Chris Hall's Photo Gallery

Jetstream T.1 XX499 which is owned by Brooklands college

Vickers Varsity T.1 preserved at the Brooklands Museum

Vickers Varsity T.1 preserved at the Brooklands Museum

Jetstream T.1 XX499 which is owned by Brooklands college

N2980 is the only surviving Brooklands-built Wellington. During a training flight on the 31st December 1940 she developed engine trouble and ditched into Loch Ness. All the crew escaped, but the rear gunner was killed when his parachute failed to deploy.

Vickers Varsity T.1 preserved at the Brooklands Museum

British Air Ferries Vickers Viscount G-APIM preserved at the Brooklands Museum

British Air Ferries Vickers Viscount G-APIM preserved at the Brooklands Museum

Vickers Varsity T.1 preserved at the Brooklands Museum

British Air Ferries Vickers Viscount G-APIM preserved at the Brooklands Museum

Jetstream T.1 XX499 which is owned by Brooklands college

This is the Merchantman that famously "sat down" on its tail while being loaded at Manchester Airport on 21/09/72. It remained in service with BEA until Dec 79 before it was sold to ABC

Jetstream T.1 XX499 which is owned by Brooklands college

Wing section of G-ASJB which was written off at Wisley after a heavy nosewheel-first touchdown, the aircraft bounced to about 50ft. It then struck the runway again in a nose-down attitude. The landing gear collapsed and the right main gear broke off.

N2980 is the only surviving Brooklands-built Wellington. During a training flight on the 31st December 1940 she developed engine trouble and ditched into Loch Ness. All the crew escaped, but the rear gunner was killed when his parachute failed to deploy.

on a long-term loan to The Brooklands Museum from the Cosford Aerospace museum

Hunter E-421 painted in the earlier RDAF colour scheme and fitted with a pair of 100 gal. Harrier drop tanks

Built in 1994 to re-enact the type’s three long distance flights of 1919-20. In 1994 it flew the epic 75th anniversary flight to Australia, In 1999 it successfully flew to South Africa.

rear section of Wellington Mark IA N2980 on display at Brooklands Museum, This aircraft lost power during a training flight in 1940 and ditched in Loch Ness. It was recovered from the bottom of Loch Ness in September 1985 and restored.

being restored in original BEA colours

Built at Brooklands in 1961, This is the only complete example of the 44 Vickers Vanguard airliners produced

nose section of this former Royal Aircraft Establishment Viscount preserved at the Brooklands Museum

nose section of this former Air Bridge Carriers Vanguard now preserved at the Brooklands museum

on a long-term loan to The Brooklands Museum from the Cosford Aerospace museum

once used as a coffee bar at the ‘Avia Resto’ restaurant, Soesterberg, The Netherlands

Vickers Vanguard G-APEJ, first delivered in Aug 61 to BEA as a passenger aircraft, it was converted to a freighter in July 73 and remained with BEA Cargo until Dec 79 when it was sold to Air Bridge Carriers,

Built at Brooklands in 1961, This is the only complete example of the 44 Vickers Vanguard airliners produced

G-CONC is a 40% scale model of Concorde in British Airways livery that for nearly 20 years sat on the roundabout at the entrance to the tunnel which passes under the northern runway at Heathrow Airport.

On the 6th August 1987 A40-AB made her final touchdown on the Brooklands runway that she once made her first flight from.

Retained by BAC throughout its 29-year flying career, during which it was used as a development and test aircraft for 1-11 variants and testing technical equipment. Donated to Brooklands in July 1994.

on a long-term loan to The Brooklands Museum from the Cosford Aerospace museum

nose section of this former Royal Aircraft Establishment Viscount preserved at the Brooklands Museum

former Oman Royal Flight preserved at the Brooklands Museum

Voisin Biplane scale reproduction preserved at the Brooklands Museum

replica Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a wearing the serial F5475

Rolls-Royce RB.109 Tyne twin-shaft turboprop engine

interior of Vickers Viscount G-APIM preserved at the Brooklands Museum

Rolls-Royce RB.53 Dart turboprop engines

preserved at the Brooklands Museum

Built at Brooklands in 1964, retired in 1979 she made her last flight to RAF Cosford, where she was preserved in the 'British Airways' collection at the RAF Museum. The cockpit and forward fuselage section moved to Brooklands in 2006

Santos-Dumont Demoiselle (Replica) preserved at the Brooklands Museum

Cockpit of Vickers Varsity T.1 preserved at the Brooklands Museum

The only complete surviving example of the Vickers Vanguard

Built in 1994 to re-enact the type’s three long distance flights of 1919-20. On 2nd July 05 it successfully re-enacted Alcock & Brown’s trans-Atlantic flight from St Johns, Newfoundland to Clifden, Ireland, flown by Steve Fossett and Mark Rebholz

former Oman Royal Flight preserved at the Brooklands Museum

G-ASYD made its final (5,043rd) landing at Brooklands on 14th July 1994.

preserved at the Brooklands Museum

Voisin Biplane scale reproduction preserved at the Brooklands Museum

replica Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a wearing the serial F5475

replica Hawker Fury marked K5673

Built at Brooklands in 1961, This is the only surviving example of the 44 Vickers Vanguard airliners produced

G-CONC is a 40% scale model of Concorde in British Airways livery that for nearly 20 years sat on the roundabout at the entrance to the tunnel which passes under the northern runway at Heathrow Airport.

The sixth and final prototype Hawker P.1127 (c/n-06) and the only one with a swept wing, later converted to the first Kestrel prototype with Pegasus 5 engine, preserved at the Brooklands Museum

preserved at the Brooklands Museum

Hawker Hurricane Mk IIA Z2389 served with five different RAF Squadrons in 1941, including the American volunteer 71 ‘Eagle’ Squadron at Martlesham Heath.

Replica Avro 504K preserved at the Brooklands Museum

preserved at the Brooklands Museum

preserved at the Brooklands Museum

Retained by BAC throughout its 29-year flying career, during which it was used as a development and test aircraft for 1-11 variants and testing technical equipment. Donated to Brooklands in July 1994.

main gear on G-BBDG, now preserved at the Brooklands Museum

Once a complete aircraft on display at the Strathallan Aircraft Collection it was damaged by a roof collapse at Woodford in August 87. now Doncaster museum has the rear fuselage, Kermit Weeks has the majority of her, wings, rudders, parts of the fuselage.

Hawker Hunter F.51 now at the Brooklands Museum after being at the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum and Wycombe Air Park

preserved at the Brooklands Museum

When British Airways and Air France retired their fleets, Brooklands Museum at Weybridge in Surrey was offered the aircraft and decided to accept it as a museum exhibit.

Cockpit of Vickers Viscount G-APIM preserved at the Brooklands Museum

Rolls-Royce RB.53 Dart turboprop engines

G-BBDG was stored at Filton airfield from the mid-80s till 2003, when it was transported by road to the Brooklands museum

Mignet H.M.14 Flying Flea preserved at the Brooklands Museum

Rolls-Royce RB.53 Dart turboprop engines

The first British pre production Concorde built.

G-BBDG was the first British pre production Concorde built for evaluation testing. It was stored at Filton airfield from the mid-80s till 2003, when it was transported by road to the Brooklands museum. It first flew on 13 February 1974.

Roe 1 Biplane reproduction at the Brooklands Museum

45 Squadron badge on Jetstream T.1 XX499 which is owned by Brooklands college

preserved at the Brooklands Museum

Trainee bomb aimers position in the Vickers Varsity T.1

Vickers aircraft at the Brooklands Museum

Nose section of former RAE Viscount XT575 and BAF Viscount G-APIM preserved at the Brooklands Museum

The Brooklands Museum

VC-10 test shell at the Brooklands Museum, painted in BOAC colours

Vickers Vanguard G-APEP and Vickers Viking G-AGRU at the Brooklands Museum

cockpit of BAC TSR-2, which was used as a structural test section

Bellman hangar built at Brooklands in 1940 for Vickers-Armstrongs and used for dispersed final assembly work on the Wellington Mk II bomber

cockpit of BAC TSR-2, which was used as a structural test section

AEC Swift 5P2R/Sparshatts B36D Airport Bus in British Airways colours

Leyland Atlantean/MCW preserved at the Brooklands Museum in BOAC colours