Category Archives: Museum

Meteor WD686, ‘Last Plane’ to leave Defford 60 Years ago, On Display at Croome

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Nick Hubble

  Meteor WD686, the last ‘plane to fly out of Defford before the airfield finally closed for flying in 1958, has returned. The Meteor, immaculately restored in the workshops of the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC) at Old Sarum is … Continue reading →

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Museum visitors in May

Posted on May 12, 2017 by deffordairfieldheritagegroup

On Bank Holiday Monday 1 May, a milestone was reached in the RAF Defford Museum with our visitor numbers reaching, and exceeding, 150,000 since the museum was opened at the end of September 2014. Last Sunday 7 May, 16 visitors … Continue reading →

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Autumn Volunteering at the Museum

Posted on September 20, 2016 by deffordairfieldheritagegroup

Can you help us share Croome’s wartime story at the RAF Defford Museum? Find out more at the National Trust volunteering website. You can also Contact DAHG or National Trust Croome on 01905 371006, email: croome@nationaltrust.org.uk to find out more … Continue reading →

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New Exhibition for 2016: “Women of RAF Defford – Heroines of Croome at War” at RAF Defford Museum

Posted on January 28, 2016 by deffordairfieldheritagegroup

RAF Defford, the secret airfield with buildings in the grounds of Croome Park, was the centre where British airborne radar, based on the inventions of the scientists at Malvern, was tested, developed and proven by flying trials, during the Second … Continue reading →

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Can you help us by volunteering at the Museum?

Posted on January 1, 2016 by deffordairfieldheritagegroup

Working jointly with The National Trust, we are continuing to recruit volunteers to staff the RAF Defford Museum at Croome. The Museum is open 11:00 to 16:30 (16:00 in winter), seven days a week. For every hour the Museum is … Continue reading →

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RAF DEFFORD MUSEUM OPENS!

Posted on October 25, 2014 by deffordairfieldheritagegroup

The formal Opening Ceremony for the RAF Defford Museum took place on Saturday September 27th. The opening was marked by a speech from Lord Flight, after which the Honorary President of DAHG, Albert Shorrock, cut the ribbon to declare the … Continue reading →

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RAF Defford Museum open from Sunday 28th September

Posted on September 21, 2014 by deffordairfieldheritagegroup

The new RAF Defford Museum at Croome opened its doors to its first visitors at 10:30am, on Sunday 28th September 2014, and  is open now seven days a week from 10:30 – 16:30 (closing time will be 16:00 during winter … Continue reading →

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Can you help? Volunteering opportunities at RAF Defford Museum

Posted on August 14, 2014 by deffordairfieldheritagegroup

Can you help us by volunteering at the Museum? Working jointly with The National Trust, we are embarking on a volunteer recruitment drive, to staff the RAF Defford Museum at Croome. It is planned the Museum will be open from … Continue reading →

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RAF Defford Museum on track to open in September

Posted on May 27, 2014 by deffordairfieldheritagegroup

The RAF Defford Museum will open in September and fulfil a long cherished dream of DAHG members. On May 16th, the restored Decontamination Annexe was formally handed over to the National Trust at Croome by the contractors, Croft Building and … Continue reading →

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The Tea Car arrives!

Posted on March 19, 2014 by deffordairfieldheritagegroup

Thanks to an initiative by DAHG, the National Trust at Croome is now the proud possessor of ‘Bertha’, a fully restored genuine 1941 YMCA ‘Tea Car’.  Bertha is fully functional, immaculately preserved and equipped to serve food and drink to … Continue reading →

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