Plan Your Day In RAF London | Visit RAF London - RAF Museum
WEBPlan your day - London. Our London site is open to the public. Get ready for take-off and pre-book your free visit now. Visit the Royal Air Force Museum London for great day out for all the family – whatever the weather. We are open 10.00am – 5.00pm and admission is free. Colindale Station, our nearest Underground Station is now closed ...
Plan Your Day In RAF | Visit Midlands - RAF Museum
WEBThere is a huge array of aircraft and displays at RAF Museum Midlands. We are open daily from 10.00am and we recommend you allow four hours for a full site visit which will take in the Wartime Hangars and National Cold War Exhibition. During your visit you are welcomed on arrival in the Visitor Centre and this glass fronted building offers ...
RAF Midlands Directions | RAF Midlands Map - RAF Museum
WEBBy Road. Cosford is centrally located with good motorway access from the M6 southbound (Junction 12) via the A5, one mile from junction 3 on the M54 for northbound travellers. The Museum is only thirty minutes from the centre of Birmingham and ten minutes from Telford. There is a large car park on site, click here for charges.
RAF London Opening Times | RAF Open Days - RAF Museum
WEBHangars 3,4, and 5 until 4:30pm. Last entry 4:00pm. Hangar 6 until 4:45pm, Last entry 4:30pm. Museum opening times are subject to alteration. Some of our areas may be closed to assist curatorial work and maintenance. Also, from time-to-time, some areas of the Museum will have to be closed for Corporate Events.
Battle of Britain WW2 | Air Raid Shelters | RAF Museum
WEBAnderson Shelter. Designed in 1938 and named after Sir John Anderson, Home Secretary during the Battle of Britain, this type of air-raid shelter was designed for use in the garden. When covered with earth the shelter would give some protection from shell fragments and bomber splinters although dampness was an ever present problem.
RAF Museum London | London Aircraft Museum | Free Admission
WEBThe Royal Air Force Museum London offers a fun, entertaining day out for all the family - whatever the weather. Entry is free and we're open daily from 10.00am. Book your tickets in advance. Recently opened, our latest free permanent exhibition 'Higher, Faster, Further - The RAF 1919 - 1939' located in Hangars 3 and 5.
RAF Museum Midlands | Aircraft Museum | Free Admission
WEBThe Royal Air Force Museum Midlands offers a fun, award-winning day out for all the family. Entry is free and we're open daily from 10.00am. Visit the National Cold War Exhibition with its eye-catching architecture and design. Discover Cold War stories in immersive Hotspots; explore thrilling displays of aircraft, iconic cars, models, tanks and ...
Operation Sealion | Battle of Britain - RAF Museum
WEBSerious planning work began for Operation Seelöwe (Sealion), in July 1940, following Britain’s rejection of Hitler’s final offer of a negotiated peace settlement. Hitler wanted an immediate invasion to prevent the British army recovering from its defeat in France. All this was to be completed by 10 August 1940.
Avro Lancaster Bomber - RAF Museum
WEBAvro Lancaster 1. For the last three years of the Second World War the Avro Lancaster was the main heavy bomber used by Bomber Command to take the war to the heart-land of Nazi Germany. It resulted from design work undertaken by Roy Chadwick and his Avro team to overcome the problems experienced with the twin-engined Manchester bomber.
WAAF WW2 | Women's Auxiliary Air Force - RAF Museum
WEBOver a quarter of a million women served in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). No fewer than 183,317 were volunteers with a further 33,932 women called up from December 1941. The majority were aged between 18 and 40. They came from all walks of life and from around the world. By 1943, 48 nationalities were represented in the force ...
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