Visit to RAF Halton Trenchard Museum

RAF Halton is scheduled for closure in 2027.  As a consequence, The Trenchard Museum and The James McCudden Flight Heritage Centre (JMFHC) will close.
IET Bucks Local Network is taking this opportunity to visit the two museums on the site.  There will be expert guidance and explanations from the curators, Garron Clark-Darby and Francis Halford.

The visit is limited to 40 people and registrations will close on Monday 6th May 2024.

If you want to bring children, anyone over the age of 9 is welcome.

The Trenchard Museum aims to preserve and display items that relate to the history of Royal Air Force Halton.  The museum was named in honour of the man who is regarded as the Founding Father of the Royal Air Force.  He founded the Aircraft Apprentice scheme with which the good name of Halton has often been synonymous.

The Museum was opened by Viscount Trenchard, grandson of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Viscount Trenchard, on the 26 June 1999, funded and supported by the RAF Halton Apprentice Association (RAFHAA).  Since then, the Museum’s collection has grown to include a myriad of artefacts including 3 complete aircraft; 2 cockpits; 9 aero engines and a range of displays, models and memorabilia which illustrate life, training and notable events in the Station’s history.

The James McCudden Flight Heritage Centre (JMFHC) has been created to promote air-mindedness in RAF recruits, air cadets, school children and other interested parties.  It extends the scope of the Trenchard Museum into the explanation of the fundamentals of flight using redundant training aids and equipment purchased with funds donated by the RAF Charitable Trust, The Heritage Lottery Fund and the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust.

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Information provided on this form will be processed by the IET for the purpose of registering your attendance for this event.

The following Personal Data provided on this form will be shared with RAF Halton Trenchard Museum:

• Your Name

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• For verifying your identity
• To issue you a temporary pass for access to the site

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