On Monday 8th February, as part of their study of the Second World War, Year 5 are due to visit the Imperial War Museum at Duxford.
We are so looking forward to the day, but in the meantime we can prepare ourselves by finding out a bit about the site and what it contains.
For a start, you could visit the IWM's own website, then check out Wikipedia for information on Duxford Aerodrome during World War 2.
Quiz question: who was Douglas Bader, and what was 'The Big Wing'?
This is some site information for those parents coming with us on Monday.
Click on the image for a readable version.
Did you know that Duxford is also home to the American Air Museum?
To quote from the website:
"The American Air Museum in Britain stands as a memorial to the 30,000 American airmen who gave their lives flying from UK bases in defence of liberty during the Second World War..."
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