Bottisham Airfield Museum 2025
Cambridgeshire
Traces the history of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces from its inception to the present day, including operations in Afghanistan, providing an insight into how today’s highly trained paratroopers are at the heart of 16 Air Assault Brigade, the Army’s rapid response force.
Address: Building 213, North Base Imperial War Museum Duxford Nr Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
Winter: Daily 1000-1600, Summer: closes 1800. (Closed 24-26 Dec.) Visit website or facebook for more details.
The story is told using imaginative displays of uniform and equipment from medals, weapons and even one of many ‘ParaDogs’ that were dropped into the battlefield all with historical and contemporary film footage and original sound recordings.