Imperial War Museum Duxford, Military museum in Duxford, England
Imperial War Museum Duxford is a military museum in Duxford, England, displaying nearly 200 aircraft, military vehicles, artillery pieces, and naval vessels across seven exhibition buildings. The hangars are spread across a large site that once served as an active airfield and now houses one of Europe's largest aviation collections.
The site was used as a Royal Air Force base during the Second World War and later also hosted American fighter units. After the war, it remained militarily active for decades before opening as a museum site in 1976.
The site still bears traces of its past as an airfield, and you can see the runways where fighter planes once took off. Today the name is often associated with the American air power collection, which displays machines from several decades.
The museum is open daily from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and the different collections are spread across several hangars, so a full visit can take several hours. Sturdy footwear is helpful, as many exhibition areas are outdoors and the paths between buildings are sometimes unpaved.
The museum has an active airfield where vintage aircraft take off and land throughout the year, allowing visitors to experience flying demonstrations in real time. Some machines are flown by volunteer pilots who recreate historical flight maneuvers, bringing the daily life of earlier times to life.
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