London Science Museum
	The London Science Museum is a must-see for those interested in both military and civil aviation. The museum contains full size aircraft, models used in wind tunnel testing and items such as the historic Schneider Trophy. The museum is located on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, and is open every day from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm except 24-26 December. Admission is free. The engine from a German V2 rocket (1944) Avro 504K D7560 with 130hp Clerget engine Lockheed 10A Electra G-LIOA Serial No. 1037 Model of Spitfire used in wind tunnel testing Short SC.1 VTOL XG900 Rolls Royce Thrust Rig XJ314, also known as The Flying Bedstead, which was used for experiments in vertical flight Apollo 10 Capsule Amy Johnson flew this aircraft (de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth G-AAAH) solo from Great Britain to Australia - the first woman in history to do so. It was named "Jason 1" This is the Vickers Vimy aircraft that Sir John William Alcock and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown used for the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 1919 from Newfoundland to Ireland. Hawker Hurricane Mk. 1 L1592. Shown in 615 Squadron colours with the code "KW-Z", this particular aircraft flew over Dunkirk and also participated in the Battle of Britain. Hawker P1127 XP831. This is the prototype aircraft that first achieved a vertical takeoff on 21 October 1960 and was developed into the well known Harrier Jump Jet. Supermarine Spitfire Mk. 1A P9444 "RN-D" Supermarine S.6.B. S.1595. This aircraft won the famous Schneider  Trophy in 1931 and was designed by R J Mitchell. Lessons learnt in its design were used in building the Spitfire. Douglas Dakota IV ex-RCAF 44-76586 cockpit section Gloster E.28/39 - This aircraft first flew on 15 May 1941 and was used to test the first British jet engine developed by Frank Whittle Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a 191316 RAE SE.5A ex "F939" G-EBIB Cierva C.30A AP507 Cody Type V "304". This aircraft has been with the Science Museum since 1914. The Roe Triplane, the second designed by A V Roe and first flown  on the 13 July 1909. Replica Lilienthal glider built for the Museum. JAP-Harding. A Bleriot-based design. Antoinette. 1909 model originally owned by Robert Blackburn. Pterodactyl I J8067 originally flown from Farnborough. A large diesel Beardmore Tornado engine from the airship R101. The magnificent Schneider Trophy. This trophy was instrumental in huge advances in single-engine monoplane design in the 1930s. Detail of the top of the trophy deemed too erotic by some! Plaque on the base of the trophy placed after the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom won it with a Scout Seaplane in 1914. You don't have to go far from the Science Museum to see other aviation history. On a building opposite the museum is bomb damage sustained during attacks by the Luftwaffe in the Blitz. Return to Other Museum page by clicking here.