Royal Air Force Museum London

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An air museum that I had not visited previously, on part of the site of Hendon Aerodrome, in London's northern suburbs - London's first airfield when it opened in 1910!

I wore my RAF tartan kilt when I went there yesterday.

The Station Chapel
One of the more poignant exhibits, the airmen's chapel from RAF Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, made from an old shipping container, and used for worship from 1983 until 1986. Here is the interior.

A huge collection of 'planes but I only post a few here. This is a World War I Sopwith Triplane

The latest exhibit to arrive is a prototype Eurofighter Typhoon, seen here being set up for display by RAF personnel. This has now ended its series of test flights and the type has recently entered service.

Mustang

Liberator

Mitchell

B-17G Flying Fortress

Texan, or Harvard as it was also known.

For me the most interesting exhibit was the big Sunderland flying boat. This actual aircraft was berthed with 57 Maintenance Unit at Wig Bay on the Solway coast from November 1944 until February 1945 receiving repairs. My father was serving with 57MU at Wig Bay at those dates, where he serviced flying boats, and he would probably have done some work on this aircraft.