Summer Opening

Please note that the museum will be open 7 days a week throughout the upcoming school holidays beginning 22nd July and running through to 31st August!

D-Day Trail

To Commemorate the 70th anniversary of  D Day, a discovery trail is now open marking the contribution of the RAF squadrons most closely associated with Doncaster and South Yorkshire, No's 616, 271 and 659 Squadrons RAF. Other stories based on displays about aircraft and equipment which are on view at the museum are included in the trail guide available from the Museum Shop.

Easter Holiday Opening

The museum will be open everyday throughout the easter holidays. This means that in addition to our normal opening hours we will also be open on the following Mondays:

-7th April
-14th April
-21st April

Don't forget to have a go at the Easter Scavenger Hunt!

Please note that we are now open until 5pm.

February Half Term Opening

As usual the museum is opening everyday during the upcoming school holidays. This means that in addition to our normal Tuesday to Sunday opening hours we will also be open on:

• Monday 17th Feb
• Monday 24th Feb

Christmas Holiday Opening

The museum will be opening everyday throughout the Christmas holidays except for the following;

-Christmas Day
-Boxing Day
-New Years Day

Don't forget you can visit Father Christmas at the museum this weekend (more details on homepage).

On behalf of the Museum, Merry Christmas and thank you for your support in 2013.

Rare Argentine Jet arrives at SYAM

On Wednesday 23rd October the Museum welcomed a new addition to the collection.

The Aermacchi MB339A was used by the Argentinians during the Falklands War. This example was brought back to the UK following the conflict. The airframe has been acquired from the Fleet Air Arm Museum although it has been stored at Rolls-Royce, Derby for many years having been used for testing and away from public view. This is the only Argentine example to find its way back across the Atlantic, the only others outside of Argentina being located in the USA.

Building 19 Upgrade

Following an extensive upgrade Building 19 is now fully open again.

The temporary dividing wall blocking off half of the main display hall has been removed, reverting the Building to its original configuration and giving a much brighter more open display space. The whole building including the toilets has been re-decorated, thank you to the apprentices from BAe Systems for their assistance in this.

A number of airframes have now been brought undercover thanks to the increased space. The Beverley cockpit is a rare example and its future is now much more secure, along with the Museum's Canberra B.2 cockpit, now displayed along with the Red Dean missile which that airframe was involved in testing. Also re-assembled undercover is recently arrived Grumman G-BCLW, seen complete with flashing light in the photo below.