de Havilland Aircraft Museum
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The UK's First Aviation Museum. The de Havilland Aircraft Museum’s mission is to preserve and communicate the de Havilland Heritage
Centarian visits secret wartime place of work. Stanley Hills, aged 100, recently visited the de Havilland Aircraft Museum, formerly the secret site for the development of the Mosquito. It prompted numerous memories of his time there, including witnessing the maiden flight of Mosquito W4052 in 1941
Children's fun in the holidays at the Museum
Our Dragon Rapide taking shape, having the second port wing fitted.
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum will be at Shuttleworth for the Festival of Flight Air Show. It will be great to see you there, come and say hello
Make it a memorable Father's Day at the award winning Museum on Sunday 21st June. Special Offer : Free entry for Fathers when accompanied by their family. Free parking, a play area, gift shop and café. For more details go to www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk.
Bernie Vincent (left) and Martin Bull (right) reflect on their restoration of the Museum's Airspeed Horsa glider. It is a challenging project, especially as the correct grade of plywood is both expensive and difficult to source. Over 3800 Horsas were made and used for invasion assaults.
Today, we remember the 82nd anniversary of D-Day and the beginning of Operation Overlord. We at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum, remember those brave souls who climbed into Horsa Gliders and Mosquitos for the liberation of Europe Lest We Forget
The restored port wing of DH89A Dragon Rapide is positioned ready for attachment to the fuselage in the Geoffrey de Havilland Hangar at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum.This is a significant milestone in the final re-assembly of this aircraft, following work over many years
It's National Volunteers Week at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum. Our volunteers offer their time, their knowledge and their dedication in helping the day-to-day running of our Museum. We would not be here without them. So a very big thank you to all our amazing volunteers
Barbara & John Warriner reviewed their combined nine decades of flying, sitting in our Comet 1 airliner. After 34 years including working on the Comet and Concorde, Barbara retired in 1998. John flew many aircraft including the Trident, retiring from BA in 2001
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum will be at the Wings and Wheels Shuttleworth event this Saturday the 30th May 2026. Please come and say hello.
This May term break at the Museum (starting Saturday 23rd - Sunday 31st)
Our Museum becomes a National Transport Trust Heritage Site. The de Havilland Aircraft Museum was recently awarded a Red Wheel plaque by the National Transport Trust, unveiled on behalf of the Trust by Lady Mc Alpine.
The retiring Mayor of Hertsmere recently visited the de Havilland Aircraft Museum. Highlights included the prototype Mosquito, the restored Mosquito Fighter Bomber and the Comet 1 jetliner fuselage.
Model Kit Show This Sunday 17th May 10.30am - 16.30pm at the Museum
St Albans & District MG Owners Club visit.
Earlier this week the Dragon Rapide restoration team took delivery of two Gipsy Queen III engines for installation in G-AKDW. The time-expired engines were refurbished and generously donated to DHAM by Southern Sailplanes Ltd. The team expects to install the engines later this year.
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Scale Model Show - dehavillandmuseum
The museum is pleased to host the scale model show again this year. Model clubs and vendors will be attending, along with book sellers and other accessory exhibitors. Admission Prices: […]
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The news of Flt Lt George Dunn DFC’s passing was received with great sadness by everyone at the de Havilland Museum. George, a former wartime Mosquito pilot, died yesterday at his Brighton home, aged 103. A regular Museum visitor and supporter. Our thoughts are with George’s family at this sad time.
