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Outside the Museum there is a collection of artillert pieces as well as a [[Douglas Dakota]] and an Argentinian [[FMA IA 58 Pucará|Pucara]] aircraft captured during the 1982 Falklands War. |
Outside the Museum there is a collection of artillert pieces as well as a [[Douglas Dakota]] and an Argentinian [[FMA IA 58 Pucará|Pucara]] aircraft captured during the 1982 Falklands War. |
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==The Future== |
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The museum is to close in December 2007 with some of the exhibits being relocated to the RAF Museum at [[Imperial War Museum Duxford|Duxford]]. The majority of the exhibits will be archived. |
The museum is to close in December 2007 with some of the exhibits being relocated to the RAF Museum at [[Imperial War Museum Duxford|Duxford]]. The majority of the exhibits will be archived.[http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:BkQn6rV9ttEJ:www.palacebarracksmemorialgarden.org/Links.htm+medals+parachute+regiment+airborne+forces+museum&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=10&gl=uk] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 21:02, 29 October 2007
The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum is based in Browning Barracks in the Aldershot Military Town area near Aldershot in Hampshire. As well as the history of Airborne Forces in general, in particular the Museum tells the story of the The Parachute Regiment, which was based in the town from its creation in 1940 until 2003.
Origins of the Museum
The Museum was established by a meeting of the Committee of the Parachute Regiment Association in October 1946, being housed in various barracks until it was officially opened at its present location in Browning Barracks on 23rd March 1969 by Field Marshall Montgomery. The Museum traces the history of British Airborne Forces from 1940 to the present day.
The Exhibits
The display includes the original briefing models for the airborne operations of World War II, including Bruneval, D-Day, Arnhem and the Rhine Crossing, as well as the post-war campaigns such as the Falklands War.. Exhibited are an indoor and outdoor collection of vehicles and guns, guns and parachutes of the early and modern airborne soldiers, displays of World War II German and US airborne uniforms, weapons and equipment, sections of gliders including a Hotspur and Horsa, dioramas of military actions and displays of Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces historical artifacts.
Medal Gallery
The Medal Gallery exhibits many of the medals awarded to British airborne troops, including the posthumoua VCs awarded to Colonel 'H' Jones for the Falklands War of 1982, and that awarded in 2007, also posthumously, to Corporal Bryan Budd, of the 3rd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment.
Outside the Museum there is a collection of artillert pieces as well as a Douglas Dakota and an Argentinian Pucara aircraft captured during the 1982 Falklands War.
The Future
The museum is to close in December 2007 with some of the exhibits being relocated to the RAF Museum at Duxford. The majority of the exhibits will be archived.[1]
References
The Museum of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Souvenir Brochure and Guide. Printed and Published by the Airborne Press HQ 16 Parachute Brigade. 1970
External links
- Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum website
- Unofficial guide to the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum
- List of Victoria Crosses held by the Museum
- The Museum on the Ogilby Trust's website
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