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Royal Air Force Museum, London

Last Admission 5.30pm, Tel: 020 8205 2266

Royal Air Force Museum, London

RAF Museum London: Events Guide

Battle of Britain Photo Competition, 15 May - 30 Sep

Battle of Britain Art Exhibition, 16 May - 31 Dec

Battle of Britain Weekend, 11 Sep - 12 Sep

Battle of Britain Young Composers , 14 Sep

Battle of Britain Concert - 2.30pm, 18 Sep

The World at War : Exclusive Screening of Remastered Classic, 18 Sep - 19 Sep

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

Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford

RAF Museum Cosford: Events Guide

Battle of Britain Photo Competition, 15 May - 30 Sep

Guild of Aviation Artists Show, 23 Aug - 31 Oct

Battle of Britain Gala Dinner, 11 Sep

Battle of Britain 1940's Weekend, 11 Sep - 12 Sep

1940's Hangar Dance - Tickets on Sale Now, 18 Sep

Search and Rescue, 25 Oct - 29 Oct

Our Cosford Museum in the West Midlands houses 70 aircraft and is home to the Museum's 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 resources at RAF Museums in London & Cosford

Museum Educational Learning Activities

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...

The Royal Air Force Museum London

RAF Museum London is located in Colindale, North London and is London's only tourist attraction, and Britain's only national air museum, dedicated to aviation.

This London tourist attraction has a total collection of over a hundred full-size aircraft from across the globe which are displayed in various galleries on what is the historic site of the original London Aerodrome.

The London aircraft collection includes some very early airplane designs, war planes including the legendary Battle of Britain Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane airplanes and a Lancaster Bomber of World War II, through to the latest modern day jets and military aircraft. Our London site and Museum also 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

The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford

The 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.

Located in Shropshire just 15 minutes from Wolverhampton city centre the Museum's Cosford site also houses the National Cold War Exhibition which details the history of the Cold War from 1945 to 1991.

Cosford Aircraft Collection | National Cold War Exhibition Aircraft Collection | Research & Development Aircraft Collection | War Planes Collection | Transport & Training Aircraft Collection | Aviation Museum Overview | Fighter Planes Overview | Aviation History Timeline

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