{"id":3823,"date":"2016-03-08T21:53:11","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T19:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=3823"},"modified":"2025-10-14T19:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T17:37:58","slug":"kent-battle-of-britain-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/kent-battle-of-britain-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent Battle of Britain Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Kent Battle of Britain Museum<\/strong>, located in <strong>Hawkinge<\/strong>, Kent, is one of the most comprehensive and immersive museums dedicated to the pivotal aerial campaign of 1940. Situated on the former site of <strong>RAF Hawkinge<\/strong>, a frontline fighter station during the Battle of Britain, the museum preserves and honors the sacrifices of those who defended Britain in its darkest hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"txt\"><strong>Kent Battle of Britain Museum<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Aerodrome Road<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hawkinge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Folkestone CT18 7AG<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/2015\/05\/30\/united-kingdom\/\">United Kingdom<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kbobm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.kbobm.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:kentbattleofbritainmuseum@btinternet.com\">kentbattleofbritainmuseum@btinternet.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>+44 1303 893140<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1st May to 30th September<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday &#8211; Sunday 10:00 &#8211; 17:00 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April, October and November<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday &#8211; Sunday 10:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"txt\">Closed Monday except for Bank Holidays<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admission fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/The-Kent-Battle-of-Britain-Museum-126834467471736\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-922 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hawkinge is situated on the A260 between Folkestone and Canterbury.&nbsp; From the A20 Folkestone to Dover road, turn off for Canterbury on to the A260.&nbsp; The Museum is located one mile along Aerodrome Road and is clearly signposted on the new Hawkinge bypass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d80151.78267119353!2d1.0818299611633027!3d51.11319787957226!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x2661a7ebff3f9384!2sKent+Battle+of+Britain+Musuem!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1457466756579\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/kent-battle-of-britain-museum\/kent-battle-of-britain-museum-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3824\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"161\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Kent-Battle-of-Britain-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"Kent Battle of Britain Museum\" class=\"wp-image-3824\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>9893 <p>B2I-103<\/p> <p>G-AAAH<\/p> <p>D-3-340<\/p> <p>BAPC36<\/p><br>475081\/GM+AK (VP546)<br><br><p>425\/17<\/p> <p>N2532<\/p> <p>P2921<\/p> <p>P3059\/SD-N<\/p> <p>P3208\/SD-T<\/p> <p>P3679<\/p> <p>G-AFAP\/T.2B-272<\/p> <p>4853<\/p> <p>&#8211;<\/p> <p>&#8211;<\/p> <p>N7033<\/p> <p>K5054<\/p> <p>N3289\/DW-K<\/p> <p>N3313<\/p> <p>X4255<\/p> <p>X4321<\/p> <p>MK356<\/p> <p>P7056<\/p><\/td><td>Bristol Blenheim Mk.4 <p>CASA 2.111B (Heinkel He 111H-16)<\/p> <p>de Havilland DH.60G Moth<\/p> <p>DFS Grunau Baby 2<\/p> <p>Fieseler Fi 103 (V-1 flying bomb)<\/p><br>Fiesler  Fi 156C-7 Storch<br><br><p>Fokker Dr.I<\/p> <p>Hawker Hurricane<\/p> <p>Hawker Hurricane<\/p> <p>Hawker Hurricane<\/p> <p>Hawker Hurricane<\/p> <p>Hawker Hurricane<\/p> <p>Junkers Ju52\/3M (CASA 352L)*<\/p> <p>Messerschmitt Bf.109E-4 (wreck)<\/p> <p>Messerschmitt Bf 109E<\/p> <p>Messerschmitt Bf 109E<\/p> <p>North American Harvard IIB<\/p> <p>Supermarine Spitfire<\/p> <p>Supermarine Spitfire<\/p> <p>Supermarine Spitfire<\/p> <p>Supermarine Spitfire<\/p> <p>Supermarine Spitfire<\/p> <p>Supermarine Spitfire IX<\/p> <p>Westland Whirlwind NK.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/kent-battle-of-britain-museum\/casa-2-111-b21-27-spanish-air-force\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20815\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CASA-2.111-B21-27-Spanish-Air-Force-240x160.jpg\" alt=\"CASA 2.111 B21-27 Spanish Air Force, Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge UK\" class=\"wp-image-20815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CASA-2.111-B21-27-Spanish-Air-Force-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CASA-2.111-B21-27-Spanish-Air-Force-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CASA-2.111-B21-27-Spanish-Air-Force-728x485.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CASA-2.111-B21-27-Spanish-Air-Force-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CASA-2.111-B21-27-Spanish-Air-Force.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Kent Battle of Britain Museum<\/strong> is the oldest established and largest collection of Battle of Britain artifacts on show in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fokker and all Hurricane, Bf109 and Spitfires are Full Scale Models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Fieseler-Fi156C-7-Storch-475081-GMAK-Luftwaffe-728x485.jpg\" alt=\"Fieseler Fi156C-7 Storch 475081\/GM+AK Luftwaffe, Royal Air Force Museum Midlands, Cosford, UK\" class=\"wp-image-26903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Fieseler-Fi156C-7-Storch-475081-GMAK-Luftwaffe-728x485.jpg 728w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Fieseler-Fi156C-7-Storch-475081-GMAK-Luftwaffe-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Fieseler-Fi156C-7-Storch-475081-GMAK-Luftwaffe-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Fieseler-Fi156C-7-Storch-475081-GMAK-Luftwaffe-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Fieseler-Fi156C-7-Storch-475081-GMAK-Luftwaffe-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fieseler Fi156C-7 Storch 475081\/GM+AK Luftwaffe | Rob Vogelaar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tPT6Rk2Ri_c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The policy of this museum is don&#8217;t take pictures, they asking visitors to keep their mobile phones at the front desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*The CASA served the Ej\u00e9rcito del Aire (EdA, Spanish Air Force) as T.2B-272 (c\/n <em><strong>163<\/strong><\/em>), but was displayed in the RAF Museum in the colours of G-AFAP, a Junkers that was flown as an airliner by British Airways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Highlights<\/strong> <strong>Kent Battle of Britain Museum<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aircraft Collection:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aircraft and significant wreckage from both Allied and Axis planes, including Spitfires, Hurricanes, Messerschmitts, and Junkers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Detailed displays of engines, propellers, and other parts salvaged from crash sites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artifacts and Memorabilia:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Uniforms, equipment, and personal items belonging to the <strong>pilots, ground crew<\/strong>, and other participants in the battle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extensive collections of <strong>medals, logbooks<\/strong>, and letters that tell the human stories behind the aerial conflict.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thematic Exhibits:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Squadron Displays:<\/strong> Showcasing the contributions of individual RAF squadrons, including detailed information about their missions and personnel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Luftwaffe:<\/strong> Insights into the German Air Force\u2019s role, with artifacts from downed aircraft and captured pilots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Comprehensive Dioramas:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Highly detailed dioramas recreating key moments of the Battle of Britain, such as <strong>dogfights, airfield operations, <\/strong>and<strong> crash recoveries.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Memorial and Tribute:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Roll of Honour listing the names of those who gave their lives during the Battle of Britain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dedicated spaces to remember the &#8220;Few&#8221; and their extraordinary bravery and skill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RAF Hawkinge History:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Exhibits about the airfield\u2019s strategic role during the battle and its subsequent use throughout the war.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kent Battle of Britain Museum, located in Hawkinge, Kent, is one of the most comprehensive and immersive museums dedicated to the pivotal aerial 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