| Located in the small village known as Charlwood, the | | | | history in the country. |
| Gatwick Aviation Museum was initially a private | | | | Visitors to the Gatwick Aviation Museum will have |
| collection of planes which belonged to a wealthy | | | | the privilege of seeing a number of complete aircrafts |
| English businessman named Peter Vallance. He began | | | | such as Hawker Harrier, Hawker Hunter, Fairy |
| his valuable collection with the Sea Hawk that he had | | | | Gannet, English Electric Lightning, Blackburn Buccaneer, |
| bought to improve the level of security of his | | | | De Havilland Venom and Avro Shackletons, to name |
| business park. However, as time passed, Peter | | | | a few. Several engines, technical equipment used in |
| Vallance continued to add to his collection and | | | | aeronautic engineering and approximately 500 airplane |
| became passionate about the subject of aeronautics | | | | models can also be seen here. Visitors are required to |
| which resulted in his collection improving dramatically. | | | | make a donation to enter the museum which has no |
| Since the death of Peter Vallance, the collection has | | | | minimum cost. The entire facility can be divided into |
| been transformed into an educational centre | | | | two sections: the indoor exhibits and the outdoor |
| dedicated to improving the awareness of aviation | | | | exhibits. |