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It's been a couple of years since i was there but it's a great day out if you like flying things.
The American Air museum is superb and the new Airspace building looks good too
A few of my dodgy photos from a previous visit.. http://www.pbase.com/geoff_hubbert/iwmduxford
The American Air museum is superb and the new Airspace building looks good too
A few of my dodgy photos from a previous visit.. http://www.pbase.com/geoff_hubbert/iwmduxford
I went with my dad there last autumn, and was very impressed. What I had expected to last a morning was actually a full day out. Lots to see, the maintainence hangers were open to wander through - saw a guy spannering on a Merlin in the front of a Spitfire, which made my day! The big new American Air Muesum is ace, and the other big new hanger down the entrance/car park end of the site was very good too. There's also the normal 3 or 4 hangers that have been there for ages, with lots of nice planes in, and a ground war museum down the far end. All in all, a cracking day out
I've been to aircraft museums all over Europe & the US, and I reckon Duxford is second only to the National Air & Space Museum in Washington DC. The only SR71 outside the US is there for starters. Have a climb under the B17 in the American hangar and take a good look at the ball turret and imagine yourself doubled-up in there at 20000 feet over Germany being shot at by Me109s! If you wander over to the Fighter Collection's hangar you should be able to see plenty of airworthy WW2 combat veterans, Bearcat, Corsair, P51 and quite a few more. The engineers working on TFC's aircraft are usually happy to chat as there is a 'spectator' route through the hangar enabling you to see them working on aircraft restoration close-up. Duxford's TSR2 is also recently out of restoration, with a fresh paint job. It's a very impressive thing close-up, huge for a fast-jet.
Been there a couple of months ago. Absolutely worth the visit! They've got everything from the original Concord test plane you can walk right through, to a English Electric Lightning, Victor Bomber, Comet, A whole bunch of Spitfires of various marks, usualy the repair and service workshops are open too and well worth looking at how these machines are put together, a mig-21, MD F4 Phantom-II, F15 outdoors, B52, Lockheed U2, Lockheed SR71 you can actualy go up to and touch! And tons more I no doubt missed out.
They've also got a building with tanks and other ground based vehicles from various era and various classic civil jets parked outside.
Single ticket was 15 pounds if I remember right with a full season ticket with unlimited entry being 45 pounds. You'll never be finished looking around!
They've also got a building with tanks and other ground based vehicles from various era and various classic civil jets parked outside.
Single ticket was 15 pounds if I remember right with a full season ticket with unlimited entry being 45 pounds. You'll never be finished looking around!
I went in February.
It was fantastic, there is so much to see and do, it really is a great day out.
It was really cool being able to touch a real SR-71 Blackbird, walking around (and under) so many different iconic aircraft. One of my favourites was actually the BOAC Vickers Super VC-10 parked outside, I've always loved these aircraft and never realised how big it was.
It was fantastic, there is so much to see and do, it really is a great day out.
It was really cool being able to touch a real SR-71 Blackbird, walking around (and under) so many different iconic aircraft. One of my favourites was actually the BOAC Vickers Super VC-10 parked outside, I've always loved these aircraft and never realised how big it was.
Last went in 2004 but have been there quite a few times since my first visit way back in 1978. It is one of the best air museums in the world.
The workshops are fascinating - keep an eye out for the restoraion of the Bristol Blenheim - which will become a Mk 1 when finished.
As well as the warbirds, the airliner collection is pretty good too.
The collection includes an ex-Dan Air Comet 4, an ex-BOAC Vickers VC-10, a Bristol Britannia in Monarch colours, a Trident 2 in BEA "Red Square" markings, a BAC 1-11 500, a Handley Page Herald, the oldest Viscount in the world and the only surviving Airspeed Ambassador. Also on display is the fuselage of the last remaining Handley Page Hermes.
The Concorde on display is not the 1st test aircraft, it is actually G-AXDN, which was the 2nd BRITISH test aircraft (after G-BSST which is displayed at Yeovilton) and the 3rd or 4th Concorde to actually fly.
The workshops are fascinating - keep an eye out for the restoraion of the Bristol Blenheim - which will become a Mk 1 when finished.
As well as the warbirds, the airliner collection is pretty good too.
The collection includes an ex-Dan Air Comet 4, an ex-BOAC Vickers VC-10, a Bristol Britannia in Monarch colours, a Trident 2 in BEA "Red Square" markings, a BAC 1-11 500, a Handley Page Herald, the oldest Viscount in the world and the only surviving Airspeed Ambassador. Also on display is the fuselage of the last remaining Handley Page Hermes.
The Concorde on display is not the 1st test aircraft, it is actually G-AXDN, which was the 2nd BRITISH test aircraft (after G-BSST which is displayed at Yeovilton) and the 3rd or 4th Concorde to actually fly.
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