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The Kent Battle of Britain Museum is an aviation museum located in Hawkinge, Kent, focused on the Allied and Axis men of the Battle of Britain.
The museum houses aviation relics excavated by the Shoreham Aircraft Preservation Society over 30 years. These relics come from crashed RAF and Luftwaffe aircraft and are displayed alongside personal accounts of those involved. A particular focus is the Battle of Britain period.
Kent Battle of Britain Museum: Hawkinge: Shepway: Military: History of RAF Hawkinge and the Battle of Britain, World War II aircraft Kent Life: Sandling: Maidstone: Open air: Formerly the Museum of Kent Life, 28-acre (110,000 m 2) heritage farm, historic houses, farm and village buildings Kent Museum of Freemasonry: Canterbury: City of ...
Conceived as an experience rather than a museum, the building contains The Scramble Experience and a central ‘cockpit’ area with an open balcony offering views across the Channel to France, from where the Luftwaffe would have appeared in 1940. A high-tech screen is used to superimpose historical film of incoming German aircraft over the ...
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In October 2014, it was announced that Maggie Appleton was to be appointed as CEO of the museum. [5] The Battle of Britain Museum (later Hall) was opened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in November 1978. On 3 October 2016 the Battle of Britain Hall was permanently closed and refurbished. The London site has been regularly expanded.
Military aviation museums in England (1 C, 33 P) ... Kent Battle of Britain Museum; L. Lashenden Air Warfare Museum; Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre;
Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Folkestone, Kent; ... Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach; Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly;