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Hawker Hart Trainer

Aircraft & Exhibits, NOV 1935-SEP 1943, In Storage, 71/A/1415

This aircraft was built in 1935 by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd. After a brief flying career with No. 2 Flying Training School, it was placed in storage in 1938.

Yellow-coloured bi-plane aircraft with RAF roundels, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 WP912

Aircraft & Exhibits, NOV 1952-DEC 1976, London, Hangar Five, 85/A/65

The Chipmunk entered RAF service in 1950, replacing the Tiger Moth as as an initial pilot trainer, offering relatively modern features such as flaps, brakes, radio and an enclosed cockpit. His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, learned to fly this Chipmunk - he made his first solo flight on 20 December 1952.

de Havilland Chipmunk on display at RAF Museum Midlands, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Hawker Siddeley Gnat T1

Aircraft & Exhibits, JAN 1964-OCT 1979, In Storage, 85/A/146

Best known for its use by the Red Arrows aerobatic team, the Gnat T1 entered service in 1962, taking over from Vampire T11s as the RAF's standard advanced training aircraft.

Bright red metal jet engine with red, white and blue striped tail, RAF Museum