IWM Duxford

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| South of Cambridge at Junction 10 of the M11 motorway, Duxford CB22 4QR, England

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. The site also provides storage space for the museum's other collections of material such as film, photographs, documents, books and artefacts. The site accommodates several British Army regimental museums, including those of the Parachute Regiment and the Royal Anglian Regiment. Based on the historic Duxford Aerodrome, the site was originally operated by the Royal Air Force during the First World War. During the Second World War Duxford played a prominent role during the Battle of Britain and was later used by United States Army Air Forces fighter units in support of the daylight bombing of Germany. Duxford remained an active RAF airfield until 1961. After the Ministry of Defence declared the site surplus to requirements in 1969 the Imperial War Museum received permission to use part of the site for storage. The entirety of the site was transferred to the museum in February 1976. In keeping with the site's history many of Duxford's original buildings, such as hangars used during the Battle of Britain, are still in use. Many of these buildings are of particular architectural or historic significance and over thirty have listed building status, Duxford retain[ing] the best-preserved technical fabric remaining from [a historic airfield] up to November 1918 and being remarkably well-preserved. The site also features several purpose-built exhibition buildings, such as the Stirling Prize-winning American Air Museum, designed by Sir Norman Foster. The site remains an active airfield and is used by civilian flying companies, and hosts regular air shows. The site is operated in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council and the Duxford Aviation Society, a charity formed in 1975 to preserve civil aircraft and promote appreciation of British civil aviation history.
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Duxford Air Museum tour - Concorde, Comet, Vulcan, Lancaster, Spitfire, TSR-2, Harrier and more...

Duxford Airfield Imperial War Museum Tour - airplane museum aviation museum
Join me on a guided tour through the Imperial War Museum at Duxford in the UK.
This is part 1 of the tour with part 2 being the 'American Air Museum' which can be found here:
Highlights include:
Concorde pre-production model, de Havilland Comet 4, English Electric Lightning, Avro Vulcan, Acro Lancaster bomber, Supermarine Spitfire, BAC TSR-2, English Electric Canberra bomber, Harrier, Eurofighter Typhoon, Panavia Tornado, Gloster Meteor, Hawker Hunter, Mc Donnell Douglas F4 Phantom, Mig-21
V1 flying bomb

Other aviation tours:
More detailed tour through the Comet 4 here in Duxford:
Seattle's Museum of Flight:
Tour through 707 Air Force One:
First ever Boeing 747 tour:
Tour through a retired Qantas 747-400:
Qantas Founders Museum in Longreach:

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Battle of Britain Anniversary Duxford Airshow, IWM Duxford 2015

The Battle of Britain Anniversary Airshow, IWM Duxford with the high light being a17 spitfire fly past & Red arrows with the BBMF fly past

IWM Duxford Air Festival 2017: THRILLS ABOVE, FUN BELOW

Enjoy dynamic flying over the skies of Duxford’s historic airfield, showcasing the skill and capability of pilots in amazing aircraft.
Witness hair-raising aerobatics and aerial ingenuity from powerful aircraft, whilst also taking part in live entertainment across the show ground including music and family activities.

Duxford Air Festival tickets now on sale at iwm.org.uk/airshows

Imperial War Museum Duxford, United Kingdom, november 2017

IWM Duxford Hangar 4 Battle of Britain - England - 2018

DUXFORD CAMBRIDGESHIRE ENGLAND July 7, 2018. Imperial War Museums Duxford is Britain's largest aviation museum. This video covers some of the aircraft in hangar 4, Battle of Britain display.

IWM Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow September 2019

The last airshow of the year for Duxford and what amazing show with mass formations of the same types like the Buchon HA1112, P51 Mustange, Hurricane and for the shows big finale 15 Spitfires. If you like war birds this is the show is for you

RAF Duxford in the Battle of Britain

- Historic Duxford is a new exhibition and historic site trail for families which explores Duxford's time as an RAF airfield from 1918 to 1961.

Tour the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, England

Many Spitfire pilots launched a desperate defense of their homeland against the Nazi onslaught of World War II from Duxford, England, where the Imperial War Museum now inhabits the old hangars to tell their story to new generations.

Visit IWM Duxford

IWM Duxford is Europe’s largest air museum with over 300 planes and objects on display. Get up close to world-famous aircraft including Spitfires, Hurricanes, Concorde, the B52 and the only SR-17 Blackbird outside of the USA. See history come to life through conservation in action and watch restored aircraft taking to the skies from the same airfield the RAF flew from in the First and Second World Wars.

IWM Duxford
Duxford
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American Air Museum Tour! Imperial War Museum Duxford. SR-71, B17, B29, B52, U2, A-10, F15 and more

American Air Museum Duxford airfield UK! aviation museum airplane museum Welcome to part 2 of my tour through the Imperial War Museum at Duxford! Make sure you check out the other video ( ) for more aviation content including me walking through a Concorde prototype and a De Havilland Comet 4!
Highlights include:
Lockheed U2
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
B17 Flying Fortress
B29 Superfortress
B52 Stratofortress
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom
McDonnel Douglas F15 Eagle

Other aviation tours:
Imperial War Museum Air Museum tour:
Seattle's Museum of Flight:
Tour through 707 Air Force One:
First ever 747 tour:
Tour through a retired Qantas 747-400:
Qantas Founders Museum in Longreach:

And check out my channel for heaps more aviation content:

Check out my Instagram account: @paulstewartaviation ( )
and Facebook:

IWM Duxford | The Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary

IWM Chairman Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire talks about the Battle of Britain and how Imperial War Museum Duxford is commemorating the historic events of 1940. Find out more at

IWM Duxford Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary Show Highlites 2015

Imperial War Museum Duxford Vlog 26th February 2017

Join us for another theme park out of season attractions day out as we visit the amazing Imperial War Museum Duxford in Cambridgeshire UK

This amazing museum is home to hundreds of RAF and American Airforce aircraft, helicopters and tanks located in 8 giant purpose built hangers around the Duxford aerodrome

IWM DUXFORD AIR SHOWS 2017

Duxford Air Festival 27-28 May
Flying Legends Air Show 8-9 July
Duxford Battle Of Britain Air Show 23-24 September

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Flying Legends 2017 - IWM Duxford - Full show Sunday

Here is the flying action from the Sunday of The Fighter Collection's Flying Legends Airshow 2017, at IWM Duxford, England.

Opening and closing music:-
Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (
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Pipe Smokers Visit to IWM Duxford,England, British Hanger Video 1 of 6

14th June 2013 - Keith, Paul, AJ , Mark and Myself - descend upon The Imperial War Museum at RAF Duxford, England - this is a combined Video/Sideshow of the Event - In and about Aircraft Hanger No.1

Keith

Paul

AJ

Mark

Imperial War Museum Duxford, England 2016

Battle of Britain remake IWM Duxford 2019

Battle of Britain film remake at IWM Duxford 2019, with four Buchon's (original aircraft from the film), four Hurricane's and three mk1 Spitfires.

Battle of Britain Airshow | IWM Duxford

A thrilling Air Show that brings to life Duxford's finest hour as a vital Second World War fighter station. Book your tickets today:

The Imperial War Museum Duxford | WW2 Nation

In this Vlog we visit the Imperial War Museum at Duxford and realise that one day just isn't enough. We start in the Land Warfare exhibition home to so much incredible armour and tanks such as the German Tiger Tank and the Russian T-34. We also visit the Battle of Britain hangar where we take a look at an original German Me109 fighter that flew in the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain. We finish off our visit with a look at Sally B, the last remaining B-17 Flying Fortress in Europe and star of the Hollywood film 'Memphis Belle'.

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IWM Duxford Aircraft Museum Hangar 5 England - 2018

DUXFORD CAMBRIDGESHIRE ENGLAND July 7, 2018. Imperial War Museums Duxford is Britain's largest aviation museum. This video covers some of the aircraft in Hangar 5, Conservation. The largest aircraft currently under restoration is a Handley Page Victor.