Sat 12th October RAF Veteran signing event from 10.15am!
We deeply regret that due to serviceability issues the Merlin engine will not be running on Saturday the 12th October 2019.
Night at the Museum
Special Event
Make sure you wrap up warm!
A special opportunity to visit the Wings Museum in the evening! The Wings Museum takes on a completely different feel at night - experience it for yourself.
Wednesday 23rd October 2019 - 6pm - 10pm
Wednesday 6th November 2019 - 6pm - 10pm
The Wings
Museum is a totally voluntary
organization run by friendly dedicated volunteers
& is a registered
charity & a member of Aviation Hertiage UK we are also affiliated with the Royal Air Forces Association RAFA. The Wings Museum is housed
in a large "hangar" style building located near to Gatwick Airport & close to Balcombe & Handcross in West Sussex. We have been open to the public for over 15 years.
We display an abundance of original memorabilia representing a wealth of "display themes" including: The HomeFront, RAFFighterCommand, The Blitz, Battle of Britain, Bomb Disposal, Home Guard, Air raid shelters, Aircraft Turrets, RAF Bomber Command, US 8th Air Force, Luftwaffe, Russian Front, D-Day & Beyond & much much more. Items include aero engines, airframes, cockpits, aircraft gun turrets, uniforms, medals, flying equipment, hundreds of personal stories of war, sacrifice & courage.
A quick guide to
what
we do....
We
rescue items from our wartime heritage
We educate future generations about our aviation heritage
We restore
original World War Two memorabilia, airframes & engines.
We raise
memorials to fallen airmen throughout
Europe
We recover
WW2 aircraft for display &
preservation.
The Wings
Museum is a growing &
very much active museum. Through the
use of informative displays we aim
to educate future generations of the
sacrifices made during World War Two in order
to preserve the peace we all benefit
from today. It is our goal to ensure
that their memory is not lost through
the passage of time & that their
courage & spirit lives on to inspire us all.
Discover real history set amoung the sounds of the 1940's, every artifact has it's own unqiue story to tell. What ever your interest or background you are bound to find something of interest at the Wings Aviation Museum!
