The Real Aeroplane Company (RAC) was founded in 1989 by Tony ‘Taff’ Smith as the operating company of his airstrip on the former World War two bomber base at Breighton, near Selby. It had been Taff’s dream to establish a flying group where like minded individuals could operate their ‘Real’ aeroplanes away from the pressures of normal aero club flying, in addition, he needed an operating base for his own growing collection of veteran aeroplanes – Breighton was the ideal setting.
Initially, the site consisted of a workshop, two hangars and four aeroplanes. It now has thirteen hangars and over forty magnificent flying machines in residency ranging from classic military types such as the Miles Magister and PT-22 to the very non-warlike Aeronca 100, which was built in 1936 one of very few factory built examples currently airworthy.
The Shuttleworth Collection is a working aviation, automotive and agricultural collection located at Old Warden Aerodrome in Bedfordshire, England.
Visit Imperial War Museum Duxford for a huge day out. See Spitfires take to the skies from the airfield where they first flew, get up close to gigantic aircraft and walk in the footsteps of the men and women who served here.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford
The Royal Air Force Museum London (also commonly known as the RAF Museum) is located on the former Hendon Aerodrome, in North London’s Borough of Barnet. It includes five buildings and hangars showing the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force.
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/
The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands, located at RAF Cosford in Shropshire, is a free museum dedicated to the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force in particular.
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/midlands/
The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre is a privately owned and run Museum and was set up by two farming brothers, Fred and Harold Panton.
It has been built up as a memorial to Bomber Command and primarily as a tribute to their eldest brother Christopher Witton Panton; who was shot down and killed on a bombing raid over Nuremberg on 30/31 March 1944.
https://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/
Newark Air Museum, where aviation history comes to life! Explore our impressive collection of over 80 aircraft and discover captivating exhibits that celebrate the legacy of flight and aviation heritage.
https://www.newarkairmuseum.org/
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) is a memorial and interpretation centre overlooking the city of Lincoln, England, and telling the story of RAF Bomber Command’s extensive losses of aircraft and crews during the Bombing of Germany during World War II.
https://internationalbcc.co.uk/