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The North East Land Sea & Air Museum - NELSAM - sits on the former
RAF Usworth and Sunderland airport site, next to the Sunderland
Nissan factory, and comprises of the former Aircraft museum
(NEAM), military vehicles collection, and the North East Electric
Traction Trust (NEETT) is also based on the site. Amongst our
varied and unique exhibit is a cold war Avro Vulcan B2 Bomber,
which flew into the former airport to become the first Vulcan to
go into private collection.
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North East Land Sea & Air Museum,
Old
Washington Road,
Sunderland,
Tyne and Wear, SR5 3HZ
Tel:
0191 519 0662
Website
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(click map for directions) |
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Opening times: |
10am - 4pm (Closed Mondays incl. bank holidays)
*last admission 1 hour before closing
*Closed Christmas Day to 2nd
January
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Admission Prices: |
Adults - £6.50
Child (5 - 15yrs) - £3.50
Concessions - £3.50
Family Ticket (2 adults + 2 child) - £18.00
Under 5's and carers - 50p
*school and group visits by arrangement - contact the museum
for further information
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Amenities: |
Museum Shop (incl. sale of light
refreshments)
Toilets
Disabled Parking
First
Aid
Assistance Dogs welcome |
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Aircraft exhibits: |
BAC Jet Provost T4 BAC Jet
Provost T3 Cockpit BAe Sea Harrier FRS2 Benson B7
Brooklands Mosquito Brown Helicopter DH Comet 4C (nose only)
DH Sea Venom FAW22 DH Sea Vixen FAW2 (nose only) DH Trident
1C DH Vampire T11 EE Canberra TT18 EE Lightning F53
FMA Pucara Gloster Meteor F8 Hawker Hunter F51 Hawker
Hunter F6 Hawker Hurricane Replica HM14 "Flea" HP
Jetstream (Nose Only) Luton Minor Morane Saulnier Type N
Replica NA F86D Sabre NA F100D Super Sabre Panavia
Tornado F3 Republic F84F Thunderstreak Saro Skeeter Short
SD330 Sycamore HR14 Westland Dargonfly HR5 Westland
Gazelle Westland Whirlwind HA9 Westland Widgeon
In Storage:
Carman M100s
Glider DHC Chipmunk T10
Slingsby Grasshopper TX1 Auster J1/N Lone Ranger microlight
Luton Major Slingsby Cadet |
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Photos:
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