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Today, RAF Duxford is owned by the Imperial War Museum (IWM) and is the site of the Imperial War Museum Duxford, and the American Air Museum. It also houses The Fighter Collection and the Historic Aircraft Collection, two private operators of airworthy vintage military aircraft.
Hangar 4 is one of Duxford's historic hangars, and now houses an exhibition exploring Duxford's history as an operational RAF airfield from the First World War to the Cold War. The early period is represented by a Bristol Fighter , a type operated by Duxford's No.2 Flying Training School from 1920.
Royal Air Force De Havilland Tiger Moth: N6635 Royal Air Force – No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School, coded 25: English Electric Canberra B.2: WH725 Royal Air Force – No. 50 Squadron, on loan from the Royal Air Force Museum: English Electric Lightning F.1: XM135 Royal Air Force – No. 74 (Fighter) Squadron markings, coded B: Fairey ...
After a period of private ownership, and a some years as a static exhibit at the Fleet Air Arm Museum it was bought by the Fighter Collection from the Shuttleworth Collection in 1994 and restored to flying condition, taking its first post-restoration flight in 2007. It was painted in the pre-World War II markings of No. 72 Squadron RAF. [12]
Blenheim Mk IV bomber at the RAF Museum, London, with the new cockpit. The Bristol Blenheim was a twin-engine high performance all-metal medium bomber aircraft, powered by a pair of Bristol Mercury VIII air-cooled radial engines, each capable of 860 hp (640 kW). [18]
Lashenden Air Warfare Museum; Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre; List of aircraft at the Imperial War Museum Duxford; List of aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum London; List of aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands
A Bristol F.2 Fighter preserved at the Imperial War Museum Duxford. Substantially original aircraft are on static display at the: Royal Air Force Museum London, UK - serial number E2466 (BAPC.165) Imperial War Museum Duxford, UK - serial number E2581; Museo del Aire, Madrid, Spain - serial number B.21
London Biggin Hill, a former RAF station This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the duration of operation. During 1991, the RAF had several Military Emergency Diversion Aerodrome (MEDA) airfields: RAF ...