Category Archives: RAF Museum Hendon

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →