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Duxford American Air Museum

Duxford American Air Museum. Photo by Ross Cannon

Duxford American Air Museum is a memorial to the thousands of American airmen who lost their lives while flying from the UK during the Second World War. The American Air Museum was designed by Sir Norman Foster and opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 1st August 1997. The largest aircraft is the B-52 Stratofortress bomber with a 61m/200ft wingspan and an 18.5m/52ft high tail fin. Other exhibits include a Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird, B-24M Liberator, Lockheed U-2 and various small aircraft suspended from the hangar ceiling. With the added bonus of a raised walkway around the back of the hangar which gives a very good view of the topsides of the aircraft.

For the Duxford Air Show section

Imperial War Museum Duxford website

Packard V-1650 Merlin Aero engine at Duxford American Air Museum

North American P-51 Mustang 463209 WZ-S/BAPC255 replica at Duxford American Air Museum

Boeing-Stearman PT-17 41-8169 at Duxford American Air Museum

Lockheed U-2-CT-LO Dragon Lady 56-6692 at Duxford American Air Museum

Spad S-13 Mk XIII 1 4513 S/G-BFYO replica at Duxford American Air Museum

Liberty V 12 Aero engine (First World War) at Duxford American Air Museum

McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II 155529 114-AJ/ZE359 at Duxford American Air Museum

North American F-100D-11-NA Super Sabre 42165 VM-165/42165 at Duxford American Air Museum

Lockheed SR-71A-LO Blackbird 61-17962 at Duxford American Air Museum

Lockheed SR-71A-LO Blackbird 61-17962 engine at Duxford American Air Museum

Lockheed T33-A Shooting Star 51-4286 at Duxford American Air Museum

USA Marine Corps North American B-25J/PBJ-1J Mitchell N7614C/31171 at Duxford American Air Museum

Grumman TBM-3E Avenger AS.3 3-X USN 46214/CF-KCG at Duxford American Air Museum

Boeing B-29 Superfortress 461748 Y/G-BHDK at Duxford American Air Museum

Bell UH-1 Huey O-21605 at Duxford American Air Museum

Boeing B-52D Stratofortress 60689 at Duxford American Air Museum

Boeing B-52D Stratofortress 60689 engine at Duxford American Air Museum

General Dynamics F-111E-CF Aardvark 67-0120 at Duxford American Air Museum

General Dynamics F-111E-CF Aardvark 67-0120 engines at Duxford American Air Museum

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 226413 ZU-N/N47DD at Duxford American Air Museum

Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog 270909 77-0259/AR at Duxford American Air Museum

Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog 270909 77-0259/AR engine at Duxford American Air Museum

Consolidated B-24M-20CO Liberator 44-51228 at Duxford American Air Museum

Consolidated B-24M-20CO Liberator 44-51228 M2 Browning machine guns at Duxford American Air Museum

North American AT-6D Texan at Duxford American Air Museum

Boeing B-17G-95DL Flying Fortress 44-83735 Mary Alice at Duxford American Air Museum

Boeing B-17G-95DL Flying Fortress 44-83735 Mary Alice M2 Browning machine guns at Duxford American Air Museum

Douglas C-47A-85-DL Skytrain/Dakota at Duxford American Air Museum

Images courtesy of Ian Bracegirdle and Ross Cannon