Saturday 21st June
Adults: £28.40; Senior (60+) & Student £26.80; Child U15 £15
Lower rates available for Disabled & Carer and the unemployed - please ask.
www.duxford.iwm.org.uk
 Duxford is Europe's
premier aviation museum - as well as having one of
the
finest collections of tanks, military vehicles and naval exhibits in the
country.
This famous heritage site began as an airfield in the 1st
WW and also played a
vital role in the 2nd WW, firstly as an RAF
fighter station
and later as an
American fighter base. The American
Air Museum in Britain stands as a memorial
to the
30,000 American airmen who
gave their lives flying from UK bases in
defence of liberty during the
2nd WW War, and also honours those who fought in Korea, Vietnam,
Libya, Iraq and other
conflicts and battles
of the 20th and 21st centuries. AirSpace is Duxford's remarkable new
exhibition of British
& Commonwealth aviation, celebrating our rich military and civilian
heritage. Discover for yourself
the who, what, when, why and how of
aircraft as you pass along the interactive Exhibition Gallery, before
heading out across the Skybridge to meet, face to face,
over 30
of the rarest and most treasured military and civil British and Commonwealth
aircraft,
some suspended above you, as if in flight. As well as an extensive
selection of jet and
piston
aero engines, a wide selection of armaments and other large objects, AirSpace is
home to
remarkable aircraft such as the Mosquito, Lysander, Lancaster,
TSR-2, Lightning, Canberra, York, Vulcan, Swordfish, Spitfire Mk. 24,
Sunderland, Oxford, Anson, Harrier, Buccaneer and Tornado. Duxford's famous
Concorde is also
on display and open to the
public for internal viewing. Exciting, engaging and inspirational,
AirSpace
is a must for old
and young alike.
While at Duxford you
can also see – ‘The Normandy Experience’ looking at the dramatic invasion
of
Europe on D-Day June 1944; ‘Monty’ reveals one of the men behind the events
shown in The Normandy Experience’; ‘The Forgotten War’ highlighting the
political, military and the personal aspects of the 2nd WW in the
Far East, Pacific and Burma between
1941-45; British Aircraft Collection, a selection of military and civil
aircraft for you to
browse; The American Air Museum, housing the finest collection of historic
American
combat aircraft outside the USA; The Naval Collection, a fascinating range
of exhibits from midget subs to naval helicopters; The Land
Warfare Hall,
housing Duxford’s collection of tanks, trucks and artillery; The Battle of
Britain Exhibition, looking at the people and
machines involved in the Battle of Britain and the Blitz of
1940-41.
Departing at 9am, we
arrive at Duxford around noon and you will have 5½ hours to enjoy your
visit. Leaving Duxford at 5.30pm, we return to the local area around 8pm.
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