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'''Duxford''' is a village in [[Cambridgeshire]], [[England]], some ten miles south of [[Cambridge]]. Duxford gives its name to [[RAF Duxford]], a former [[Royal Air Force]] [[airfield]] that was used as a sector station during the [[Battle of Britain]]. [[Duxford Aerodrome]] was the home of [[Douglas Bader]]'s [[Big Wing]] during that battle. Duxford airfield later became a fighter airfield for the [[United States Army Air Forces]] operating P47 Thunderbolt aircraft, it is now the [[Imperial War Museum Duxford]]. |
'''Duxford''' is a village in [[Cambridgeshire]], [[England]], some ten miles south of [[Cambridge]]. Duxford gives its name to [[RAF Duxford]], a former [[Royal Air Force]] [[airfield]] that was used as a sector station during the [[Battle of Britain]]. [[Duxford Aerodrome]] was the home of [[Douglas Bader]]'s [[Big Wing]] during that battle. Duxford airfield later became a fighter airfield for the [[United States Army Air Forces]] operating P47 Thunderbolt aircraft, it is now the [[Imperial War Museum Duxford]]. |
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| Population | Expression error: "1,836 736 (2001)" must be numeric |
| OS grid reference | TL481461 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode district | CB22 |
| Dialling code | 01223 |
| Police | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire | Cambridgeshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Duxford is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, some ten miles south of Cambridge. Duxford gives its name to RAF Duxford, a former Royal Air Force airfield that was used as a sector station during the Battle of Britain. Duxford Aerodrome was the home of Douglas Bader's Big Wing during that battle. Duxford airfield later became a fighter airfield for the United States Army Air Forces operating P47 Thunderbolt aircraft, it is now the Imperial War Museum Duxford.
After the war, the airfield fell into disuse until it was used in the motion picture The Battle of Britain. During that production one of the hangars was blown up to simulate a Luftwaffe bombing raid. Later it was purchased by the Imperial War Museum.
See also
External links
- Local News website
- Duxford Village website
- Official Duxford Aviation Museum Website
- Imperial War Museum
- 2001 Census
- The Fighter Collection
- Duxford Virtual Reality image
- Duxford Radio Society, the Radio Section of the Duxford Aviation Society
- Duxford Aware - local crime awareness website
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