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Monthly Archives: September 2015
The Cat and Custard Pot
One of the most famous Battle of Britain airfields was located in Hawkinge, just north of Folkestone on the southern coast. Below is a genuine German reconnaissance map of Hawkinge aerodrome. After a day of flying and fighting, pilots would … Continue reading
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Uxbridge bunker
After Bentley Priory and an excellent lunch at “The Alpine” we drove 16 km soutwest to reach the bunker and museum in Uxbridge, the home of Fighter Command No.11 Group from 1939 to 1958. We gathered near two gate-guards for … Continue reading
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The Dowding system and the Filter Room
The so called “Dowding System” consisted of several parts: The British radars could pick up enemies as far away as 200 km. This gave enough time to assess size and tracks of the attacking units and to prepare and scramble … Continue reading
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Bentley Priory
Monday our bus brought us to “Bentley Priory Museum” – “from where the battle was won“! This beautiful country house, near Watford 25 km northwest of London, was the Headquarters of… …Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. These gate-guards outside… … Continue reading
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Battle of Britain Hall
I went to England to pay attention to the celebration of 75 years since the Battle of Britain so of course the highlight of the visit to RAF Museum in Hendon was the “Battle of Britain Hall”. The Gloster Gladiator … Continue reading
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Grahame White Factory
Claude Grahame-White was one of the first to qualify as a pilot in England. He received licence No 6 in 1910. In 1911 he established a flying school at Hendon aerodrome. A few years ago an original World War I Grahame-White aircraft … Continue reading
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Bomber Hall
I continue my visit to the RAF Museum in Hendon, London. Bordering to the Historic Hangars is another set of hangars, housing the “Bomber Hall”. The Fairey Battle was introduced in 1937 but lack of speed and defensive armament made it obsolescent … Continue reading
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Historic Hangars
The RAF Museum houses a few beautiful old hangars that were once part of the old Hendon Aerodrome. Today they are perfect for storing historic aircraft! Curtiss Kittyhawk – more than 3 000 Kittyhawks were delivered to Commonwealth Air Forces and … Continue reading
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Milestones of Flight
The “Milestones of Flight” building is huge and along one wall is… …a tmeline of Milestones of Flight. The hall itself is filled with “Milestone Aircraft”… …like the Bleriot XI, one of the first dependable, reliable and versatile monoplanes at a time … Continue reading
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Royal Air Force Museum in Hendon, London
A short distance north of London City you once found Hendon’s London Aerodrome in Colindale. Today this is the site of Royal Air Force North London Museum. It was opened by her Majesty the Queen 15th November 1972. Admission is … Continue reading
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