CHAPPIDI ABHIRATH REDDY,
C/O COL GKS REDDY,
Imperial War Museum Duxford
Imperial War Museum Duxford is a branch of the Imperial War Museum near Duxford in Cambridgeshire, England. Britain's largest aviation museum, Duxford houses the museum's large exhibits, including nearly 200 aircraft, military vehicles, artillery and minor naval vessels in seven main exhibition buildings. The site also provides storage space for the museum's other collections of material such as film, photographs, documents, books and artefacts. The site accommodates several British Army regimental museums, including those of the Parachute Regiment(named Airborne Assault) and the Royal Anglian Regiment.
Based on the historic Duxford Aerodrome, the site was originally operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the First World War. During theSecond World War Duxford played a prominent role during the Battle of Britain and was later used by United States Army Air Forces fighter units in support of the daylight bombing of Germany. Duxford remained an active RAF airfield until 1961. After the Ministry of Defence declared the site surplus to requirements in 1969 the Imperial War Museum received permission to use part of the site for storage. The entirety of the site was transferred to the museum in February 1976.
Visited Imperial War Museum, Duxford on Tuesday 08 Oct 2013, along with my elder daughter Jahnavi Reddy. We started the day with a visit to Air Warfare Section, after which we visited Land Warfare Section
The Centre Piece at the Main Entrance of the Museum
British Comet Tank - The Comet was the first British Tank that was
similar in performance to the Powerful German Tanks of WW II, hence
the Honour of Display at the main Entrance of the Museum
Air Warfare Section
British Aircraft Corporation TSR 2 - Prototype Strike Aircraft designed to replace
the Canberra Bomber in 1960s. TSR 2 stands for Tactical Strike Reconnaissance
(Mach 2). The project was cancelled in 1965 due to rising costs
Interior view of Concorde Supersonic Passenger Aircraft
Avro York C-1 Military and Commercial Transport Aircraft - It was built in three
versions, a long range freight transport, a combined passenger / freighter and
a passenger aircraft. This Aircraft took part in Berlin Airlift of 1948 - 1949
Westland Wessex HAS-1 Maritime Helicopter - Anti Submarine
Helicopter that could carry weapons and search equipment
British Lightning F-1 Fighter - RAF Interceptor Fighter in service from
1960 to 1988, the only all British designed and made supersonic fighter
Harrier GR 3 Strike Aircraft - The Harrier was the World's First Fixed Wing
Vertical take off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The Harrrier has served as a
Fighter, Bomber and Ground Attack aircraft and commonly known as Strike Aircraft
Havilland DH 9 Bomber - WW I British Bomber designed for strategic
attacks on German Cities, Railways and Airfields
With elder daughter Jahnavi Reddy, in front of Havilland DH 9 Bomber
Rolls Royce Trent 800 Aero Engine - Important Turbofan Aero-engine
of the late 1990s and early 2000s, used in over 40% of the
World's long range Passenger aircraft
A side view of the Trent 800 Turbofan Aero-engine
Miles Magister Mark I Trainer - WW II RAF Elementary Training Aircraft
Fairey Swordfish Mark III Maritime Aircraft - WW II Torpedo Bomber and
Reconnaissance Aircraft, most famous for the attack on Italian Fleet at Taranto
Lockheed Polaris A3 Missile - Inter continental Ballistic Missile and Britain's Strategic
Nuclear Weapon from 1968 to 1994. Launched from Nuclear powered submarine
Boeing B 17G Flying Fortress - The Main American Bomber of WW II, used by
the US Eighth Airforce in the Bombing Offensive from 1942 - 1945.
A side view of the Boeing 17G Flying Fortress
American McDonell Douglas F - 15A Eagle
Note:- The information about the places visited has been Extracted from Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia
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