285809 – Duxford Aviation Society, Charity Commission 'Picture Gallery' photo caption: 'A 9.2-inch coastal gun is unloaded at the Imperial War Museum's outdoor display at Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, after its journey from Gibraltar where during the last war it guarded the Straits'. ... saying the recreation grounds should be kept as open space. It accommodates the flyable aircraft of Duxford's private aviation companies, such as Hangar 3, an original Belfast truss hangar, houses Duxford's maritime exhibition. The base was briefly the home of the 350th Fighter Group in late 1942, but it was not until April 1943 that it became a fully American station when the 78th Fighter Group moved in. This is housed in Buildings 177 and 178, close to the Gibraltar Gun.Since January 1999, the Society have operated the Friends of Duxford membership scheme with the Museum.As of 2008, the Duxford Aviation Society had almost 700 volunteer members.Since 1973, Duxford has held regular air shows. ... Open on. Previously based at the temporary Goxhill, the Group appreciated the comfort and size of Duxford… The On 12 September 2010 a Royal Anglian Regiment memorial was dedicated at Duxford. As far as aviation heritage is concerned, the British people are extremely fortunate to have a venue as significant as Duxford Airfield to explore and experience, with the museum and its operational airfield open to visitors around 360 days each year. Boats on display include Hangar 4 is one of Duxford's historic hangars, and now houses an exhibition exploring Duxford's history as an operational RAF airfield from the First World War to the Hangar 5, the westernmost original hangar, houses Duxford's aircraft conservation workshops.From the late 1970s the museum acquired several important American aircraft; a B-17G Flying Fortress in 1978, a The American Air Museum was designed by Sir Norman Foster and The roof weighs 6000 tonnes and is able to support suspended aircraft weighing up to 10 tonnes.On 17 January 2014 the museum announced an award of £980,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Call: +44 1223 830373 . When originally planned in 1917, Duxford aerodrome was to occupy a 238-acre (0.96 kmThe south side visitor entrance, which now houses a shop and visitor facilities, was previously the airfield's armoury.Some aircraft and other exhibits are displayed externally, such as a As a historic site, many of Duxford's buildings are of particular architectural or historic significance. Duxford was an airfield in the First World War and was an RAF fighter station and then an American fighter base in the second. Duxford airfield later became a fighter airfield for the United States Army Air Forces operating P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft. Closed now. Opens in 9 h 19 min. RAF Duxford, now a museum and still a working airfield, was operated by the USAAF from 1943 to 1945. Duxford gives its name to RAF Duxford (now called Duxford Aerodrome), a former Royal Air Force airfield that was used as a sector station during the Battle of Britain. Duxford Airfield is home to both the Imperial War Museum and American Air Museum, hosting some of the ultimate iconic aeroplanes in the country. Woolford and Warner (2008), p.49MacDonald, Patrick 'The History of the Cambridgeshire Regiment' Imperial War Museum Duxford: Friends of Duxford: Events (2009) For a full list of events, please visit the IWM Duxford website. Duxford Aerodrome was the home of Douglas Bader's Big Wing during that battle. About IWM Duxford. Duxford Airfield hosted one of its showcase days on Wednesday, which sees vintage aircraft taking to the skies. Distance: 2.00 km. The plans would expand the building by 40%, providing more display and conservation space, improve internal conditions, and enable the museum's British and Commonwealth aircraft collection to be brought under cover.AirSpace officially opened to the public on 12 July 2008.Hangar 2 is a double Type T2 hangar, erected in the 1970s. Woolford and Warner (2008), p.49B-52D, serial 56-0689. more details. There is also the chance to sit in the cockpit of an airworthy Mk1a Spitfire or gain after-hours access to the site for Battle of Britain 80: The Night Shoot for an opportunity to capture Duxford’s historic buildings and airfield through your camera lens. Reynold, Nigel and Condron, Stephanie (20 April 2007) Harrier GR3, serial XZ133 and Tornado GR1, serial ZA465. Imperial War Museum Duxford is a branch of the Imperial War Museum near Duxford in Cambridgeshire, England.Britain's largest aviation museum, Duxford houses the museum's large exhibits, including nearly 200 aircraft, military vehicles, artillery and minor naval vessels in seven main exhibition buildings. 9, September 2007) "Duxford's AirSpace opens". The Society is a The Society was formed in 1975 from a divergence of members of the East Anglian Aviation Society,Duxford Aviation Society preserves and maintains the Civil Aviation Collection. It occupies the site of a T2 hangar erected in the 1950s. An affiliated group, the Duxford Radio Society, collects, preserves, exhibits, and demonstrates historic military electronic equipment. Duxford Airfield History Built in 1917 by German prisoners-of-war, Duxford Airfield became one of the earliest RAF stations established and home to the Royal Flying Corps. Especially notable aircraft in the collection include a In support of the Museum's goals, the DAS Military Vehicle Wing provides one of the world's leading teams of military vehicle restoration engineersOther elements of the society provide or support a range of functions at the Duxford site, including canteen, aircraft conservation, learning and interpretative activities and administrative tasks. Exploring the North Side of Imperial War Museum Duxford, the best-preserved example of a World War Two-era fighter base in Britain, is at times a ghostly experience. The site also provides storage space for the museum's other … Website. In keeping with the site's history many of Duxford's original buildings, such as The Imperial War Museum originated during the First World War in 1917 as the National War Museum committee, formed by the British government to record the war effort and sacrifice of Britain and Duxford has been associated with British military aviation since 1917, when a site near the village of Duxford, in southern Cambridgeshire, was selected for a new Duxford is operated in partnership between the Imperial War Museum, Cambridgeshire County Council and the Duxford Aviation Society.