Chris Hall's Photo Gallery

Gloster Javelin F(AW).9. XH767 was built at Hucclecote and went to Aldergrove in October 1959. It joined 25 Squadron at Waterbeach in December that year. From 1962 until 1965, the aircraft served with 11 Squadron in Germany.

The Skeeter AOP 12 (S2/5107) at the Museum first flew in February 1959 and served with the Army Air Corps as XM553 until it was struck off charge on 25 April 1968. It was restored in 1979 as closely as possible to the 1961 specification, which resulted in

The Museum's Slingsby Cadet T1 was built during the War in London, by sub-contractor Ottley Motors Ltd., as one of a batch of 30. Its early service is not known, but in 1947 it was at No.41 Gliding School and in 1949 it was at RAF Woodvale.

The Europa at the Museum is the re-furbished prototype and development aircraft, which first flew in February 1992.

The Hawker Hurricane I replica is painted as P3873 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, in which the Museum's Canada Branch Patron, Hon. Hartland de M Molson OC OBE KstJ, was shot down during the Battle of Britain.

The Elvington Museum's Jet Provost T.4 is displayed in the colours of No. 6 Flying Training School at Finningley, where it served during the 1970s.

Buccaneer S2B. XX901 had an illustrious service record with the Royal Air Force. It was saved from scrapping by the Buccaneer Aircrew Association and is painted in the Gulf War scheme, including the 'Flying Mermaid' nose art.

Buccaneer S2B. XX901 had an illustrious service record with the Royal Air Force. In 1983, it took part in the only deployment by Buccaneers to the Falklands and later saw action over Beirut.

Buccaneer S2B. XX901 had an illustrious service record with the Royal Air Force. It was saved from scrapping by the Buccaneer Aircrew Association and is painted in the Gulf War scheme, including the 'Flying Mermaid' nose art.

Buccaneer S2B. XX901 had an illustrious service record with the Royal Air Force. In 1983, it took part in the only deployment by Buccaneers to the Falklands and later saw action over Beirut.

Gloster Javelin F(AW).9. XH767 was built at Hucclecote and went to Aldergrove in October 1959. It joined 25 Squadron at Waterbeach in December that year. From 1962 until 1965, the aircraft served with 11 Squadron in Germany.

Following various spells with 11 Squadron, or in store, XS903 returned to 5 Squadron to go to Akrotiri in Cyprus. By July 1987, it was back with 11 Squadron and it lost a part of its rudder in flight and had to make an emergency landing on 4 August

The aircraft was donated to the museum by Air Atlantique in December 2001 and is being restored in the appropriate RAF colour scheme

Hunter FGA.78. The Museum's aircraft was originally a Mk 6, built under licence in Holland and served with the Royal Dutch Air Force before conversion to an FGA.78. It was with the Qatar Air Force for ten years, coming to the Museum in 1992. It is display

Dassault Mirage IIIE 538, was presented to the Museum by the French Air Force. It had been flown in 1972 by Museum member, Colonel Denis Turina, whose father flew from Elvington in the Second World War. The aircraft last flew in 1993.

Hunter T.7. XL572 first entered service at 229 Operational Conversion Unit at Chivenor in 1958.It came to Elvington in 1994 and has been painted in blue livery to represent XL571 the leading aircraft in the Blue Diamonds formation team. The team was based

The Museum's Dakota IV was manufactured in Oklahoma City, USA, as a C-47B and entered RAF service at RAF Montreal as KN353 in February 1945. In March 1945, it was transferred to 300 Wing in Australia and from May until December 1946 it served in Ceylon.

Victor K2. XL231 joined 139 Squadron on 1 February 1962. It was converted to become the prototype K.2 Tanker on 23 January 1972 and saw service in the Falklands War, in support of the 'Operation Black Buck' Vulcan raid on Port Stanley, and later in the Gu

Hunter FGA.78. The Museum's aircraft was originally a Mk 6, built under licence in Holland and served with the Royal Dutch Air Force before conversion to an FGA.78. It was with the Qatar Air Force for ten years, coming to the Museum in 1992. It is display

Hunter T.7. XL572 first entered service at 229 Operational Conversion Unit at Chivenor in 1958.It came to Elvington in 1994 and has been painted in blue livery to represent XL571 the leading aircraft in the Blue Diamonds formation team.

The first prototype Hunter T.7 two-seat trainer flew on 8 July 1955. These aircraft differed from the fighter by having a lengthened nose and 'side by side' seating. From 1957, a total of 45 Hunter T.7s were built at Kingston for the Royal Air Force. In a

Tornado GR.1 ZA354 first flew on 13 January 1982 and was involved in drop tank, armament and fatigue testing trials throughout its life. It last flew on 17 March 2004 and arrived at Elvington from British Aerospace, Warton, Lancashire on 28 April 2005.

Hunter T.7. XL572 first entered service at 229 Operational Conversion Unit at Chivenor in 1958.It came to Elvington in 1994 and has been painted in blue livery to represent XL571 the leading aircraft in the Blue Diamonds formation team.

Lightning F.6. XS903 was built at Salmesbury and made its first flight on 17 August 1966 and joined 5 Squadron at Binbrook. It made a nosewheel-up landing at Coningsby on 14 September 1979.