Wellesbourne Wartime Museum
Volunteer-run museum on Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield covering its Second World War history as the base of No. 22 Operational Training Unit.
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About the museum
The Wellesbourne Wartime Museum is run by volunteers of the Wellesbourne Aviation Group and tells the story of Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield. During the Second World War the airfield was the home of No. 22 Operational Training Unit, which trained Bomber Command crews, many of them from Commonwealth countries, on Vickers Wellington and Avro Anson aircraft.
The museum stands at the end of the car park near the airfield control tower. It includes part of the wartime underground battle headquarters, a bunker where control tower staff could take shelter during an air raid, which volunteers have worked to restore for visitors.
Alongside displays on the airfield and its wartime units, the museum shows several aircraft and cockpit sections, including a Percival Provost, a de Havilland Vampire and the cockpit of a Sea Vixen, and an engine recovered from the crash site of an Avro Lancaster. The Avro Vulcan XM655 elsewhere on the airfield is run by a separate society.
Highlights
- Underground wartime battle headquarters bunker
- History of No. 22 Operational Training Unit
- Percival Provost, de Havilland Vampire and Sea Vixen cockpit
- Rolls-Royce Merlin engine from an Avro Lancaster crash site
Permanent exhibitions
- Wellesbourne airfield in the Second World War – Displays on the airfield, No. 22 Operational Training Unit and the underground battle headquarters bunker.
- Aircraft and cockpits – A Percival Provost, a de Havilland Vampire, a Sea Vixen cockpit and a Merlin engine from a Lancaster crash site.
- Operated by
- Wellesbourne Aviation Group (volunteer-run charity)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | £3 |
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| Children & teens | £0.50 |
Adult £3 and child 50p according to an aviation museum directory listing; other listings and reviews report lower adult prices, so confirm on arrival.
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Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Parking on the airfield next to the museum, which is at the end of the car park near the control tower.
The museum is on Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield, Loxley Road, near the control tower.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The Avro Vulcan XM655 on the same airfield is run by a separate society with its own open days. |
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