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07-09-2014, 06:33 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
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Going to London
This may not be the right kind of post for this forum, but looking for some feedback anyway.
My wife and I are going to be in London in September (no, flying commercial). I've never been there and I am looking for any suggestions on interesting aviation places to visit. I am sort of a WWII aviation enthusiast since my Dad was a P-51 driver. Any feedback welcome. Thanks so much!
-- Sam Hart
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07-09-2014, 06:54 AM
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Get to Duxford if you can. Amazing place, brilliant museum.
Enjoy.
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07-09-2014, 06:57 AM
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Sam,
Will you have access to a car? If so, definitely plan a day trip to Cambridgeshire to see the Duxford air museum.
Within London, the RAF Museum and the Imperial War Musem are both more or less accessible via the Tube and are packed with great exhibits. One caveat, on my most recent trip (last September) the IWM was undergoing major renovation and nearly all the aviation stuff was packed away. Not sure if that's been sorted out yet or not.
Of course there are innumerable other things to do and see in the great city of London, but the above are the first ones that came to mind with an aviation theme.
- Matt
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07-09-2014, 07:21 AM
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The tube gets you from Heathrow to the train station. That gets you to Duxford and there is a bus(during the sumer months) direct to the airfield and museum.
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07-09-2014, 09:07 AM
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The aviation display, including WWII, on the top floor of the Science Museum in London is also worth a visit -
Not my pic -
I thought the highlights were the Schneider Cup with the S-6b racer and the original transatlantic plane, the Vickers Vimy, 8 years before Lindbergh - but lots of history for all aviation buffs.
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07-09-2014, 09:51 AM
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RAF Museum and Shuttleworth
The RAF Museum at Hendon was a really great museum and very easy to get to with the train system.
The Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden is also worth a visit, it's just not as easy to get to. You'll need a taxi from the train station to get there.
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07-09-2014, 10:14 AM
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