The Muckleburgh Military Collection Museum offers rides in a military vehicle and hosts "tank driving" (the FV433 Abbot SPG).
Among the 25 working tanks are Panzer P-68, Chieftain and Stuart M5A1, Soviet T-55 and Canadian-built Sherman tank.

Exhibits

THE MUCKLEBURGH MILITARYCOLLECTION INVENTORY
Those marked # are not currently on display

Click on any of the Green Links (below) to view a description and specification of the Vehicle or Gun

TRACKED
A41 Centurion Mk5
AMX 13
Centurion ARRV
Churchill Mk7
# Comet Mk1 (Under Restoration)
FV 101 Scorpion CVR(T)
FV 4201 Chieftain Mk5
FV 432 Abbott 105mm SPG (two)
FV 438 Swingfire
M 24 Chaffee
M 47 Patton
M16A2 White with Maxson quad 50 calibre MG
M29 Cargo Carrier (Weasel)
M4A1 Sherman (Grizzly)
M5A1 Stuart (Honey)
MT 55 Bridgelayer
Panzer PZ61
# Panzer PZ68
Sexton 25Pdr SP
T 34/85 MBT
T 55 MBT
Tracked Rapier SAM Launcher M74B
Universal Carrier No2 Mk1
# ZSU-23-4 Shilka Anti-aircraft

ARMOURED
BTR 40 APC
Daimler Armoured Car Mk1
Daimler Mk2 Scout Car (Dingo)
Ferret Mk1/2 (two)
FV1611 Humber Mk2 (Pig)
FV601 Alvis Saladin Mk2
FV620 Alvis Stalwart Mk1 (two)
Landsverk Unimog Scout Car
M3A1 White Scout Car
M8 Greyhound
Saracen APC Mk1

GUNS
105 mm Field Gun
105 mm L3A1 Pack Howitzer
12 Pdr Naval Gun Mk5
120 mm Mombat
120 mm Recoilless L2A1 Anti-tank
13 Pdr Field Gun
Argentine CITEFA 155 mm Field Gun M-77
# M1 155 mm Long Tom
17 Pdr 3 Inch Anti-tank
18 Pdr Field Gun
2 Pdr Anti-tank (two)
25 Pdr Field Gun & Limber
3.7 inch Anti-aircraft
4.5 inch QF Howitzer
40 mm Bofors L70 (two)
5.5 Inch Howitzer
57 mm AZP S-60 Anti-aircraft
6 Pdr Anti-tank
7 Pdr Mark IV Armstrong Cannon
88 mm Flack 37
FH 70 155 Field Howitzer
Flak 20 RH 202 (Rheinmetall)
M1 155 mm Howitzer
M56 105 mm Pack Howitzer
Single 14.5 mm ZPU1
Twin 14.5 mm ZPU2 (two)
Quad 14.5 mm ZPU4
106 Recoiless Rifle

SUPPORT
# 10 KVA Generator
# Orme-Evans No1 Mk1 Airborne Trailer
# Albion 10TonGS Workshop
# Austin K5 GSA
# Austin Staff Car
# Austin K6 Breakdown Gantry
# Bedford 3 Ton QL
# Bedford Radio Van
# Brockhouse 20 ton Trailer
# Cranes 7.5 ton Trailer
# M416 Mutt Trailer
# M19 Gama Goat (three)
# M43 Dodge Ambulance
Austin 12 Saloon Car
Austin K2 Ambulance
DKW Munga
90cm Searchlight
BSA M20 Motor Cycle
# Cable Trailer
Chevrolet C8AT Portee
Diamond T 981 Prime Mover
Diamond T 967 Wrecker
Ford GPA (Amphibian)
Ford WOT 2
# Ford WOT 6
M9 Rogers 45 Ton Trailer
GMC CCKW 352 (Jimmy)
Godiva Coventry Climax mobile Fire Pump
Godiva Coventry Climax Fire Pump
Leyland DAF GS
Leyland Hippo Mk2
Morris Commercial C8 FAT Mk3 (Quad)
Praga 8 ton Mobile Crane
SV/25 Scammel Pioneer
Willys GPW (Jeep)
# Russian ZIL 131 Water Tanker
# Fire Hose Reel Tender (two)

MISSILES
#  BAC Swingfire
#  Bristol Bloodhound Mk1
English Electric Thunderbird Mk2
Replica Fieseler Fi 103 (V1 Doodlebug) with a
section of the original Peenemünde launch ramp
Javelin LML trainer
Rapier Mk2 Launcher (& 15 test Missiles)

RADAR
# Anti Aircraft Fire Control No3 MkVII
Cymbeline mortar locating radar
# Green Archer mortar locating radar
# Local warning Anti aircraft No4 Mk7
# No11 Target Surveillance (Big Ears)
# No12 Height Finder (Noddy)
# Type 65 (two)
Type 85
# Type 88 Target Surveillance

AIRCRAFT
BAE Systems Phoenix UAV (drone)
# Hawker Harrier GR.1

WEAPONS
There is an extensive range of rifles, machine guns, pistols and mortars together with examples of deactivated ammunition
and shells used in most of the weapons and guns in The Collection.
A wide range of swords, bayonets and knives are on display together with a variety of gas masks.

UNIFORMS
The collection of some thousands of uniforms, clothing and headwear covers periods from prior to WW1 to the present time. In addition there are supporting items such as medals, cap badges, insignia, belts and bags together with much of their contents. Almost all of the uniform collection is held in store and is not on display.  


PAINTINGS
Paintings and prints include examples of battles and personalities covering many military events. There are extensive numbers of signed prints of aircraft, weapons and vehicles in wartime settings together with pictures of uniformed soldiers. Most of the collection of paintings is not exhibited.

MODELS
A hall dedicated to models will be built for the 2012 visitor season. Meantime, the fifty especially commissioned 1/96 scale naval and maritime models depicting vessels from the 19th century to the present time are on display. So are unique models of guns and vehicles in their battle settings together with kit models giving examples of most military vehicles and aircraft from many countries. There is also a specific display of all the RAF aircraft used in Norfolk together with their squadron and airfield location.

DOCUMENTS
Though the generosity of many donors The Collection has accumulated hundreds of photographs, letters and documents relating to military history. These include diaries and personal memorabilia. Regrettable these items are not catalogued but focus on military service given by those from East Anglia. Some examples are on display in the Weybourne Room to portray life at Weybourne Camp from WW1 to the end of the years of National Service in the late 1950’s. 

Correct to February 2012





The Weybourne Room
The Weybourne room traces all the history of the Weybourne Military Camp and village, from it's earliest record in 1588

At that time, the Weybourne area was heavily fortified for fear of an invasion by the Spainards. The depth of the water just 50 metres from the
coast would have enabled the Armada to come close to the shore.

Weybourne Camp was visited twice by Winston Churchill in 1941. These visits took place immediately after the Dunkirk evacuation when British
defences were on high alert. During his first visit, a demonstration of projectile firing was carried out, but the result was most unsatisfactory.

The Prime Minister gave the Commandant just 7 days to improve the standard. On the second visit, each demonstration repeatedly ended in
failure until finally, a Queen Bee pilotless target aircraft was shot down and crashed close to the VIP enclosure. History has it that all the
Senior Staff were replaced the following day!

The Yeomanry Room
The remarkable history of the Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry is displayed in this room. From the raising of the Norfolk Rangers in 1782,
founded by Viscount Townshend of Raynham, to the present No. 202 Battery based at Swaffham.

The opening of the Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry Exhibition in 1991 by Lord Leicester.

On display are examples of the actual guns used by the Regiment, including the 2pdr Anti-Tank gun and the Bofors gun etc.
The 2pdr Anti-Tank gun is very rare, few examples remain in the UK.

The visitor's attention is especially drawn to some of the fine early uniforms, helmets and regimental banners, the first of which dates from the
reign of George III.

Helmets, Jackets and a life size wooden replica of "Copenhagen", the Duke of Wellington's horse

The Collection's sincere appreciation is given to the Trustees from whom these exhibits are on loan. Also, to Col. John Boag OBE, MC, TD, DL, JP
who has traced the history and compiled so much of the documentation.

The Curson Tank Hall
Opened in 2001 . Robert Curson is an Ex-Desert Rat, who decided that a further Tank Hall would make a welcome addition to the Collection,
his kind donation has enabled us to get everything under cover.

Robert Curson re-united with the Sherman for 1st time for 60 years at the Collection in 2002

The tanks on display are all in full working order. There's the Chaffee M24, successfully used in the capture of Berlin and later in the Far East.
There's also it's forebear, the Stuart M3A1, was nicknamed the "Honey Tank" because "it was so sweet to drive!" on display.

As well as the best known Russian Tank, the T34 with it's mounted 85mm Gun there is a Sherman "Grizzly".
This is one of only 211 manufactured in Canada and is complete with all it's armament.

Along with a display wall of his personal memorabilia, there's a vast array of vehicles all in full working order.

Maritime Models in The Battle Tank Hall
There are over 50 models on display in this room, the bulk of which are built to the same scale 1 to 96.

They have been specially commissioned by the Muckleburgh Military Collection from Mr Wyndham Williams of St. Neots, Cambridgeshire. A renowned
model maker with a reputation for stunning detail, these examples form a collection which ranks as one of the best in the country.

The ships range from the famous clipper, the "Cutty Sark" of 1870, to the recent nuclear submarine, "HMS Vanguard".

The largest of the models, the WWII battleship "Warspite" and the BP supertanker SS British Admiral, measure over 6 feet in length.
Also on display is a German U-Boat and a North Sea oil platform ESV Iolair with the support vessel and it's helipad.

The Anti-Aircraft Hall
The Hall is headed by a "state of readiness" board, showing the comparison of the RAF's strength in 1940 to that of the German Luftwaffe.
In the Museum is the story of the New Zealand fighter pilot, Alan Deere who was forced to bale out of his Spitfire nine times. After the War,
he commanded the nearby RAF Coltishall retiring as an Air Commodore.

Guns on display here include a Rheinmetal used by the Argentine forces in the Falklands conflict and one of the 400 ZPU's used by the Iraqis
to defend Kuwait City during their occupation in the Gulf War.

A World War II Searchlight, one of four in the Collection standing on it's original caterpillar tracks, plus so much more...

The Central Hall
The Central Hall now contains a fine display of Armoured Cars and Troop Carriers.

Wherever you turn in this particular Hall there is a different type of vehicle dedicated to moving of Troops and their equipment to the front line.
There are the Alvis family of Armoured vehicles represented by the Saladin, Stalwart and Saracen. The Saladin Armoured Car took 2 years to
rebuild in the Museum workshops.

Daimler MK1 Armoured Car complete with it's 2pdr gun, on display in the Hall

Of special interest is the "Unimog", a vehicle used by the Irish Army in the Congo in a peace keeping role. Fitted with a Daimler Benz engine and complete with a Bazooka, it is very similar to those captured in Kuwait by the Iraqi forces during the 1990 Gulf War.

The Artillery Hall
The Artillery Hall is the home of the Heavy Artillery exhibits. The 25pdr Gun with its attendant limber ammunition transporter is pulled by
the Morris Quad and is a fine of the famous WWII Field gun. Such guns are still retained for ceremonial salutes for the Sovereign and
other Royal occasions at the Tower of London and in Hyde Park.

Amongst the artillery on display is a rare 17pdr Anti-Tank Gun which was the British reply to the German 88 Ack Ack Gun,
used so successfully in the Desert campaign.

Examples of the Heavy Artillery on display in this hall
The 4x4 Amphibious Jeep, mainly used in the Far East, was originally recovered from a beach in Jersey. Although there were 12,778 Ford
versions manufactured in America, few survived the War. This now rare vehicle underwent an entire rebuild in the Muckleburgh workshops.

The Ford 4x4 Amphibious Jeep, restored and on display here

Also on display in the hall is the K2 Austin Ambulance, whose body was made in Norwich. This vehicle is similar to the one driven by
Queen Elizabeth II during her time in the ATS.

The Harry Dawson Hall
This was named after a well known local resident of Weybourne, Mr Harry Dawson. He was a District Councillor and a Parish Councillor for
over 40 years, also a Tank driver with the Royal Tank Regiment in World War II.

This Hall allows you to get up close to these old war horses too many to list here, got to be seen to be believed...

Also on display in this hall is the huge "Diamond T 969A Wrecker" Tank Transporter, in fact it's so big that it spans two halls and it is in full working order.

RAF Reconnaissance
A Major New Display, showing all aspects...

Model Room
An array of over 300 vehicles and aircraft greets the vistor upon entering upon entering the Model Room

Practically every vehicle used in World War II is represented here together with the most important pieces of Artillery.
Some of the Aircraft displayed date back to World War I.

One show case displays depicts the crew of a "Flying Fortress" outside their crew room before "scramble".

Also in this room are further show cases illustrating various theatres of war, which have won their maker Mr Geoff Schaffer, a number of
National Model making awards.

In addition there are displays of equipment from the 1990 "Operation Desert Storm" campaign in Kuwait, actual uniforms, guns and examples
of the propoganda material available at the time. There are even fragments of the scud missile to be found in this room.

Air Sea Rescue Display

The Rob and Gussie Hall
Display area, for these Huge vehicles

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