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Solent sky aviation museum with the mighty jingles
Solent Sky is an aviation museum in Southampton, Hampshire, previously known as Southampton Hall of Aviation.
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- Solent sky aviation museum with the mighty jingles
- Southampton hampshire uk city center solent sky museum
- Aircraft on display
- Engines on display
- Charity
- References
It depicts the history of aviation in Southampton, the Solent area and Hampshire. There is special focus on the Supermarine aircraft company, based in Southampton, and its most famous products, the Supermarine S.6 seaplane and the Supermarine Spitfire, designed by R. J. Mitchell.
There is also coverage of the Schneider Trophy seaplane races, twice held at Calshot Spit, and the flying boat services which operated from the Solent.
Southampton hampshire uk city center solent sky museum
Aircraft on display
Aircraft on display at the museum include:
Engines on display
Charity
The work of Solent Sky is supported by a registered charity, the R. J. Mitchell Memorial Museum Limited, whose objects are "to advance the education of the public in matters relating to aviation by establishing and maintaining a museum as a permanent memorial to R. J. Mitchell, the designer of the Schneider Trophy S6B seaplane and the Spitfire."