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Duxford – Flight line
We arrived rather early in the morning of 19 September. Low clouds and misty but the forecast was good and the flight line fantastic. It was most promising for what we were to experience that day. A Yale and two Harvard, used … Continue reading
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Duxford – Hangars
A small building next to a hangar tells the story of Duxford airfield. It became a training airfield in 1918 and 126 pupils became pilots here but 13 of them were killed in accidents. In 1924 the role of Duxford … Continue reading
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Duxford – Air Space
Coming to Imperial War Museum Duxford, the first thing you will see is a huge building/hangar. Don’t worry – it is huge inside as well! Take a look at the picture above – Lancaster, Vulcan, Short Sunderland and much, much more. There … Continue reading
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Duxford airfield
Imperial War Museum Duxford is a historic airfield and a museum of aviation history. I was here for the fantastic airshow 19 September 2015 but had some time walking around as well. I was here many years ago, in 1980, … Continue reading
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A day in London
Friday was suppose to be spent at the Imperial War Museum but our bus never turned up. It was however a lovely day so I and a friend started walking along Oxford Street instead, turned south at Marble Arch and accidentally… … Continue reading
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The Shoreham Aircraft Museum
During our French excursion we had stayed in Folkstone. On our Thursday bus trip back to London we stopped at the Shoreham Aircraft Museum, in Sevenoaks an hours drive southeast of London. This is a lovely little museum, with a … Continue reading
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St Inglevert
After visiting Audembert we went to Audresselles, a small village on the French coast, where we had a very nice lunch. The house above (Swedish flag to honor our visit!) was the home of the French World War II pilot Edmond … Continue reading
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Audembert
On the early Wednesday morning 16 September we were on the ferry from Dover… …to Calais. We were soon met by our guides from “L’association Anciens Aérodromes“. To the right is our translator, a former Air France Concorde pilot! Through the … Continue reading
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The National Memorial to the Few
The National Memorial to the Few at Capel-le-Ferne is located on the famous white cliffs between Dover and Folkestone in Kent. Above it much of the fighting took place in 1940. Above is a model of the memorial as it looks … Continue reading
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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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