Southend Historic Aircraft Museum

02/09/2026

The first post-aircraft use of the Museum was ‘Roller City’….

01/09/2026

Amassed quite a bit of museum memorabilia, which still comes up on eBay from time to time…

31/08/2026

Tucked away in the same Science Museum hangar at Wroughton, the DH84 Dragon, G-ACIT, was registered 88 years ago to Scottish Airways Ltd.

31/08/2026

No longer publicly accessible at the Science Museum store at Wroughton, the former Marconi Piaggio

06/08/2026

Another former resident. It was loaned to the Southend museum but has been at The Helicopter Museum (Official) for many years. Just relocated to a new part of the museum…. XL811

Our Skeeter Helicopter on public display in its new permanent location in bay one of the museum.

26/07/2026

Some early pics from Dave Heaney, probably 1971-72 vintage. The Vampire was obviously a new arrival then….

22/07/2026

Some pics from 1971, with the museum building under construction and some of the exhibits starting to arrive on site. Thanks to Len Harvey for sharing them.

31/05/2026

Another one tracked down - well, sort of!

The Museum’s Fiesler Storch was photographed by Hitchman back in 2015 at New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

There‘s always been some confusion over its whereabouts and is often mentioned at Kermit Weeks’ Fantasy of Flight but, having spoken with him personally, I can confirm that that is not the case and his ‘N156FS’ is an altogether different airframe.

The Flypast Forum suggests the following: - “According to Peter Cohausz's superb work "Deutsche Flugzeuge bis 1945" this machine surfaced in Florida as N156FS being w/n 110064 and at one time "CB+VD", D-EKMU, OE-ADR, Fv3812.

However, according to the renowned website Preserved Axis Aircraft, the listing of surviving Fieslers shows a slightly different origin for w/n 110064 i.e.:

N2405P, exN156FS and it comments that" Aircraft has probably been sold again and re-registered. Ex Propeller Service of Miami, ex CB+VD, Fv 3812, N464FB, D-EYWB."

It is believed that the airframe has, indeed, been sold and is now in Minnesota, which I’m trying to confirm.

The really sad amongst you might recognise the colour scheme that featured on the Airfix aircraft kits of the aircraft.

09/05/2026

Pleasingly rapid progress after decades of neglect

14/04/2026

More progress on G-APRJ

Melbourne’s weather keeps playing havoc with our restorations at the moment BUT - the Lincoln is now getting treated with super etch primer ahead of the first coat of paint ✈️❤️ this helps add a protective layer to the skin so it will survive longer.