RAF Hendley Museum

One of the finest air museums in the world sits in a northern suburb of London and I had the privilege of visiting it in December 2002. It's toward the end of one of London's tube lines, and a short walk from the subway station. . .but well worth the time to go and see.

Two fiberglass replicas of Spitfires dive together in frozen suspended animation out in front of the museum.

The museum contains fighters and bombers up to and including the near present. At the time of my visit, the museum had a fine multi-media exhibit on the Battle of Britain. It also contains uniforms and other artifacts of war.

Next time I'm in the neighborhood, I want to visit the Imperial War Museum and there's another RAF museum elsewhere worth visiting. Would also want to visit the cliffs of Dover to get a sense of the English channel.