Mention the aircraft company Douglas and most people think of the DC-3. There was however much more to Douglas with many military fighters, bombers and transports coming out of their Californian factories. But our story will just cover the ‘DC’ or Douglas Commercial series from the DC-1 to the DC-10. Founded by Donald W Douglas in 1921, the Douglas Aircraft Company produced aircraft under its own name until the merger in 1967 with McDonnell to become McDonnell-Douglas....
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In line with advice from Public Health England, IWM Duxford has taken the decision to close from Tuesday 17 March, until further notice.
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100 years on the 15th June 1919 the Vickers Vimy of Alcock and Brown 'landed' in Ireland to complete...
On 13th June 1965 the prototype Britten Norman BN2 Islander G-ATCT took off from the grass airstrip...
Breitling team in formation A great display. Fantastic picture! Photo Charles Butler
A great day out! It’s always busy and DAS volunteers work hard but showing the public the result...
Boarding now! Sales of Boarding Passes were brisk. The British Airliner Collection aircraft welcomed visitors...
Our new virtual tour of Concorde, both inside and out, is available now on the Apple Store or Google Play.
Explore this incredible, half-century old vision of the future in unprecedented detail. Look around in full 360° animation, or zoom in for information on flight deck instruments.
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Duxford Aviation Society gratefully acknowledges the generous support given by the Association of Independent Museums.
Saturday
RAF Duxford, now part of Imperial War Museums, has been part of the RAF story for over 100 years. We are proud to be an official partner for the Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show,... more >
Sunday
RAF Duxford, now part of Imperial War Museums, has been part of the RAF story for 100 years. We are proud to be an official partner for the Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show, bringing to... more >
