Royal Air Force Museum

Welcome to the world of the Royal Air Force Museum, Britain's only national museum dedicated wholly to aviation. The Museum is situated on the site of the original London Aerodrome, used for the great Hendon Air Shows between the two World Wars. It is one of London's premier tourist attractions. Five mammoth buildings contain over a hundred aircraft, artifacts, aviation memorabilia, fine art and photographs covering the history of aviation from early balloon flights to the latest jet fighters. Join a London bus tour and discover the array of attractions in London. Our range of London sightseeing tours are designed to suit you.

RAF Museum London has a world-class collection and display of aircraft in several exciting and interactive exhibitions. Our film & sound collection has some seven million feet of film dating from the pioneering days of aviation to the present day and the photograph collection contains about 250,000 images. Our fine art collection is arguably the best collection of military aviation artwork in the UK and represents the people, aircraft, equipment and 'Service Life' of the RAF. Our medal collection encompasses all orders, decorations and medals and compliments our uniform collection, which is particularly strong on the First and Second World Wars. Also based in London are our extensive archive and library.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of powered flight, the Royal Air Force Museum expanded the site by a third and opened two new exhibition halls.

Milestones of Flight 

An exhibition that traces the history exhibition traces the history of the first century of powered flight and some of the most important Royal Air Force aircraft are displayed, along with classics from the USA, Germany, Japan and France

RAF Museum London conducts Exhibitions & Displays, virtual tours, podcasts and online exhibitions and events. We have a number of discrete exhibitions in our main galleries which have been created to highlight particular areas of service life. We also have a number of temporary exhibitions. Visit our exhibitions pages to find out about these exhibitions at RAF Museum London.

RAF Museum London are constantly updating our online exhibitions which reflect areas of interest to our researchers and curators. These exhibitions are exclusively available online.

RAF Museum London has a collection of objects. Welcome to the collection of objects which underpin the RAF Museum. The whole collection comprises several hundred thousands of objects ranging in size from aircraft to lapel badges, and spanning more than a century of aviation history.

# Aircraft

# Archive

# Library

# Photographic

# Fine Art

# Medal & Uniform

# Film & Sound

# Other Collections

# Browse Artefacts Online

# Contact the Collections Division

The Museum's library holds tens of thousands of printed works ranging from the 18th Century to current publications.

# Books & Periodicals

# Official Publications

# Maps

# Ephemera

RAF Museum London has The Research of Department and Information Service (usually known as DoRIS) was formed by the merger of the former Departments of Aviation Records and Printed Books, and therefore looks after the Museum's Archive and Library collections and makes them available to researchers. Original documents from our archive and books from our extensive library can be consulted in our reading room at RAF Museum London
RAF Museum London is able to provide a range of services tailored to the Business Community whether it is venue hire for training, commercial filming or photography, or assistance in tracking down that all important piece of research or image for publication. Thus, this great city has lot to offer to its visitors from the pages of history to the awesome modern science and technology.

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