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The Royal Air Force has one of the greatest aviation museums in the world and also one of the biggest. It provides a fascinating insight some of the key events in modern history. With no admission charge the museums offer a free fun day out to families and aircraft enthusiasts alike. Welcome to the Royal Air Force Cosford and London Museums.
Our London Museum was opened by her Majesty the Queen in 1972 and is situated on the historic site of the London Aerodrome. It contains over 100 exciting displays of aircraft from around the world including some very early aircraft designs, war planes through to the latest modern day jets and military aircraft.
Our Cosford Museum in the West Midlands houses 70 aircraft and is home to War Planes, Missiles, Transport & Training and Research & Development collections. The National Cold War Exhibition with its interactive kiosks and hotspots offers visitors the opportunity to see what life was like behind the Iron Curtain.
Shop on-site or online for unique and unusual aviation themed gifts. The RAF Museum shop stocks a wide range of RAF and aviation DVDs, books, gifts, toys, clothes, aeroplane models (kits and die-cast), badges, jewellery, prints, CDs and so much more... order your mail order catalogue today! On-site shop opening hours: 11am - 5pm daily.
View our new educational resource website which supports the award-winning National Cold War Exhibition which opened in February 2007. Launching online learning, "coldcasts", video streaming and downloadable national curriculum packs, the NCWE website gives added insight into this recent era of world history.
Navigator gives you access to thousands of items from the collection. You can browse selected highlights, perform searches and view items in different layouts.
Become a volunteer, donate online, donate to the Museum collection or find out about Legacy Giving. Your support of the Museum is welcome in any area you can give.
RAF Museum London is Britain's only national air museum dedicated to aviation and has a total collection of well over two hundred aircraft; over a hundred full-size aircraft from all over the world are displayed under cover on the historic site of the original London Aerodrome. The London collection includes some very early airplane designs, war planes including the legendary Battle of Britain Spitfire airplanes and Lancaster Bomber of World War II, through to the latest modern day jets and military aircraft. This site contains a comprehensive library of pictures, photos and detailed information about all of the airplanes in the Museum's different collections.
London Aircraft Collection | Milestones of Flight Collection | Grahame-White Factory Collection | Historic Hangars Collection | Bomber Collection | Battle of Britain Collection
RAF Museum Cosford aims to preserve an important part of Britain's national aviation heritage and to display it for future generations. The Cosford Aircraft Collection includes British, German, American, Japanese and Argentinian airplanes, all with an important place in the development of military aviation history. Cosford also hosts an extensive missile collection, including unique, early German experimental missiles, a Transport and Training airplane collection as well as a Research and Development collection.
Cosford Aircraft Collection | National Cold War Exhibition Collection | Research & Development Collection | War Planes Collection | Transport & Training Collection
