{"id":3994,"date":"2016-03-17T20:43:02","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T18:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=3994"},"modified":"2025-03-29T23:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T21:34:18","slug":"wellesbourne-wartime-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wellesbourne-wartime-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellesbourne Wartime Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Wellesbourne Wartime Museum<\/strong>, located at Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield in Warwickshire, England, is a small but captivating museum dedicated to preserving the history of the <strong>airfield<\/strong> and the contributions made during World War II and beyond. The museum is closely associated with the iconic <strong>Avro Vulcan<\/strong> bomber housed at the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"txt\"><strong>Wellesbourne Wartime Museum<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Airfield Estate, Loxley Lane<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Wellesbourne<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Warwick CV35 9EU<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/2015\/05\/30\/united-kingdom\/\">United Kingdom<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xm655.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.xm655.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:chairman@xm655.com\">chairman@xm655.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>+44 1789 778816<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday <span class=\"txt\">10:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admission fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/avrovulcanxm655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-922 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"txt\">Wellesbourne Mountford airfield, south of the B4086 near Wellesbourne, 5 miles east of Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d156539.98608258582!2d-1.7589188129243603!3d52.19001271772912!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x4870cd9ea5372bcd%3A0x75945157ef465f08!2sWellesbourne%20Wartime%20Museum!5e0!3m2!1snl!2snl!4v1570817029426!5m2!1snl!2snl\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wellesbourne-wartime-museum\/percival-provost-t-1-wv679-o-j\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3995\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"139\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Percival-Provost-T.1-WV679-O-J.jpg\" alt=\"Percival Provost T.1 WV679\/O-J RAF\" class=\"wp-image-3995\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>XA903<p><\/p>\n<p>XM655<\/p>\n<p>XK590\/V<\/p>\n<p>XJ575<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>WV679\/O-J<\/p>\n<p>RA-01378<\/p><\/td><td>Avro Vulcan B.1<p><\/p>\n<p>Avro Vulcan B.2<\/p>\n<p>de Havilland Vampire T.11<\/p>\n<p>de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 (nose)<\/p>\n<p>McBroom Argus hang-glider<\/p>\n<p>Percival Provost T.1<\/p>\n<p>Yakovlev Yak-52<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"txt\">Avro Vulcan&nbsp; B.2 XM655 owner is: XM655 Maintenance and Preservation Society. Underground bunker converted into a museum.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exhibits and Highlights <strong>Wellesbourne Wartime Museum<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. World War II History:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>RAF Wellesbourne Mountford:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Opened in 1941 as part of RAF Bomber Command.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Used as a training base for Vickers Wellington bomber crews.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Displays include:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Historical photographs, maps, and records.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artifacts from the WWII era, including uniforms, equipment, and personal items from service personnel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Avro Vulcan XM655:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A centerpiece of the <strong>Wellesbourne Wartime Museum<\/strong> and airfield.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintained by the <strong>XM655 Maintenance and Preservation Society<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While not airworthy, the Vulcan is kept in taxiable condition and featured in special events and demonstrations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visitors can tour the Vulcan and learn about its history, engineering, and role in Britain\u2019s nuclear deterrent strategy during the Cold War.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Additional Displays:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Models of aircraft that operated from the airfield.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Memorabilia from various air campaigns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insights into the lives of those stationed at Wellesbourne Mountford.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Wellesbourne Wartime Museum<\/strong> offers a fascinating glimpse into local wartime aviation history and the iconic Avro Vulcan. It\u2019s a great destination for history enthusiasts, families, and aviation fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wellesbourne Wartime Museum, located at Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield in Warwickshire, England, is a small but captivating museum dedicated to preserving the history of the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3994","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3994"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35291,"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3994\/revisions\/35291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}