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The
Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial is based
on a unique WWII Bomber Command Station, with tremendous atmosphere,
fascinating exhibits and attractive Memorial Gardens that have
won consecutive Yorkshire in Bloom awards. Don’t miss our
exciting seasonal events. The superb historic aircraft collection
covers aviation history from Yorkshire's pioneering Cayley Glider
to modern jets and includes the Wright Flyer, the unique Halifax
Bomber and Mosquito Nightfighter, Harrier GR3 and Tornado GR1
and GR4 amongst many others.
Experience
the tremendous atmosphere of the award-winning Yorkshire Air Museum
& Allied Air Forces Memorial whilst admiring fascinating displays,
such as the superb new Bomber Command exhibition, restored Control
Tower, Air Gunners Room, Archives & Uniform Displays, Airborne
Forces Display, Squadron Memorial Rooms and much more. The attractive
Memorial Gardens have been awarded the Yorkshire in Bloom Silver
Gilt certificate for the past three years. See Yorkshire's pioneering
Cayley Glider along with the Wright Flyer, unique Halifax Bomber
and Mosquito Nightfighter and modern jets such as the Harrier
GR3 and Tornado GR4 and of course the fantastic ‘Harrier
Experience’ Flight Simulator!
The
new ‘Pioneers of Aviation’ exhibition opened in Spring
2010 featuring the work of famous figures from the aviation world
that have a Yorkshire connection, including Sir George Cayley,
Robert Blackburn, Amy Johnson and Barnes Wallis.
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