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| About the museum collection: |
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| The Wings Museum is housed in a large hanger
located very close to RAF
Redhill in Surrey.
The Wings Museum provides
a fascinating in-sight into life during World
War Two. Each artefact or item of memorabilia
tells it`s own unique story set along side
the sounds and music of the times. History
appears to come alive in this unique nostalgic
experience. |
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| Come and see original items
from the Battle of Britian,
the Blitz, the Home
Front including the real Dad's
Army, Russian Front, D-Day, Bomber Command, US 8th Air Force. Items on display include: Aero
Engines, Propellers, Artefacts, Uniforms,
Aircraft Parts, Equipment, Local History, Home Front Items and much
much more! |
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| Read about real events and
how our work can still touch the hearts of
people today. Learn about the memorials which
have been erected by the Wings Museum in Europe
on behalf of families of lost air crew. There are
also displays of aircraft excavations not
only from the UK but also from Europe and Russia. |
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| See sections of a Handley
Page Hampden shot down over the Finnish border
- read the Canadian Pilots story in his own
words about that fateful mission. See the
bullet holes which brought the aircraft down. |
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| The museum also has a dedicated display to the history of Redhill which
inlcudes an extensive photographic display
of over 200 images from pre-war to post war. |
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| You can see substantial remains of the Douglas A-20 Medium Bomber, the Soviet operated P-63 King Cobra, Japanese B5N2 "Kate" Torpedo Bomber, C-47 Dakota, Hawker Hurricane and the Miles Magister. |
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| See also... |
| A
display dedicated to the crew of the
Reigate Hill B-17 which tragically crashed
into Reigate Hill on 19th March 1945
killing all onboard. |
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| The RAF Redhill "Book of Remembrance" listing the names of those who were "missing" from operations flying from Redhill Aerodrome. |
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| Artifacts associated to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy. |
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| Items from
the Home Front, Battle of Britain and
the Blitz. |
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| Artefacts from
the famous Ju-87 Stuka Dive Bomber! |
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| Dedicated display to the V1 and V2 "Vengance" weapons |
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| "Ghosts
of the Tundra" |
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| A unique
display entitled 'Ghost
of the Tundra' is due to
be unveiled March 2010. This will be one of
the few places in Europe
where visitors can see aircraft
which have been recovered
from the Russian front where
they were shot down over
60 years ago. These rare
warbirds will be displayed
in crash dioramas to represent
the actual crash sites! Read about the last battles of World War Two fought between the Russians and the Japanese, not many people realise that these battles were still raging even after the official surrender |
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