Manchester Monday 4 27th July 2026.

Side view of a single-engined, 2-seat bi-plane with open cockpits, on display in a museum in something close to a flying position, with the main wheels (under the lower wings) on the floor but the tail raised so it is more-or-less level. The plane is a pale blue, with a bare metal cowling around the engine in the nose, with part of the engine exposed on the top, and white wings. There is a gold, winged triangle and oblong logo with white "Avro" and black "Avian" text on the forward fuselage, under the forward cockpit, and the black registration "G-EBZM" on the side of the rear fuselage. Pale blue-grey floor fills the bottom of the frame, with a white board with information about the plane on the lower right corner. A couple of other plane exhibits are visible in the background, with large windows in the walls and ceiling letting in plenty of light, with dark wooden walls and metal support beams.

G-EBZM, Avro 594 Avian IIIA, on display in the aviation hall of the Museum of Science And Industry (MOSI), Manchester, 31st March 1992.

Sadly, this part of MOSI has closed down, and this aircraft, along with several others, moved to The Aeroplane Collection at Hooton Park, Merseyside – I really must get over there some day.

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