The Spitfire & Hurrican Memorial Museum |
The Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum is situated on the site of one of the very few surviving airfields that played a key role in the epic “Battle of Britain”. Splendid examples of these two types of Second World War fighter aircraft, together with the superb “Battle of Britain” tapestry, are permanently housed at Manston.See their website at www.spitfire.memorial.museum The Memorial Museum Building
RAF Manston was the closest airfield to the enemy coast and bore the brunt of the early Luftwaffe air attacks in the long hot summer of 1940. Permanently housed at Manston are splendid and original examples of the two World War 2 fighter aircraft which served the Royal Air Force so well in so many areas of battle both at home and overseas. Souvenir ShopThe Spitfire Memorial Museum Building was officially opened on the 13th
June 1981 to house Spitfire TB752 and was the very first building to be
erected on any RAF station to house Gate-Guardian aircraft. The building
cost some £30,000; the funding for this came from voluntary fund
raising efforts and by donation from the people of Thanet. The Hurricane Memorial Museum Building was officially opened by Dame Vera Lynn on the 7th October 1988 to house Hurricane LF751. The building cost in excess of £100,000, being appreciably larger than the companion building and also provided an area for a sales counter. Aviation Art for SaleThe Spitfire and Hurricane are now written into the folklore of this country and it is most fitting that fine examples of these two aircraft are displayed in the County of Kent which witnessed so many of the great air battles of 1940 and the Allied air armadas which followed. No charge is made for admission but as the Memorial Museum Building is totally self funding a large selection of aviation related items are available for purchase. Donations are most welcome as overheads amount to nearly £1 per visitor. Coach parties welcome. Prior notice for school parties would be appreciated. Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum Reproduced with kind permission of the Spitfire Memorial Museum,
for full details please visit their website at www.spitfire.memorial.museum
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The
Memorial Building is situated on one of the very few surviving airfields
which participated in the Battle of Britain.
Telephone
01843 821940