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
Air Warfare Section - II
Air Warfare Section - II
Spad S-13 (AC with Red Propeller) - French Fighter
used by the US Air Service in WW I
A closer view of Spad S-13
Boeing Stearman PT-17 Trainer - American Dual control primary trainer
which first flew in 1933. More Stearmans were produced in North America
than any other biplane. A total of 6110 trainer variants were produced
A closer view of Boeing PT-17 Trainer
American Grumman TBM- 3 Avenger (Displayed above) - Standard US
Navy carrier based Torpedo Bomber, in service from Mid 1942
A closer view of TBM- Torpedo Bomber
Lockheed SR - 71A Blackbird - US Strategic Reconnaissance Aircraft in USAF
Service from 1968 - 1997. It is the highest flying and fastest manned Jet aircraft
Bell UH-1 Huey Helicopter - Famous 'Work Horse' Helicopter of the Vietnam War
Republic P 47-D Thunderbolt - One of the leading American
Fighters of WW II, in service from 1943
Soviet SA-2 Surface to Air Missile (SAM-2) - Long serving Soviet
Designed Anti Aircraft Missile, supplied to many countries
worldwide. It is mounted on Zil 131 Tractor Transporter
North American F-100D Super Sabre - The worlds first supersonic Fighter.
Served with the USAF from 1954 and was extensively used during Vietnam War
Supermarine Spitfire - The Supermarine Spitfire is perhaps the most famous
British Aircraft ever built. No 19 Squadron was the first RAF unit to
operate the Spitfires from this very hanger at Duxford
Cierva C30A Autogiro - Autogiro used by the RAF to check the Radar Settings during
WW II. Autogiro have Rotors instead of Wings, unlike Helicopter Rotors, these are
not powered. The Rotor spins round as the Autogiro is driven forward by its piston
engine propeller and gives lift like a wing. However autogiro cannot hover like a helicopter
A closer view of an autogiro
Bristol Bloodhound Mark -I - This British Surface to Air Guided Missile was used
by the RAF for high level, long range defence against Soviet Bombers
Hawker Hurricane Mark II B - The main WW II
British Fighter in the Battle of Britain
Bristol Bloodhound Mark 2 - This anti-aircraft Guided Missile was
part of Britain's Air Defense System from 1958 to 1991
Supermarine Spitfire Mark I - This Spitfire Mark I aircraft crash landed in
France in 1940. The Pilot Peter Cazenove was taken prisoner by the Germans
Hawker Nimrod II - The manufacture of this aircraft was completed on
05 Sep 1934. Was sent to the Packing depot at RAF Sealand on 07 Oct 1936.
Served from 1936 to 1938 during which it suffered two landing accidents
Hawker Hurricane II B - Entered RAF Service in 1937 and shared
with the Spitfire Fighter Command Victory in the Battle of Britain
Westland Seaking HAS 6 - This Seaking was a long range, all weather,
search and strike helicopter, designed to find and destroy enemy submarines.
HAS stands for Helicopter Anti Submarine.
Hawker Sea Hawk FB 5 - British single seat Naval Fighter Bomber.
In service with Royal Navy from 1953 to 1960
Some WW II Fighter Aircraft Still Flying at Duxford
Some WW II Fighter Aircraft being maintained at Duxford Flying Club, which are privately owned by individual members and maintained by aircraft maintenance company on contract basis. The aircraft had served with Air Forces of various countries during WW II.
Ex RAF Aircraft of WW II still Flying
Ex Luftwaffe Aircraft of WW II still Flying at Duxford
A French Air force Aircraft of WW II still Flying at Duxford
A Japanese Fighter of WW II - A survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbour on 07 Dec 1941. This is the World's oldest airworthy fighter aircraft
Note:- The information about the places visited has been Extracted from Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia
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