Imperial War Museum Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford, also known as IWM Duxford or simply Duxford, is a branch of the near in , England.
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  • Opening hours:
    10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    December 24th—26: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Britain’s largest aviation museum
  • Also known as: “Imperial War Museum Duxford (Air & Sea)” and “IWM Duxford”
  • Postal code: CB22 4QR
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Duxford Aerodrome and Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum.

Aerodrome
is located 8 nautical miles south of , within the civil parish of , , England and nearly 1-mile west of the village.

Museum
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Airborne Assault – The Museum of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces is based at in and tells the story of the Parachute Regiment and other airborne forces. is situated 570 feet northeast of Imperial War Museum Duxford.

Museum
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is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Imperial War Museum Duxford.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whittlesford and Thriplow.

Village
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is a village in , England, and also the name of an old hundred. The village is situated on the Granta branch of the , seven miles south of . serves the village.

Village
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is a village in , England, 8 miles south of . The village also gives its name to a former Cambridgeshire hundred.

Village
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is a village in South Cambridgeshire, . The runs through the village, as does the Cambridge to railway, though the village has no station. is situated 2 miles east of Imperial War Museum Duxford.

Imperial War Museum Duxford

Latitude
52.09494° or 52° 5′ 42″ north
Longitude
0.13103° or 0° 7′ 52″ east
Open location code
9F4234VJ+XC
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way 22001428
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Wiki­data ID
Q1758240
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Imperial War Museum Duxford” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف الحرب الإمبراطوري دوكسفورد”
  • Chinese: “帝國戰爭博物館達克斯福德分館”
  • Chinese: “杜克斯佛德帝國戰爭博物館”
  • Chinese: “杜斯福特帝國戰爭博物館”
  • Chinese: “皇家戰爭博物館”
  • Chinese: “達克斯福德帝國戰爭博物館”
  • Czech: “Imperiální válečné muzeum v Duxfordu”
  • Dutch: “Imperial War Museum Duxford”
  • Finnish: “Imperial War Museum Duxford”
  • French: “Imperial War Museum Duxford”
  • Georgian: “დაქსფორდის საიმპერიო ომის მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Duxford Imperial War Museum”
  • German: “Imperial War Museum Duxford”
  • Greek: “Αυτοκρατορικό Πολεμικό Μουσείο του Ντάξφορντ”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון המלחמה הקיסרי בדקספורד”
  • Italian: “Imperial War Museum Duxford”
  • Japanese: “ダクスフォード博物館”
  • Japanese: “ダックスフォード博物館”
  • Japanese: “ダックスフォード帝国戦争博物館”
  • Japanese: “ダックスフォード王立戦争博物館”
  • Polish: “Imperial War Museum Duxford”
  • Portuguese: “Imperial War Museum Duxford”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Imperial da Guerra de Duxford”
  • Russian: “Имперский военный музей в Даксфорде”
  • Spanish: “Museo Imperial de Guerra de Duxford”
  • Urdu: “امپیریل وار میوزیم ڈکسفورڈ”
  • Welsh: “Amgueddfa Ryfel Ymerodrol Duxford”
  • Welsh: “yr Amgueddfa Ryfel Ymerodrol, Duxford”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Duxford Aviation Society Museum and Airspeed Ambassador.

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