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Scout Experimental SE5A fighter plane

Scout Experimental SE5A fighter plane
Photo: ThunderingTyphoons!, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

A replica of the first ever aircraft built by the RAE's factory at Farnborough. This model represents that which was flown by World War I ace pilot Edward "Mick" Hancock, who was awarded the Victoria Cross medal posthumously. You can read about his life on a small poster in the centre.

Address
Princes Mead, GU14 6YA
Getting there
"Flying" above the food court in Princes Mead shopping centre
Hours
Mon-Sat 9AM-5:30PM, Sun 10AM-4PM
Price
Free

Listing from Wikivoyage: Farnborough, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.