Duxford
| Also known as: | Duxford Aerodrome / Imperial War Museum Duxford / IWM Duxford / RAF Duxford / The Duckpond (nickname) / USAAF Station 357 |
| County: | Cambridgeshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Museum |
| Date: | Opened March 1918 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / RAF (Czech) / RAF (Polish) / FAA / Civil / USAAF (main user) / USAS |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later metal, later paved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Anti-aircraft co-operation / Bomber / Fighter (main role) / Fighter-reconnaissance / General aviation / Meteorological reconnaissance / Military development/support / Naval aviation / Radar calibration / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- B-17 Preservation/The B-17 Charitable Trust
- de Havilland Support Ltd
- Duxford Aviation Society
- Duxford History Group
- Duxford Lodge Hotel
- Duxford Parish Council
- Duxford Radio Society
- Herts County Auto and Aero Club
- Historic Flying Limited
- Imperial War Museum Duxford
- National Aviation Heritage Skills Initiative
- Old Dux Association
- The Aircraft Restoration Company
- The American Air Museum in Britain
- The Catalina Society
- The Fighter Collection
- The Old Flying Machine Company
Main unit(s) present:
- No 2 FTS
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No 2 Sqn
- No 3 Sqn
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No 4 Sqn
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No 5 Radio Maintenance Unit
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No 5 Radio Servicing Section
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No 8 Sqn
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No 19 Sqn
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23rd Aero Sqn
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No 29 Sqn
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No 35 TDS
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No 46 Sqn
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No 56 Sqn
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No 64 Sqn
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No 65 Sqn
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No 66 Sqn
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No 67 Sqn
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No 72 Sqn
- No 74 (Signals) Wing Calibration Flight
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78th FG
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No 80 Sqn
- 82nd FS
- 83rd FS
- 84th FS
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No 91 Sqn
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No 92 Sqn
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No 111 Sqn
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No 119 Sqn
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No 123 Sqn
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No 124 Sqn
- No 129 Sqn
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No 133 Sqn
- 137th Aero Sqn
- 151st Aero Sqn
- 159th Aero Sqn
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No 165 Sqn
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No 169 Sqn
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No 181 Sqn
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No 195 Sqn
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No 222 Sqn
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No 242 Sqn
- 256th Aero Sqn
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No 258 Sqn
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No 264 Sqn
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No 266 Sqn
- 268th Aero Sqn
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No 268 Sqn
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No 288 Sqn
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No 302 Sqn
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No 310 Sqn
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No 312 Sqn
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No 601 Sqn
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No 609 Sqn
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No 611 Sqn
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No 787 Sqn
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No 1426 (Enemy Aircraft Circus) Flight
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No 1448 (Rota) Flight
- No 2750 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2752 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2825 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 4036 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment
- Air Fighting Development Unit
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Aircraft Gun Mounting Establishment
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Cambridge UAS
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East Anglian GC
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RAF Meteorological Flight
The AirSpace hangar at Duxford, 9 November 2005. © Richard Flagg
Officers' Mess and Quarters at Duxford, 8 July 2007. © Richard Flagg
Aerial view of Duxford, 18 May 2010. © Richard Flagg
A Coupled General Service Flight Shed at Duxford, 24 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
A Coupled General Service Flight Shed at Duxford, 24 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
A Coupled General Service Flight Shed at Duxford, 24 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
Interior of a Coupled General Service Flight Shed at Duxford, 24 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
The American Air Museum hangar at Duxford, 24 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
Coupled T2 Type Aircraft Shed, 24 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
The control tower at Duxford, 24 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
Operations Block at Duxford, 24 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
Main entrance of Duxford, 24 May 2008. © Richard Flagg
A Link Trainer building, 7 September 2008. © Richard Flagg
Central heating station at Duxford, 14 September 2009. © Richard Flagg
The control tower at Duxford, 7 March 2009. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
Looking south-west across Duxford, 7 March 2009. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
Looking south-west down the runway at Duxford, 7 March 2009. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
The Airspace hangar at Imperial War Museum Duxford, 4 May 2009.
Nissen huts at Duxford, 22 October 2019.
Second World War buildings at Duxford, 22 October 2019.
The former Officers' Mess at Duxford, 25 October 2019.
Buildings on the domestic site at Duxford, 25 October 2019.
A hangar at Duxford, 25 October 2019.
Footage of various aircraft at Duxford, 1939. Courtesy of British Pathé
The first Supermarine Spitfires at Duxford. Courtesy of Imperial War Museums
American Veterans talking about serving at Duxford. Courtesy of Imperial War Museums
Behind the scenes footage of the filming of "The Battle of Britain" film. Including footage of Duxford, North Weald and Hawkinge, 1968. Courtesy of CVU500
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