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Imperial War Museum, London
(An Unofficial Guide)

What's Here:

The IWM concentrates on portraying the conficts of the 20th century, and has a huge number of war-related exhibits on display. The aviation galleries includes a number of complete aircraft, several of which are hung from the roof in flying attitude. A wide of other aeronautical artefacts and memorabilia can be seen, along with a number of cockpit sections. The museum regularly stages special events and exhibitions.

Location:

South east of Waterloo railway station, off Kensington Road (the A23). On Lambeth Road, on the A3203 east of Lambeth Palace. Signposted. See this location on Microsoft Live Search Maps

Opening Hours:

Open daily 10.00 am to 6.00 pm. Closed 24-26th December.

Admission:

All admission is now free.

Amenities:

Toilets, Cafe, Souvenir shop, Access for the disabled.

Contacts:

Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ. Tel: 020 7416 5320, Fax: 020 7416 5374. e-mail: mail@iwm.org.uk, website: www.iwm.org.uk.


BE.2c 2699 (photo, Matt Durrant)Sopwith Camel N6812 (photo, Matt Durrant)


List of Aircraft Exhibits:

IdentityType [Real Identity]
DV372Avro Lancaster I (nose)
-Fieseler Fi 103 (V-1)
733682Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8
PN323Handley Page Halifax A.VII (nose)
120235Heinkel He 162A-1
-Mitsubishi A6M Zero Sen (Cockpit)
'472258'North American P-51D Mustang
2699RAF BE.2c
N6812Sopwith Camel 2F1
R6915Supermarine Spitfire I


P-51D Mustang '472258' (photo, Matt Durrant)Spitfire I R6915 (photo, Matt Durrant)

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