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Duxford

RAF Duxford is part of the Imperial War Museum based at a former WWII [Battle of Britain] fighter station and then a USAAF Bomber Station. [Short History]. It was used in the 1969 film "Battle of Britain".

We visited there on June 1, 2006 for an evening tour with the IET Cambridge branch (including a buffet supper)
 
Spitfire like the one flown by Douglas Bader ["Reach for the Sky"]  
   
 
The V2 "Doodlebug" was an attempt by Hitler to scare the people of London.
The Lysander used to move people in and out of France
   
   
   
   
   
   

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