The American Air Museum tells the story of people whose lives were shaped by American airpower over a century of war.
Explore dramatic displays of epic original aircraft, innovative interactives and intriguing personal objects. Re-live exciting personal stories, from Duke Boswell, who jumped out of a C-47 transport aircraft on D-Day, to Huie Lamb, a fighter pilot who was forced to ditch his P-51 Mustang in the North Sea.
From the B-17 Flying Fortress used during the Second World War to the remotely piloted MQ-1 Predator used in present-day conflict, discover more about the United States' aviation history in the American Air Museum.
Visit the American Air Museum's own dedicated website. Entry to the American Air Museum is included in general admission to IWM Duxford.
Spotlight: American Air Museum
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©IWMLockheed SR-71 Blackbird
The world’s fastest and highest flying air-breathing manned aircraft, built in secret and flown by the US Air Force to the very edge of space.
Capable of cruising over three times the speed of sound, our Blackbird is the only one on display outside the United States of America.
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©IWMCounting the Cost
Counting the Cost is a memorial sculpture in glass which lines the route to the entrance of the American Air Museum.
The sculpture comprises 52 panels engraved with the outlines of aircraft, one for each plane missing in action in operations flown by American air forces from Britain during the Second World War. 7,031 aircraft are depicted.
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©IWMNorth American P-51D Mustang
One of the best performing allied fighters of the Second World War, The P-51 escorted B-17 and B-24 heavy bombers to their targets.
Our Mustang now represents ‘Etta Jeanne II’ of Huie Lamb who flew with the 78th FG at RAF Duxford. Learn of his story when visiting the American Air Museum.
