Eurofighter Typhoon
Meet one of the RAF’s most advanced aircraft and discover how it protects UK airspace.
AircraftFind out moreExplore more than four decades of RAF history, from the Falklands Conflict and Gulf War to operations in Afghanistan and the defence of UK airspace today.
Discover how new aircraft, precision weapons, surveillance and communications technology have enabled the RAF to respond to rapidly changing threats. Displays include the Tornado, Typhoon, Harrier, Buccaneer and Chinook, alongside personal objects and first-hand accounts from those who served.
Interactive models, quizzes and a timeline wall invite visitors to consider how global events, popular culture and technological change have shaped the RAF since 1980.
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Panavia Tornado GR1B
Explore a variable-sweep-wing Tornado that served during the 1991 Gulf War.
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British Aerospace Harrier GR9A
Discover the famous British-designed combat aircraft capable of vertical landing.
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The Falklands Chapel
Enter a chapel created from a shipping container at RAF Stanley after the Falklands Conflict.
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Raytheon Paveway II
Discover how laser guidance transformed an ordinary bomb into a precision weapon.
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Al Byford: Flying the Tornado
Hear Al Byford describe flying the Tornado at low level during a changing era of conflict.
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John Peters: Shot Down and Captured
Hear John Peters recall being shot down, captured and held during the Gulf War.
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Liz McConaghy: Chinook Loadmaster
Hear how Chinook loadmaster Liz McConaghy supported medical evacuations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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RAF Lossiemouth and Modern Air Defence
RAF Lossiemouth is the RAF’s principal flying station in Scotland and an important part of the United Kingdom’s modern air-defence network.
Typhoons stationed there contribute to Quick Reaction Alert, responding to aircraft approaching or operating near UK airspace. The station is also home to the RAF’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol force.
This Scottish Aviation and STEM Trail resource connects the aircraft displayed in Hangar 6 with an active RAF station.
Explore RAF Lossiemouth