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The Yorkshire Air Museum is located on the edge of the City of York, towards the south east and just a few minutes from the A64.

Postcode: YO41 4AU

What3words: parked.grove.learns

Getting here by car

From the York Outer Bypass /A64, follow the brown Air Museum signs toward the A1079 (Hull) junction. Elvington Lane is immediately off the roundabout at the A1079 exit. We are two miles down this road, on the right (Halifax Way). What3words: parked.grove.learns - takes you to the gate.

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Bus Services

Bus services are operated by York Pullman Bus, from York City Centre and the Railway Station. Monday to Saturday: From York to Yorkshire Air Museum. Check the latest times on www.yorkpullmanbus.co.uk

Visiting Pilots

It’s possible to fly into the Yorkshire Air Museum. You’ll find the huge runway of Elvington Airfield right next door. To fly in, you will need to contact them directly via their website. Note that we do not own the airfield, please obey their directions on arrivals and parking.

Postal Address

Yorkshire Air Museum Halifax Way Elvington York YO41 4AU Telephone: 01904 608595 Fax: 01904 608246 museum@yorkshireairmuseum.org Our office is open 9:00 – 17:00, Monday to Friday.

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Blackburn Mercury Monoplane 1911 (Replica) AH (BAPC) 130 YAM Jan.1995

The Blackburn Mercury Monoplane is regarded as the first truly successful aircraft made by Blackburn at their factory in Leeds. The Mercury I, powered by a 50 hp Isaacson radial engine, was displayed at the Olympia Aero Show in March 1911 and made its debut flying from the beach at Filey with the newly formed Blackburn Flying School. In May 1911, it flew from Filey to Scarborough and back in 19 minutes at an average speed of 50 mph, reaching an altitude of 1200 feet.
This aircraft crashed the next day when the engine seized and the propeller flew off! The Mercury I was followed by two Mercury II aircraft powered by 50 hp Gnome engines, and six Mercury III aircraft, with a number of different engines. Sadly, a Renault powered Mercury crashed at Filey in December 1911, killing an instructor and passenger.
The Museum’s replica was built for Yorkshire Television in 1979 for the Edwardian drama series ‘Flambards’, and was taxied with a car engine. It came to YAM on 10th January 1995 and after a long period in storage it was painstakingly restored to a superb display standard, and was unveiled in June 2000 by Professor Robert Blackburn, grandson of Robert Blackburn, the aviation pioneer.

AVRO 504K ‘H1968’ (Replica) AH (BAPC) 42 YAM Oct. 1994

The Avro 504 first flew in 1913. In the opening phases of the First World War, it served with front-line squadrons in the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service for bombing and reconnaissance, but from 1915 onwards the aircraft entered the training role for which it is most celebrated.

Over 8,000 Avro 504s were built. In 1918, the Royal Air Force had about 3,000, of which 2,276 were trainers.

The Avro 504 was stationed at many Yorkshire airfields, including Tadcaster near the A1/A64 junction, where a period hangar can still be seen.

The Yorkshire Air Museum’s replica was built by apprentices at RAF Halton and appeared at the Royal Tournament in 1968 to commemorate what was then fifty years since the end of the First World War. The aircraft was refurbished in early 2015 to be transported to Thiepval, Northern France, for the Somme Centenary commemoration event, on request of the British Government. In May 2018, it was also displayed at the impressive Hotel Les Invalides in central Paris for a joint RAF / French Air Force event to mark the Centenary of the Royal Air Force and over 100 years of British and French Air Force collaboration.