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Wellesbourne Wartime Museum

Museum | Warwick | England | Großbritannien

Das Wellesbourne Wartime Museum befindet sich auf dem historischen Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England. Es wurde 1991 eröffnet und widmet sich der Geschichte des Luftwaffenstützpunkts während des Zweiten Weltkriegs.


Sammlungen und Ausstellungen:

Flugzeuge: Das Museum beherbergt verschiedene Flugzeugexponate, darunter die Cockpits einer de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 und einer de Havilland Vampire T.11 . Diese Exponate bieten einen Einblick in die Luftfahrttechnik der damaligen Zeit.


Avro Vulcan B.2 : Ein herausragendes Exponat ist die Avro Vulcan B.2 , ein strategischer Bomber, der während des Kalten Krieges im Einsatz war. Das Flugzeug wird von der 655 Maintenance & Preservation Society gepflegt und ist in einem betriebsbereiten Zustand, sodass gelegentlich öffentliche Taxi-Runs durchgeführt werden.


Unterirdischer Bunker: Ein einzigartiges Merkmal des Museums ist der unterirdische Bunker, der ursprünglich als Luftschutzbunker während des Zweiten Weltkriegs diente. Dieser Bunker ist heute für Besucher zugänglich und bietet einen authentischen Einblick in die Kriegszeit.


Besondere Merkmale:

Das Museum befindet sich auf dem Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield, einem ehemaligen RAF-Stützpunkt, der 1941 eröffnet wurde und während des Zweiten Weltkriegs als Ausbildungszentrum für Bomberbesatzungen diente. Heute ist das Gelände ein aktiver Flugplatz, der für allgemeine Luftfahrt genutzt wird und jährlich Veranstaltungen wie das "Wings and Wheels"-Event ausrichtet, bei dem historische Flugzeuge und Fahrzeuge präsentiert werden.


Das Wellesbourne Wartime Museum bietet somit einen umfassenden Einblick in die Geschichte des Luftwaffenstützpunkts und der Luftfahrttechnik während des Zweiten Weltkriegs und darüber hinaus.

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Adresse
Airfield Estate, Loxley Rd
Wellesbourne
CV35 9EU Warwick

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Sonntags10:00 - 16:00
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Bewertungen

23 Bewertungen

Jmk Kkk
28.07.2024

Amazing place if you interested in aeroplanes and their mechanical components there is a Valcan as well the staff will answer all of your questions.
Graeme Sheppard
17.06.2024

Really interesting find,well managed and knowledgeable staff,worth a visit.
Glen Burnham
28.05.2024

Came for the first time with the family. We all loved it. Even my 13 year old daughter loved everything. Definitely will be recommending to friends and family. When my lancaster gets finished maybe you can hang it with your other models 👌
Caroline Brougham
26.05.2024

A lovely little museum. A very knowledgeable staff member was engaging and friendly. Fascinating to be able to go down into an original control bunker. The kids very much appreciated and enjoyed being able to sit in the vampire.
Darren Summers
12.05.2024

Popped in while visiting the airfield cafe. Had a wonderful experience. Will certainly be going back again and very much enjoyed the explanation of the museum by a member of the preservation group.
Matthew Powell
14.04.2024

Really enjoyed my time at this museum, the museum curators have preserved a huge chunk of the local history of the airfield from during wartime. Most of the aircraft cockpits are open allowing for access to view the instruments and interiors, with some of the nose cones also being open. The staff working at the museum are incredibly friendly, and eager to share the history of the airfield and chat about the aircraft on display. Thoroughly enjoyed my time talking with the staff and looking at the exhibits.
Erin Tedesco
11.04.2022

Great museum, a very comprehensive collection of local & national wartime exhibits & really informative staff/volunteers. Cafe is also good and a lovely spot to watch planes take off and land. Our kids loved it but worth a visit for anyone passing through or with an interest.
Mark Campbell
24.01.2022

Small museum but really friendly and informative volunteers who are happy to explain how things work
Brian Lacey
28.09.2021

So interesting friendly staf3
SuSiE „2Dbird“
29.01.2020

Interesting museum and loved learning more about planes and the part they played in WWII.
Gabi Mia LunaSun Jklv
07.07.2019

Beautiful little museum & lovely stuff. This museum is near airfield, where u can watch planes from coffee shop. Beautiful place to spend sunday afternoon.
D a c Karter
28.05.2019

Brilliant place to spent Sunday afternoon,lovely staff very helpful,.make point of going their ..under threat of being turn into new housing estate
Rat Man 2018
20.02.2019

Great cheap little museum, with excellent bunker. Right little gem
Andy B
06.11.2018

This place is a little gem. Loads of interesting things to see and knowledgeable folk to show you round. I was there for ages and donated a fiver.
Cathey Horsfall
30.09.2018

This is a lovely little gem of a local museum. Only £5 quid for us and the two kids it is a total bargain. It is open on Sundays and bank holidays and is totally staffed by volunteers. The same volunteers look after and maintain the aircraft and are happy to stop their tinkering and talk to you about the collection. There are several wartime aircraft that you can get very close to indeed and the original wartime bunker you can walk down into. There is also a little exhibition with wartime items and aircraft components that again you can get very close to. For locals, there is a lot of reference to local people and communities, including the wasperton air craft crash landing. Will definitely be going back.
Matt Packwood
30.08.2018

Tiny....
Redman Ardgeeza
05.04.2018

Nice to see some old British world beating warbirds out in the sticks, pity you can't visit them up close, it's only open 3 times a year but I'm pleased they're there. Maybe next time folks... Here's a sample..
John Cole
29.01.2018

Lovely museum lovely people well worth the visit, cafe next door is also pleasant and reasonably affordable.

 

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