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The de Havilland Aircraft Museum Hertfordshire

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East of England

The De Havilland Aircraft Museum, Salisbury Hall, London Colney, Hertfordshire, AL2 1BU

MONTHS OPEN

February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

DAYS OPEN

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

AGE GROUPS SERVED

PreSchool, 5 to 7 years, 8 to 10 years, 11 to 13 years, 14 to 16 years, College, University

The de Havilland Aircraft Museum is home to many iconic aircrafts, including the the de Havilland Mosquito – “The Wooden Wonder". Students can explore these in detail or also take part in guided tours, which our focused at our younger audiences.

What we offer on a school trip

The de Havilland Aircraft Museum’s mission preserves the de Havilland Heritage to ensure that current and future generations of all ages will learn of de Havilland’s contribution to British Aviation technology in the 20th century.

The de Havilland company created world beating aeronautical innovations including many iconic aircrafts such as the de Havilland Mosquito – “The Wooden Wonder”, the Comet – the world’s first jet airliner, the Tiger Moth – the “backbone “of the RAF’s training aircraft in WWII and the Airspeed Horsa Glider – used extensively by our airborne troops in 1944 during D-Day, Arnhem and the Rhine crossing.

We are a “working museum” where we actively restore de Havilland Aircraft so you are likely to see our volunteers at work, who are always willing to answer your questions.

The de Havilland Aircraft Museum is mostly staffed by unpaid volunteers who perform a wide range of tasks according to their skills.

Visitors can get close up and into many of our aircrafts. We run several activates which appeal to our younger visitors including guided tours hosted by our curator.

What makes us a great choice for education?

We are one of the few independent aviation museums where visitors can get close up and into many of our exhibits. The museum is fortunate to have on display three de Havilland Mosquito aircrafts including the unique prototype - the only WW2 prototype on display where it was designed and built.

The museum received a grant from the National Lottery and with donations from other supporters, which have been used to extensively develop the museum’s facilities particularly to provide New Hangar that will enable more of our aircrafts to be under cover and ensure that the restoration process can continue in all weathers as well as providing our visitors with the opportunity to enjoy practical and informative learning opportunities. The new hangar has a large mezzanine floor on which is our learning centre, meeting rooms and a large community/event space.

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