Our Vehicles
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Austin Champ
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Service Reg. 85BE29
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Built in 1954 and struck off charge in March 1966.
Introduced in 1951 for the British Army and Royal
Marines to replace the Jeep, and in-turn replaced by the
Land Rover. Gifted (dismantled) by the IWM in 2012, and
restored by member Tom Lofty.
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Bloodhound MkI S.A.M. MISSILE
Bloodhound MkII Type 86 Radar – made by
Ferranti Ltd.
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Radar Unit Serial No.104
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Designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Co. and entered
service with the RAF in 1959. Acquired from RAF West
Raynham in 1987. The radar unit is the most complete example
existing, having been sent to RSRE Malvern (Pershore)
for trials work. Withdrawn from service in 1991. Gifted
by Newark Air Museum.
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Civil Defence Corps Signal Office (Small)
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This vehicle body was stored on Raydon airfield
by the Home Office for many years in readiness for a
national emergency. Donated in 2003 and now restored,
it would have been mounted on a Fordson ET6 lorry
chassis.
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Clarkat B Heavy Aircraft Tug
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Serial CK431484
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Shipped to Columbus ASF Depot, Ohio, on 4 December
1943 and came to the UK with the US armed forces. Fully
restored by member David Dawson.
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Low Pressure Pneumatic Servicing Trolley Mk 1
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Believed to be pre-WWII but with later wheels.
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Mercury Tug
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Chassis No. 5045
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Built by the Mercury Truck And Tractor Coy,
Gloucester. Believed to have served with British
Rail but depicted here as an airport tug and is painted
in the scheme and "G-HEVE" markings it had when at
Ellough/Beccles Heliport.
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Morris MK1 Light Reconnaissance Car
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War Dept. No. 4751176
Maker's No. 982
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Introduced for the Army in 1941 by the Nuffield
Organisation. Built in1942. Manufacturer’s No.982 .
Used by the RAF Regiment in the UK and overseas and painted as such. Armament: BREN light machine gun
and Boys Anti-Tank Rifle, plus Enfield No.4 rifles for
3-man crew. The IWM obtained it from the Whitehall
Theatre, London, (who imported it from Portugal) and,
after lengthy display at Duxford, gifted it to us in
2012.
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Pundit Light - Air Ministry Trailer Airfield
Identification Beacon
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Reg: 05AW77 AM
Ref: 16A/2571 Mk3
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This is complete and incorporates a
Coventry-Victor engine and generator; it was used to
flash an airfield call-sign in Morse Code. Found on
Mersea Island, Essex, and donated in 2002.
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Reliance Mercury Tug
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Chassis No. 000133-3214
Engine/Motor No. ED13817U588840J
Gear Box No. 714-1166
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We do not have any historical information on this
vehicle.
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Servicing and Repair Trolley
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Reconstructed from an original pre-WWII wheeled
chassis
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