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The RAF Dumfries exhibition is about our home airfield, telling the story of the airfield, why it was built and the role it would play in WW2.
Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum. The museum holds collections covering the role of RAF Dumfries during WW2, the development of our Airborne Forces capability during WW2 and beyond and our aircraft collection highlight is the ‘Loch Doon’ Spitfire. We look forward to welcoming you on site.
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Apr 21, 2023 · Sited on part of the original WW2 RAF airfield, the highlight is of course the early model Spitfire that was recovered from Loch Doon in the 1980s. One of the divers involved is a member of staff and gave a smashing first-hand account at 11:00am and again at 1pm.
The Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum occupies the control tower and surrounding area of what was once RAF Dumfries, two miles north-east of the centre of Dumfries and well signposted from the A701.
There are dedicated displays on the Home Front, RAF Dumfries and the Bomber War, and the only dedicated Airborne Forces collection in Scotland. We are based in the former control tower of the wartime RAF Dumfries which holds a huge collection of memorabilia, as well as one of the finest displays of aero engines in the country.
The Dumfries Aviation Museum is a volunteer-operated aviation museum located in and around the World War II-era watch tower (control tower) at the former RAF Dumfries, located two miles north east of the centre of Dumfries, Scotland, which was in service from June 1940 until 1957, when it closed. The site was sold to a private company in 1960.
Royal Air Force Dumfries or more simply RAF Dumfries was a former Royal Air Force station located near Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland. The airfield opened on 17 June 1940 and was sold in 1960 to a private firm. The disused airfield is now used as the Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum.
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