Millom Museum, many of the artefacts were moved to Solway Aviation Museum for safe keeping and eventual exhibition when space permits.
The Buildings contain exhibits and artefacts relating to aviation in Cumbria, including the Second World War and also houses individual displays featuring the development of the Blue Streak missile, Martin-Baker ejection seats, and the development and activities of the Airport itself since the Second World War.
In April 2024, the museum raised enough money to move the only surviving Blackburn Beverly to the museum from Fort Paull.[2]
The current collection includes the following:[3]
| Aircraft | Serial | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| XJ823 | Royal Air Force, it was flown into Carlisle Airport in January 1983, after the Falklands War[4] | ||
| XS209 | Royal Air Force, was used as a training airframe | ||
| WZ515 | Royal Air Force | ||
| WS832 | Built by Armstrong Whitworth, last used at the Royal Aerospace Establishment Llandbedr, Wales | ||
| WE188 | Royal Air Force | ||
| ZF583 | Former Royal Saudi Air Force painted in Royal Air Force markings. | ||
| XG190 | Former Royal Danish Air Force aircraft painted to represent an aircraft of the Empire Test Pilot's School | ||
| XV406 | Royal Air Force, formerly a gate guard at 14 MU RAF Carlisle | ||
| WP314 | Royal Navy | ||
| XX146[5] | |||
| WV198 | Royal Navy |