Location | Southampton, United Kingdom |
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Coordinates | 50°53′53″N 1°23′35″W / 50.89793°N 1.39313°W |
Type | Aviation museum |
Website | www |
Solent Sky (previously known as the Southampton Hall of Aviation) is an aviation museum in Southampton, England.
The museum depicts the history of aviation in Southampton, the Solent area and Hampshire. There is a focus on Supermarine, the aircraft company based in Woolston, Southampton, and its most famous products, the Supermarine S.6 seaplane and the Supermarine Spitfire, designed by a team led R. J. Mitchell. There is also coverage of the Schneider Trophy seaplane races, twice held at Calshot Spit, and the flying boat services which operated from the Solent.