Author Archives: WSHM

April 7th saw the Museum open for its first Public Open Day of 2024. After a few weeks of wet and windy weather, we were blessed with a bright and sunny day to welcome our visitors. The Museum building itself … Continue reading →

A quick report on the final preparations for the 2024 season is available here…. Look forward to seeing you all in 2024.

A report on this weekend’s Photo Shoot is available here…..

Work has been continuing inside the HAS over the winter. This update is to illustrate the continuing progress with the Phantom, and improving the external lighting functionality. A mounting rack has been fashioned and fitted inside the nosewheel bay. It … Continue reading →

Comparative airfield view of Wattisham as it was in 1944 compared to 2021. Of note is the extended runway length, and the return of the Northern dispersals to farmland.

A decent turnout of volunteers at the Museum and HAS today to make some progress on a number of outstanding tasks. A selection of pictures from the HAS are below, starting off with correcting some long standing incorrect marking on … Continue reading →

A warm thanks to everyone who has visited and supported the Museum in 2023. May you all have a good holiday and New Year, and hope to see you at some point during 2024. Keep warm over the winter.

A quick update on the work done to get all our Museum aircraft put safely under cover for the winter.

A night shoot was held in early December 2023, details of this are published here…

An update on the ongoing work on the wiring and lighting on the Meteor can be read here…..