de Havilland DH 106 Comet 4 Simulator
de Havilland DH 112 Sea Venom FAW.22
de Havilland DH100 Vampire FB 6
de Havilland DH 98 Mosquito B. MK. 35
de Havilland Cierva C.24 Autogyro
British Aerospace BAe146-100
de Havilland DHC1 Chipmunk T.MK.10
de Havilland DH 114 Heron MK.2D
de Havilland DH 115 Vampire T.11
de Havilland DH106 Comet 1a
de Havilland DH98 Mosquito Prototype W4050

The Museum is open 6 days a week (including Bank Holidays)-Closed Mondays

Welcome

Welcome to the oldest aviation museum in the UK dedicated to the preservation and display of de Havilland Aircraft. The de Havilland Aircraft Company played an important role in the history of aircraft development in 20th century Britain. The de Havilland company created world beating aeronautical innovations including many iconic aircraft such as the de Havilland Mosquito – “The Wooden Wonder”, the Comet – the world’s first jet airliner, the Tiger Moth – the “backbone “of the RAF’s training aircraft in WWII and the Airspeed Horsa Glider – used extensively by our airborne troops in 1944 during D-Day, Arnhem and the Rhine crossing.

We are a “working museum” where we actively restore de Havilland Aircraft so you are likely to see our volunteers at work, who are always willing to answer your questions.

The de Havilland Aircraft Museum is mostly staffed by unpaid volunteers who perform a wide range of tasks according to their skills.

THE DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT MUSEUM IN THE 21^st CENTURY PROJECT – WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT

THANKS to money raised by National Lottery players, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a grant of nearly £2 million and funding received from several Trusts and Foundations including The Garfield Weston Trust, The Hobson Charity, The Foyle Foundation, Paul Allen Philanthropies, The Kirby Laing Foundation, Barclays Bank and donations from our many supporters, the “de Havilland Aircraft Museum in the 21st Century Project” is now being built. It is a significant investment in Hertfordshire’s aviation heritage and Community facilities.

The Project enables the building of a large new hangar at the museum, providing an all-undercover experience for visitors to see a range of historic aircraft designed by the de Havilland Aircraft Company at its Hatfield factory .The New Hangar also provides a range of syndicate rooms on a mezzanine floor which will offer the local community an exciting venue for meetings, conferences, parties, learning and other social events.

Museum chairman Alan Brackley stressed that the museum will be continue to be open to visitors six days a week during 2019 all the time that building is in progress and the need to continue to raise funding to ensure that the project can be completed so please help by making a donation or purchasing a commemorative plaque.

“Visitors will not be inconvenienced in any way whatsoever,” said Mr. Brackley. “All of our Museum will be accessible for visitors to get close to and into several of our military aircraft and civil airliners.”

A feature of the volunteer-run museum is that visitors can see also restoration work being carried out on some of the aircraft, such as the DH.98 Mosquito and DH.106 Comet.

Mr Brackley added: “Thanks to the money raised by the National Lottery players and the many other supporters of the museum the new hangar project will not only safely display several important aircraft exhibits inside the new building away from the rigors of the British weather.

We still need donations to complete the project so please consider making a donation to our New Hangar Fund-your donation will help us continue our work in preserving the de Havilland Heritage”

You can support the Hangar fund by clicking here.

Sir Geoffrey de Havilland Hangar virtual tour

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View Our Aircraft & Engine Collection

de Havilland DH100 Vampire FB.6

Designed at Salisbury Hall, and built and first flown at Hatfield in 1943, the Vampire single-seat fighter was the first de Havilland jet aircraft. It is of compact pod and twin-boom design, with a single DH Goblin centrifugal turbojet behind the cockpit, fed by wing-root air intakes. Given the modest thrust of the early turbojets, this configuration offered short intake ducts and jet pipe, for minimum propulsive losses, and with the hot exhaust passing below the tailplane. The rear engine freed nose space for a retractable tricycle undercarriage, giving an excellent forward view for the pilot, the raised tail avoiding jet exhaust damage to airfield turf and tarmac.

de Havilland DH114 Heron Mk.2D

Designed at Hatfield, and first flown in 1950, the Heron feeder airliner was effectively a stretched four-engine version of the Dove. It was unpressurised, flown by a crew of two and able to carry up to 17 passengers, or 14 with a lavatory compartment fitted. It used Dove outer wing panels, and Dove nose and tail units joined by an extended fuselage. As with the Dove, the airframe, engines and propellers were all made by de Havilland.

Museum Walk through…

The Museum’s Cinema Commercial

TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award

The de Havilland Aircraft Museum has qualified for Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame from TripAdvisor because the Museum has earned a Certificate of Excellence every year for the past five years.
The Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence was awarded to the de Havilland Aircraft Museum in recognition for Excellence in Hospitality.
As a recipient of this award, it means that our volunteers and staff have been recognized for delivering consistently great service, as defined by the reviews of travelers and visitors.
The recognition distinguishes the Museum from other attractions and gives visitors more reason to choose the de Havilland Aircraft Museum.

de Havilland Aircraft Museum, Salisbury Hall, London Colney, Hertfordshire, AL2 1BU

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