by Nigel Hitchman. This year’s Battle of Britain Airshow, which was put on by the IWM at Duxford, continued its legacy of excellence with new and returning aircraft appearances.

The Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK, has announced the dates of its flying season, and, as always, it promises to be an exciting one.

Duxford was later considered unsuitable for the next generation of Cold War supersonic jet fighters, and a decade after it was abandoned in 1961, the site was derelict. Image source, IWM But the ...

Two major Second World War anniversaries will be observed later this year at Duxford – as the Imperial War Museum looks to pay its respects on milestone occasions.