Satellite and aerial maps of Usworth with nearby locations
Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
---|---|---|---|
James Laing , England | 4.9 | 101 | |
Simonside , England | 5.2 | 005 | |
Vickers-Armstrong , England | 6.5 | 318 | |
Corporation Quay , England | 6.6 | 102 | GBSUN |
A and P Tyneside , England | 7.4 | 334 | |
Hawthorn Leslie , England | 7.4 | 331 |
Usworth |
1916 to present | ||
54° 55' 27'' N 1° 28' 10'' W | ||
3.7nm WNW of Sunderland, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England | ||
ICAO: EGNU | IATA: | |
Elevation: 138 feet |
The Northumbrian Aeroplane Collection moved from Lambton Castle to Usworth in 1977
The North East Land, Sea and Air Museums relocated here in 1984. It occupies part of the former Sunderland Airport (EGNU) - itself once RAF Usworth (opened in 1916).
The North East Land, Sea and Air Museums relocated here in 1984. It occupies part of the former Sunderland Airport (EGNU) - itself once RAF Usworth (opened in 1916).
List of aircraft and events at Usworth |
By Date | By Serial | By Model
Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||||
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1977 | Exhibit | RN | HR.3 | WG724 | |||
1982 | Exhibit | Sycamore 3 | WA577 | ||||
1983-mar-15 | Exhibit | Sycamore 4 | XG518 | ||||
1984-sep | Exhibit | HAS7 | XM660 | ||||
1987 | SA341G | G-SFTA | |||||
1988-dec | Exhibit | Newark (Notts & Lincs) Air Museum | Gazelle | XW276 | |||
1993-oct | Exhibit | HAS7 | XN258 | ||||
1993-oct | Exhibit | Widgeon | G-APTW | ||||
1993-nov-20 | Stored | AAC | AB47G-3B | XT148 | |||
1993-dec | Stored | AAC | Sioux | XT236 | |||
1993-dec | Stored | RAF | Sycamore 4 | XG523 | |||
2007 | AH.1 | ZB666 | |||||
2010-apr | Exhibit | RN | HAS.1 | XM833 | |||
2012-nov | Stored | AAC | AH.1 | XZ335 | |||
2015-may | Exhibit | AAC | Skeeter 7 | XM555 |