Museums · London
Shuttleworth Collection
Shuttleworth Collection — a museum in england-london, United Kingdom.
Mick Lobb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Shuttleworth Collection is a museum in england-london, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
The Shuttleworth Collection is a museum located in London. It features an extensive array of historic aircraft and vehicles, showcasing the evolution of engineering and transport. The collection is notable for its focus on early aviation and includes several rare examples.
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Background
History
The collection was founded in 1928 by aviator Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth. While flying a Fairey Battle at night on 2 August 1940, Shuttleworth fatally crashed. His mother, in 1944, formed the Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth Remembrance Trust "for the teaching of the science and practice of aviation and of afforestation and agriculture."
Description
Some of the most notable aircraft in the collection are the five Edwardian aeroplanes, of which one is the oldest British aeroplane still in flying condition. The oldest, with British civil registration G-AANG, is the Bleriot XI (still with original engine), which dates back to 1909; six years after the Wright brothers' aircraft and the world's oldest airworthy aeroplane, the next oldest being, at only three weeks newer by date of manufacture, the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome's own restored original Bleriot XI (Bleriot factory serial number 56, with civil registration N60094) in the United States.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0894, -0.3225
- District
- Central Bedfordshire
- Parish
- Old Warden
- Postcode
- SG18 9ER
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Established
- 1928
Sources
- wikipedia: Shuttleworth Collection (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shuttleworth Collection?
- Shuttleworth Collection is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SG18 9ER), in the parish of Old Warden.
- When was Shuttleworth Collection built?
- Built or established in 1928.
- How do I get to Shuttleworth Collection?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SG18 9ER. It sits within the North Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency.