| Battle
of Britain Memorial Flight |
Details of the aircraft, facilities and personnel
of the Battle of Britain Memorial Fligh |
| Bomber
Command Historical Society |
Remembering the many who served their country
with Bomber Command in WWII. |
| Bomber
Crew.com |
Dedicated to all who served in Bomber Command during
WWII. |
| BomberHistory.co.uk |
Detailed research into several key Bomber
Command operations.
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| CWGC |
The Commonwealth War Graves CommissionThis Register provides personal
and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members
of the Commonwealthforces who died in the First or Second World Wars.
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| Classic
Aviation |
A unique collection of aviation art for the enthusiat. |
| RAFA |
The RAF Association is a membership organisation
of serving and former members of the Royal Air Force, their families and
dependants and all those supporting the aims of the Association. |
| The
Heritage Foundation |
The Heritage Foundation is promoting the campaign for a memorial to the
men of RAF Bomber Command which hopefully will be erected in Central London
in mid 2011.
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| The
Peoples War |
The BBC asked the public to
contribute their memories of World War Two to a website between June 2003
and January 2006. This archive of 47,000 stories and 15,000 images is the
result. |
| RAF
Ex-POW Association |
Over 10,000 airmen of the Royal
Air Force became Prisoners of War (POW) during World War II, including naval
and other service fliers. |
| RAF
Bomber Command |
Comprehensive reference source
on Bomber Command |
| World
War II Lost Bombers |
A database of the lost bombers
lost during the World War II. |
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UK Museums
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| Bentwaters
Cold War Museum |
This new museum, dedicated to preserving the aviation heritage
of the Cold War Era, and specifically the history and units that served
at the ‘twin’ bases of Bentwaters and Woodbridge |
| Bletchley
Park |
Historic site of secret British codebreaking activities
during WWII and birthplace of the modern computer. |
| Bournemouth
Aviation Museum |
Museum houses a range of airframes from the 1950s and 1960s. |
| The
Bristol Aero Collection |
Dedicated to preserving the aircraft, helicopters
and aero engines produced by the Bristol Aircraft Company. |
| Brooklands
Museum |
The Brooklands Museum tells the story of the development of
British motorsport and aviation at the site from 1907. |
The
City of Norwich Aviation Museum
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Located at the edge of Norwich Airport, allowing viewing of
airport activity. |
| Cold
War Jets Collection |
Bruntingthorpe is a former USAF B-47 Stratojet base, and now
home to an increasing number of classic British jet aircraft. |
| De
Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre |
Located at Salisbury Hall, where the Mosquito prototype was
originally designed, the museum now covers all aspects of the de Havilland
aircraft company and it’s products. |
| The
Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum |
An impressive display of aircraft, the restored control tower
houses many exhibits, including several aero engines. |
| East
Midlands Airport Aeropark |
The Aeropark is both an aviation museum and a viewing area
where you can study the preserved planes of yesteryear or watch the modern
airliners of today taking-off |
| Eden
Camp Modern History Theme Museum |
A former prisoner of war camp in North Yorshire that is one
of the largest and most comprehensive museums covering British military
and social history from 1914. |
| Farnborough
Air Sciences Trust |
The aeronautical heritage of the former RAE Farnborough site. |
| Fleet
Air Arm Museum |
Europe's largest naval aviation collection. |
| Gatwick
Aviation Museum |
An interesting collection of aircraft including two Shackletons. |
| The
Helicopter Museum |
The world’s biggest museum devoted to rotorcraft, comprising
many helicopter and autogyro exhibits and memorabilia |
| Hooton
Park Trust |
Much still remains of the ex-610 Squadron Hooton Park airfield
and its buildings. |
| Imperial
War Museum Duxford |
An impressive collection of aircraft with flying
events. |
| The
Jetstream Club |
.Preserved aircraft at the historic old Speke
Aerodrome in Liverpool. |
| Kent
Battle of Britain Museum |
The museum is the oldest established and largest
collection of Battle of Britain artefacts on show in the country |
| The
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre |
.The largest Bomber Command museum in the country |
| Metheringham
Airfield Visitor Centre |
A small museum, supported by The Friends of Metheringham Airfield
that is dedicated to those men and women who flew and supported RAF 106
Bomber Squadron from 1943 until the end of the second world war. |
| Midland
Air Museum |
One of the biggest and longest-established independent museums,
the Midland Air Museum houses a varied collection of exhibits. A large indoor
display area includes the Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre and the
Wings Over Coventry gallery. |
| Museum
Of Berkshire Aviation. |
The museum is at the historic site of Woodley Airfield, near
Reading, U.K. - once the centre of a thriving aircraft industry. |
| Manchester
Museum of Science and Industry |
This huge 7-acre museum site houses displays on science and
technology, road transport, railways etc. The Air and Space Hall houses
a wide range of exhibits, including a Trident cockpit and a Morphis simulator.
The space gallery includes interactive displays. |
| National
Museum of Flight |
The Museum of Flight is the Scottish National Aviation Museum,
and part of the National Museums of Scotland. It occupies the four hangars
and a number of other buildings at East Fortune airfield. |
| Newark
Air Museum |
The airfield was known as RAF Winthorpe during
the Second World War. For the past few years, hosted the annual Cockpitfest.
This popular event calls on enthusiasts and 'cockpitters' alike to bring
their memorabilia for others to see and, in the case of cockpits, get inside.
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| The
Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum |
Collection of aircraft and equipment, the museum also displays
in separate buildings themed collections for the Royal Observer Corps No.
6 Group, the 446th (H) Bomb Group USAAF, RAF Bomber Command, RAF Air-Sea
Rescue & Coastal Command, |
| North
East Aircraft Museum |
Over thirty aircraft on display in various phases of restoration
as well as numerous aero engines and other aviation related material. |
| North
Weald Airfield Museum |
Situated in the village of North Weald at what was the main
entrance to the former Royal Air Force North Weald fighter base |
| Parham
Airfield Museum |
USAAF Station 153, Framlingham, was home to the B-17s of the
390th Bomb Group in World War Two. The restored wartime control tower here
presents a history of the base and the 390th. |
| Manston
History Museum |
A museum based on the history of this famous airfield
from 1916 to the present day. Onshow are aircraft and artifacts illustrating
various aspects of the airfield from World War 1 to Civil Aviation use. |
| RAF
MillomAviation & Military Museum |
A small museum operated by the South Copeland Aviation Group.The
museum displays the history of RAF Millom and its wartime Mountain Rescue
Team. A collection of aero engines and the smaller aircraft are accommodated
in a second building. |
| The
Real Aeroplane Company |
Breighton Airfield, a former Second World War heavy bomber
base and cold-war nuclear missile launch site, is now home to the classic
aircraft collection of the Real Aeroplane Company |
| RAF
Museum Cosford |
Houses 70 aircraft and is home to War Planes, Missiles, Transport
& Training and Research & Development collections. |
| RAF
Museum Hendon |
A 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. |
| Shuttleworth
Collection |
Depicts the history of flight from the early 1900s to the
1950s. The Collection is situated at Shuttleworth (Old Warden) Aerodrome,
one of the few traditional all grass aerodromes still in regular use |
| Tangmere
Military Aviation Museum |
Depicting 70 years of military aviation on the famous Battle
of Britain airfield.The collection includes such historic aircraft such
as Neville Duke's world record breaking Hawker Hunter, |
| Wellington
Aviation Museum |
A small museum dedicated to all those who served or who passed
through RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, on one of the many training courses for RAF
bomber command. Many Wellington bomber artifacts. |
| Yorkshire
Air Museum |
During WWII Elvington airfield was a Halifax bomber base.
Home of the only UK Halifax Bomber |
| Bomber
Command Museum of Canada |
Honouring all those associated with Bomber Command during
WWII and commemorating the activities of the British Commonwealth Air Training
Plan |
| The
National Air Force Museum of Canada |
Trenton Museum Canada home of the RCAF Memorial Collection
including a HP Halifax bomber. |
| Canadian
Warplane Heritage Museum |
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is a living museum featuring
the aircraft used by Canadians or Canada's Military from the beginning of
World War II up to the present. |
| The
Canadian Air & Space Museum |
Celebrates the aerospace accomplishments of Canadians,
and the long association of Canada with aeronautical innovation, aircraft
manufacturing, military aviation, air transport and the pure joy of flight.
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| Halifax
57 Rescue |
Halifax 57 Rescue (Canada) is dedicated to raising
and preserving Halifax LW170. |
| RCAF
Association |
The Royal Canadian Air Force Association was formed in 1948
as a national advocacy group to support the Royal Canadian Air Force, and
to unite Air Force veterans of the Second World War. |
| The
Canadian Aviation Historical Society |
Dedicated to the celebration and documentation of Canada's
flying heritage. |
| Veteran's
Affairs Canada |
This site contains a registry of information about the graves
and memorials of more than 116,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served
valiantly and gave their lives for their country. |
| Short
Bursts |
Canadian online magazine site for ex air gunners. |
434
"Bluenose" Squadron
|
434 Squadron was one of the last (13 of 15) RCAF bomber squadrons,
formed at Tholthorpe on June 13th 1943 in the county of Yorkshire, England.
The squadron was moved to Croft on Dec. 11th 1943 and remained until June
9th 1945. |
