Museum of Berkshire Aviation
 Herald outside museum | |
  Location within Berkshire | |
| Established | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Location | Mohawk Way, Woodley |
| Coordinates | 51°27′01″N 0°52′59″W / 51.4504°N 0.8830°W |
| Type | Aircraft museum |
| Website | museumofberkshireaviation |
The Museum of Berkshire Aviation is a small aviation museum in Woodley, a town in Berkshire, England. The museum is on the edge of the site of the former Woodley Aerodrome and many of its exhibits relate to the Phillips & Powis company, later renamed Miles Aircraft, which was based there from 1932 to 1947.[1]
Collections
Many of the aircraft exhibited were built by Handley Page (Reading) Ltd, and by Fairey Aviation at White Waltham near Maidenhead.
Despite being a small museum, several of the exhibits are unique survivors. These include a Miles Martinet (a World War II target tug), the only Miles Student two-seat side-by-side jet trainer ever built, and a Fairey Jet Gyrodyne – a composite helicopter and autogyro, or gyrodyne.
Other exhibits include:
- A Fairey Gannet carrier-borne anti-submarine aircraft, formerly operated by the Royal Navy.
- A Handley Page Herald turboprop airliner, designed by Miles and built at Woodley after Handley Page took over Miles' aircraft contracts.
- A Miles Magister two-seat basic trainer aircraft.
References
- ^ "Reading Directory | Museum of Berkshire Aviation". Reading Borough Council. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
External links
- Official website
- Map sources for Museum of Berkshire Aviation
