The Heritage Aircraft Trust is a UK registered Charity (No. 1134981 – registered in 2010), which promotes itself under the Gnat Display Team brand. It has the following charitable objectives:

• To preserve and protect Gnat and other historic aircraft as historic aircraft for the benefit of the public and to demonstrate and display such aircraft at public events and to conserve them as heritage assets;
  
  

• To advance the education of the public in Gnat and other historic aircraft.

The Folland Gnat aircraft has a unique space in British aviation history. Most famously used by the Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic team, it was also used to train more than 1400 fast jet pilots for the RAF. Given its supersonic speeds and superb handling capabilities, it was also used as a Fighter Jet by several foreign Air Forces.

The Charity maintains and displays 4 Folland Gnat aircraft. The team has been performing airshow displays for nearly two decades, and includes Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approved engineers who run the Charity’s own approved maintenance organisation (CAA A8-23/25 Approval). The team also includes highly experienced volunteer pilots who all hold CAA Airshow Display Authorisations. Additionally, the Charity is managed by volunteer Trustees, who help run the operations of the Charity on a day to day basis.