MG Midget In The Collection. © The Shuttleworth Trust. Photo Oliver Lloyd

Shuttleworth Collection

The Shuttleworth Collection

Established by our founder, Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth and now maintained and cared for by the Shuttleworth Trust, the Shuttleworth Collection is a treasure trove of airworthy vintage aircraft from 1909-1950, as well as historical agricultural and steam exhibits, veteran cars, classic motorcycles, bicycles, vintage buses and carriages.

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Museums have curators, we have engineers

Unlike a static museum, almost all of our Collection aircraft fly (including Edwardian aircraft, like the 1909 Blériot) and our vehicles, motorbikes, buses and steam exhibits run. Our interactive airfield defence Bofors gun can also be operated by those aged 3 to 93.

Maintaining a working Collection doesn't happen without a dedicated team of knowledgeable and passionate engineers who work tirelessly throughout the year to restore and preserve these incredible machines so that they can be enjoyed by future generations.

Visitors can see the team at work in our Engineering Workshop, as well as experiencing these machines on the ground and in the air at many Shuttleworth events.

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The De Havilland DH.88 Comet In Flight. Photo Peng Chen

de Havilland DH.88 Comet Project

Follow and support our dedicated fundraising appeal to support acceleration of the repair works - and an additional programme of related restoration and preservation work - on the Collection's de Havilland DH.88 Comet.

With your support, we will not only return this iconic aircraft to full flying condition, but we will also ensure that it is ready in good time for the 100th Anniversary of the race in which it made history in 1934.

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