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Royal Air Force Museums London and Cosford
Royal Air Force Museum, London
Last Admission 5.30pm, Tel: 020 8205 2266
Trailblazers, 5 May - 31 Dec
Women of the Air Force, 13 May - 31 Dec
Independence Day Weekend, 4 Jul - 5 Jul
Centenary of AV Roe's First Flight, 12 Jul
Brew for the Few, 23 Jul
Family Summer Fun, 27 Jul - 30 Aug
Our London Museum was opened by Her Majesty the Queen in 1972 and is situated on the historic site of the London Aerodrome. It contains over 100 exciting displays of aircraft from around the world including some very early aircraft designs, war planes through to the latest modern day jets and military aircraft.
Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford
Last Admission 5pm, Tel: 01902 376 200
RAF Photograph of the Year, 6 Jul - 7 Sep
Int'l Large Model Aircraft Rally, 18 Jul - 19 Jul
Glider Weekend, 25 Jul - 26 Jul
August Activities , 1 Aug - 31 Aug
Battle of Britain Weekend, 12 Sep - 13 Sep
1940's Wartime Hangar Dance, 10 Oct
Our Cosford Museum in the West Midlands houses 70 aircraft and is home to War Planes, Missiles, Transport & Training and Research & Development collections. The National Cold War Exhibition with its interactive kiosks and hotspots offers visitors the opportunity to see what life was like behind the Iron Curtain.
Educational Visits
We use our unique and fascinating collection to provide a programme of educational and learning activities. We offer workshops and demonstrations that relate closely to the subjects of the National Curriculum. In addition to elements of the History syllabus, the Access & Learning teams at London and Cosford are able to offer activities relating to Science, Geography, Numeracy, Citizenship and Art.
Learn more about our Aircraft Collections
RAF Museum London is Britain's only national air museum dedicated to aviation and has a total collection of well over a hundred full-size aircraft from all over the world which are displayed under cover on the historic site of the original London Aerodrome. The London collection includes some very early airplane designs, war planes including the legendary Battle of Britain Spitfire airplanes and Lancaster Bomber of World War II, through to the latest modern day jets and military aircraft. This site contains a comprehensive library of pictures, photos and detailed information about all of the airplanes in the Museum's different collections.
London Aircraft Collection | Milestones of Flight Collection | Grahame-White Factory Collection | Historic Hangars Collection | Bomber Collection | Battle of Britain Collection
RAF Museum Cosford aims to preserve an important part of Britain's national aviation heritage and to display it for future generations. The Cosford Aircraft Collection includes British, German, American, Japanese and Argentinian airplanes, all with an important place in the development of military aviation history. Cosford also hosts an extensive missile collection, including unique, early German experimental missiles, a Transport and Training airplane collection as well as a Research and Development collection.
Cosford Aircraft Collection | National Cold War Exhibition Collection | Research & Development Collection | War Planes Collection | Transport & Training Collection
Aviation Museum Overview | Fighter Planes Overview | Aviation History Timeline
