RAF Twinwood Farm, Military aviation museum and former RAF base in Bedford, England
RAF Twinwood Farm is an aviation museum and former airfield housed in original 1940s buildings from the active wartime period. The museum displays aircraft, engines, equipment, and personal belongings from British and American pilots and crews who were based here.
The airfield was established in 1941 as a Royal Air Force night fighter training base and later became home to the United States Eighth Air Force starting in 1942. American crews used it to prepare for bombing operations across Europe during the war's final years.
The site's name reflects its farming heritage before military use, and visitors can see how original wartime buildings still stand as working structures today. The exhibits show how pilots and ground crews carried out daily operations from this location.
The museum operates on weekends with hours varying by season, so check ahead before visiting to confirm opening times. Plan to spend several hours walking through the buildings and viewing the collections at a relaxed pace.
Museum volunteers use metal detectors to search the grounds for wreckage from aircraft that crashed during the war years. These recovery projects help reconstruct the precise fate of individual planes and the crews who flew them.
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