Wings Aviation Museum
Details:
Off a narrow street lane. Museum
A World War 2 Aviation Museum covering a vast array of topics dealing with World War 2 aviation. Exhibits include American involvement in the strategic bombing campaigns and D-Day.
From the Wings Museum website (https://www.wingsmuseum.co.uk):
We display an abundance of original memorabilia representing a wealth of "display themes" including: The Home Front, RAF Fighter Command, The Blitz, Battle of Britain, Bomb Disposal, Home Guard, Air raid shelters, Aircraft Turrets, RAF Bomber Command, US 8th Air Force, Luftwaffe, Russian Front, D-Day and Beyond.
Items on display include aero engines, airframes, cockpits, aircraft gun turrets, uniforms, medals, flying equipment, and hundreds of personal stories of war, sacrifice and courage.
The museum also includes parts of US aircraf and stories of their crews. These include but are not limited to B-17 43-39035 and C-47 42-24127. See nearby Site Reigate Hill and Site Kasterlee for more on these two events.
Monument Text:
Commemorates:
Units:
435th Troop Carrier Group
547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group
76th Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group
8th Air Force
9th Air Force
9th Troop Carrier Command
United States Air Force
United States Army
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Normandy Invasion
Operation Market Garden
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