[1] The museum also has special displays showing a replica of a Second World War British street and one honouring No.

[3] In April 1984 the local government, Sunderland Council announced that the airport would be closed to make way for an automobile manufacturing plant.

[3] The museum used the old Sunderland Airport control tower for storage and administrative use and it was burnt in an arsonist attack in September 1996.

[9] A military vehicle collection previously displayed in Newcastle upon Tyne began relocation to the museum's new large Romney hut in early 2012.

This addition resulted in the name change of the facility to its present name, North East Land, Sea and Air Museums.