Today's trip was by car to Newcastle Airport, Easyjet to Stansted, then a short train ride from there to Cambridge and a short run on Cambridge city bus to the Imperial War Museum's Duxford Airfield. This is a former RAF fighter station which closed during the 1960's. From 1943 to 1945 the USAF 8th Air Force operated from here. It is now a huge museum site housing numerous exhibition halls on land and air warfare. This photo thread concentrates solely on the American Air Museum.

There were two other kilties on the Stansted flight and plenty of kilts in evidence at Stansted - possibly English based ex-pat Scots heading off to Bari to watch the Italy-v-Scotland soccer game tomorrow evening. There are at least six kilts visible in this candid shot taken in the concourse at Stansted Airport.

The large blister hangar houses the American Air Museum, complete with American themed coffee bar and a roll of honour for all the American personnel who gave their lives helping Britain in war.

The plaque at the museum entrance.

The bust of General Doolittle

The exhibition is packed with exhibits including over twenty warbirds, some suspended from the ceiling

A North American Texan or Harvard hangs from the ceiling

Mannequins add to the authenticity.

Such as these mechanics servicing a B-17 Superfortress.