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Welcome to The Royal Air Force Museum at London and Cosford. Admission is free.
Royal Air Force Museum, London
Last Admission 5.30pm, Tel: 020 8205 2266
RAF Photographer of the Year , 16 Jan - 16 Apr
Britain Loves Wikipedia, 31 Jan - 28 Feb
Douglas Bader Centenary , 6 Feb - 31 Mar
Love in the Forces , 13 Feb - 14 Feb
Search and Rescue Week, 15 Feb - 19 Feb
Society of Friends Evening Seminar, 17 Feb
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.
Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford
Last Admission 5pm, Tel: 01902 376 200
Britain Loves Wikipedia, 31 Jan - 28 Feb
Mascots Trail, 13 Feb - 21 Feb
Conservation Centre Open Week, 15 Mar - 20 Mar
RAFA Easter Motorcycle Ride, 28 Mar
Step Back in Time, 6 Apr - 9 Apr
Shropshire Modellers Show, 11 Apr
Our Cosford Museum in the West Midlands houses 70 aircraft and is home to the Museum's 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.
Educational Visits
We use our unique and fascinating collection to provide a programme of educational and learning activities. We offer workshops and demonstrations that relate closely to the subjects of the National Curriculum. In addition to elements of the History syllabus, the Access & Learning teams at London and Cosford are able to offer activities relating to Science, Geography, Numeracy, Citizenship and Art.
Learn more about our Aircraft Collections...
The Royal Air Force Museum London
RAF Museum London is located in Colindale, North London and is London's only tourist attraction, and Britain's only national air museum, dedicated to aviation.
This London tourist attraction has a total collection of over a hundred full-size aircraft from across the globe which are displayed in various galleries on what is 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 and Hawker Hurricane airplanes and a Lancaster Bomber of World War II, through to the latest modern day jets and military aircraft. Our London site and Museum also 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
The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford
The 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.
Located in Shropshire just 15 minutes from Wolverhampton city centre the Museum's Cosford site also houses the National Cold War Exhibition which details the history of the Cold War from 1945 to 1991.
Cosford Aircraft Collection | National Cold War Exhibition Collection | Research & Development Collection | War Planes Collection | Transport & Training CollectionAviation Museum Overview | Fighter Planes Overview | Aviation History Timeline
