IWM Duxford

Local nameIWM Duxford
LocationDuxford, UK

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 Flying Corps 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.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford

Official website http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/

Email duxford@iwm.org.uk

Phone +44 1223 835 000

Address CB22 4QR Cambridgeshire, UK

Coordinates 52°5'31.256" N 0°7'48.173" E

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