Editing Sywell Aerodrome (section)

===Sywell Aviation Museum===
In 2000, construction began on the [[Sywell Aviation Museum]]. It was completed in 2001 and opened by [[Alex Henshaw]] who had test-flown [[Vickers Wellington]]s on the site during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. The Museum contains many artefacts and models telling the story of the site and the airmen who served there. Originally it comprised three [[Nissen hut]]s, it was expanded from 2010 to 2012. with the addition of two more Nissen huts, and, in the summer of 2012, the museum acquired a [[Hawker Hunter]] airframe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sywellaviationmuseum.org.uk/ |title=Sywell Aviation Museum – about |publisher=Sywell Aviation Museum |accessdate=28 February 2021}}</ref>

In March 2021 the Museum acquired its second complete aircraft 1969 built [[Handley Page Jetstream]] 200  G-RAVL. Jetstream aircraft were built at Sywell Aerodrome from 1971 to 1972 and this machine was not only the parent company (Jetstream Ltd) demonstrator but also won the Daily Express National Air Race Challenge Cup on 12 June 1971 in a race from Sywell to Biggin Hill which was televised on the BBC.

The Museum is a volunteer-run charitable trust and entry is free. It opens between Easter and September on weekends and bank holidays.

[[File:Hawker Hunter F.2 ‘WN904’ (41723616141).jpg|thumb|The museum's Hawker Hunter]]