Museum at Duxford is a branch of Imperial Wat Museum located at former RAF fighter airfield in Cambridgeshire, England. During Second World War, Duxford was home for thousands servicemen from Britain, Commonwealth and Allied countries. In 1970 IWM took over and new structures have been built to accommodate planned exhibitions to preserve history, to help understand future generations importance of people and their actions during World Wars. Museum consists of 8 main exhibitions, from Air Space through Battle of Britain and Conservation in Action to Land Warfare which is a subject of this post. This exhibition has great many objects available to see, from period World War Two to modern, tanks, armored cars and artillery pieces. It is 'Candyland' for anybody who is interested in history, also a place where time bends while exploring this vast collection. British A34 Comet Cruiser Tank:
FV432 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) with Pearson Surface Clearance Device
Inside Hangar 8:
British Challenger, Main Battle Tank
Chieftain MK 6/4c, British Main Battle Tank
Soviet/Iraqi BMP-1, Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle
Soviet T55
Honest John Nuclear Missile
British A34 Comet Tank
U.S. 155 mm M40 Self-Propelled gun
American M5 Gun Tractor
U.S. Willys M38 Jeep
Jagdpanther German Tank Destroyer
Tatra OT-810 Half Track
Sturmgeschutz (Stug) III, German Assault Gun
German 5 cm Pak 38L/60 Anti-Tank Gun
British M3A3 Grant Tank, 'Monty's Tank'
German 88 mm Flak 37 Anti-Aircraft (Anti-Tank) Gun
Soviet T34/85 Medium Tank
German 150 mm SIG 33 Infantry Gun
Pathway to Normandy Landing Display
German Pak 97/38 75 mm Anti-Tank Gun
German Tank Destroyer Hetzer
German 150 mm Nebelwerfer 41
Sherman Grizzly Tank
Universal Carrier
M5 Half Track
Normandy Landing Display:
Polish 37 mm Bofors Anti-Tank Gun
Valentine Infantry Tank Mk III
British Llooyd Carrier
German 37 mm Pak 35/36 Anti-Tank Gun
World War 1 section
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