Duxford Aircraft Museum Part 2

Land Warfare - see how ground combat has changed over the 20th century

This part of the museum shows what it was like to be involved in land warfare, though I am sure it was a lot more messy than we see here

Field Marshall Montgomery's trailer

Had to look through the windows as not open to the public

Well that's it for now

The boats, submarines and maritime aircraft, operations rooms, memorials etc., we did not do on this visit. The airfield is such a large site and visiting museums interspersed with walking to restaurant and tearooms, by the end of the day I felt I could not take another step. Was a great day for 7 year old Oliver. I think he liked the aircraft best.

Duxford Aircraft Museum Part 1

Can't believe it was 2013 when we took Grandson Oliver to our local Aircraft Museum

Here we see a Spitfire used in The Battle of Britain 

and here a Tiger Moth

One can take a flight around the airfield in these planes

and some passenger planes

(not for flying, only viewing)

Some USA readers might recognise this aircraft

We have now entered the American Air Museum

The red symbols on the side show how many planes were shot down by this aircraft

I think this is a Stealth Bomber

Young Oliver who was only 7 then - standing under some aircraft wings

We are now in the Museum of The Battle of Britain

where we also see Concorde

and take a look inside

at the controls

the passenger area (not shown here) is very cramped and with low ceilings

The size of these wings always amaze me when standing underneath them

Looking up inside a wing

and now in to the hangar of light flying aircraft

Lots to do for children here but to appreciate such one needs a day just for that

Flight simulators 

and outside play

There is far more than one can see in a day as Duxford covers such a large area but for

part 2 we will visit the

Land Warfare Museum