General information
On the night of 3/4 June 1943, a Wellington bomber (HE 746) was on a flight from RAF Wing near Leighton Buzzard when it suffered a failure to one of its Bristol Hercules engines. The crew advised flying control at RAF Dumfries of their situation and requested an emergency landing; unfortunately the aircraft crashed 1½ miles from the airfield runway. Three of the crew were killed and two others were seriously injured. This aircraft was to become the catalyst for the foundation of the Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum.
They have since gathered a collection of various aircraft, including the recovered parts of the Wellington Bomber (HE 746).
Photo By Ewanph (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Number of exhibited items
Planes & Helicopters: 1-25, Inventory link
Items Exhibited at the Museum
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Prewar Cars
before 1942
Rolls-Royce
Classic Cars
1945 to 1969
Jaguar E-type
Modern cars
from 1970
Audi RS7
Sportscars
Porsche 911
Rally / Racing Cars
Lancia Stratos
Supercars
Ferrari F40
Hotrods
Ford -32
Muscle Cars
Dodge Charger -68
Trams
Aircraft Carriers
Ferries
Fireboats
Lightships
Minesweepers
Speed Boats
Tugboats
U Boats
Viking Ships
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Getting to the Museum
Address: Former Control Tower, Tinwald Downs Rd, Heathhall Industrial Estate, DG1 3PH, Dumfries, United Kingdom, Europe
Coordinates: 55.09068, -3.568651
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Tripod permitted: Not known
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Disclaimer
Note: This information was accurate July, 2019 when it was published/updated, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
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