de Havilland Aircraft Museum
The DHAMT (de Havilland Aircraft Museum Trust) is an organisation set up to preserve the Aircraft and other aviation related products produced by Sir Geoffrey deHavilland and his design team. The museums first Aircraft was the Prototype DH98 Mosquito which was brought to the site in 1959, thus making us the oldest Aircraft museum in the UK. Britain’s oldest aviation museum and much more besides Our fine collection of iconic de Havilland aircraft, including Mosquito, Sea Vixen and Comet, is just the start. The museum also includes • displays and exhibits of aviation technology: radar, piston and jet engines and missiles • films, exhibits and displays of wartime operations, weapons trials and military jet aircraft • interior access to the Comet, Trident and DH 146 demonstrating the evolution of modern jet air travel • the ongoing restoration to flying condition of a de Havilland Rapide • a bookshop with extensive stock of new and out of print material • an art exhibition of de Havilland aircraft • a café serving drinks and snacks that you can use without entering the museum The museum is primarily run by volunteers and is open 6 days a week.
