Tangmere Military Aviation Museum

The Museum is home to an impressive display of historic aircraft and a unique collection of aviation memorabilia stretching from WW1 through to the Cold War.

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Step back into the 1940s at Tangmere Military Aviation Museum on 31 May. Swing for Victory! brings live music, dancing, classic vehicles, living history displays and the unmistakable spirit of Britain’s Home Front. Vintage style, wartime resilience, and good old‑fashioned fun.

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Tangmere VE80 Celebration Party until 5pm last entry 4pm https://t.co/ejYbr8Kdoo

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Visit Tangmere Military Aviation Museum this weekend 26 & 27 April, to experience Home Front Memorabilia & Talks with local man Chris Bulter, who will have his personal collection of memorabilia on display and will host talks.

Complementary w/ Ticket Admission 🎫
#museumday

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💙 Happy International Women's Day! At Tangmere we celebrate incredible women who have contributed to our history & those that have and continue to inspire positive change for future 💙
#IWD2025 #internationalwomensday #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInAviation #tangmereaviationmuseum

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Celebrating International Women's Day this Saturday 8th March, by attending a Special Talk: 'Women Secret Agents of WW2'.

💙 Join: https://t.co/OiiEco6BY6

#IWD2025 #WomenInAviation #womenofhistory #TangmereAviationMuseum #militaryhistory #westsussex #tangmereaviationmuseum

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✈️ School Half Term at Tangmere Museum! ✈️ Explore historic aircraft & ignite STEM passions with fun activities. FREE simulator sessions - book on arrival! #TangmereMuseum #STEM #HalfTermFun #WestSussex

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Meet Greg: "Working on the Enigma machine has made me realise that things take me longer than I'm used to.

Making a contribution to the museum is my aim, but the community of volunteers as a peer group is vital to my motivation."
#enigmamachine #enigma #engineering #westsussex

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Get to know Terry, and the reasons he ended up volunteering at Tangmere Museum ✈️

Tangmere Aviation Museum has a knowledgeable and passionate community, with personal stories & wealth of historical knowledge.

#museumday #rememberance #history #keepinghistoryalive #westsussex

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Photo's from Tangmere Aviation Museum, memorial gathering on 11th November 2024.

#rememberanceday2024 #rememberancesunday #veterans #history #raftangmere

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Meet Iain Thomas, a Tangmere Museum volunteer, with a long and interesting career in the RAF in Squadron 46, and later flying commercially.

Iain is one of the flight instructors on the Lightning Simulator at the museum.
#raftangmere #flightsimulator #tangmereaviationmuseum

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Behind The Scenes with @MuseumTangmere volunteers, & ongoing tasks to keep the artefacts preserved and secure from the elements.

✈️ Interested in volunteering & learning new skills? https://t.co/XzJ409fM6d

#behindthescenes #engineering #raf #raftangmere #student #volunteer

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We thought you'd like to see our Flt Lt on duty...and in full working attire (this time), since his R&R makeover has been completed 🖌

Where in the museum is he?

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Lightning Stories with Trevor, a volunteer at Tangmere Aviation Museum, speaking about his lifetime experiences in the Lightning aircraft.

✈️ Book your next visit with us: https://t.co/yewxHYg524

#keepinghistoryalive #history #lightning #avianmuseum #pilot #westsussex #tangmere

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There are so many incredible exhibitions and historical stories, waiting to be discovered at Tangmere Military Aviation Museum...

Where in the museum does this exhibition live?

✈️ Book your next visit with us: https://t.co/yewxHYg524

#keepinghistoryalive #history #raftangmere

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Tangmere is guardian to Battle of Britain, excavated and poignant remains of Dennis Noble’s Hurricane, that crashed in Hove East Sussex 30th August 1940.

✈️ Book your next visit and really take in the stories and artefacts: https://t.co/yewxHYgCRC

#battleofbritain #tangmere

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If you are looking for last minute activitues to do before going back to school, or a lovely treat when returning, visit Tangmere and experience flight simulators, open cockpits and STEAM activities.
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#BackToSchool2024 #flightsimulator #tangmeremuseum

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Be sure to visit us for fun activities over the summer holidays, Flight Simulators & STEAM Activities for all ages!

✈️Book your tickets here: https://t.co/yewxHYg524

#STEAMactivities #steamactivities #flightsimulator #flightsimulators #westsussex #familyfriendly #raftangmere

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18th August 1940. The ‘Hardest Day’ of the Battle of Britain.

#battleofbritain #battleofbritainmemorial #hardestdaybattleofbritain #keepinghistoryalive #history #realhistory #ww2 #westsussex #sussex #militaryhistory #aviationmuseum #museum #raf #raftangmere #tangmere

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In memory of Pilot Officer William Meade Lindsley (Billy) Fiske III, who died on 17 August 1940 at St. Richard’s Hospital, Chichester from wounds sustained, in the defence of RAF Tangmere the previous day.
#BillyFiske #billyfiskefoundation #tangmere #RAFTangmere #battleofbritain

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On this day at RAF Tangmere: 16th August 1940
“Lunchtime at 1:00pm the loudspeakers, with great urgency than before suddenly appealed “Take cover! Take cover!”
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