Category Archives: Duxford on the ground

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →