North Weald Airfield Museum is a registered charity, No 1081157. Run and staffed by volunteers.
The
museum
is
situated
in
the
village
of
North
Weald
at
what
was
the
main
entrance
to
the
former
Royal
Air
Force
North
Weald
fighter
base.
The
station
started
military
flight
operations
for
the
Royal
Flying
Corps
in
1916
and
Royal
Air Force Operations finally stood down in 1958.The airfield remains in use as a civilian flying field
Your first experience of the site will be the arc of Portland Stone encircling the Norwegian obelisk erected outside
the museum as the RAF North Weald Memorial in 2000. The unique Obelisk was a gift to the people of the village
in 1952 from the people of Norway. It was to show gratitude to the people of North Weald for their wartime
association with the Royal Norwegian Air Force based there. The Memorial commemorates all those who gave
their lives, the museum tells their stories. A bronze cabinet set into the stone wall contains a list of their names
and is accessible even when the museum is closed.
The museum occupies Ad Astra House, built as ‘Brosely’ a private house
in about 1908 and later used as the Station Office of RAF North Weald
adjacent to the old main entrance of this historic and still very active
airfield where on most weekends visitors can watch a wide variety of
veteran and classic aircraft flying.
Ad Astra House 1952
This unique ‘House of Memories’ is about people. An ever-changing
community of service personnel and civilians who have lived, worked,
flown, fought and died here since the airfield opened in 1916.
On entering the museum you will find yourself in a reception area lit by a magnificent stained glass window
commemorating all those who served at North Weald. This was installed in 2008.
On the ground floor and readily accessible to people with disabilities the collections are set out in five themed
rooms and an interconnecting corridor. The story of much bravery, suffering and all that is best in the human
spirit is told through a collection of images and artefacts in the four main exhibit rooms:
The museum occupies Ad Astra House, built as ‘Brosely’ a private house
in about 1908 and later used as the Station Office of RAF North Weald
adjacent to the old main entrance of this historic and still very active
airfield where on most weekends visitors can watch a wide variety of
veteran and classic aircraft flying.
2024
North Weald Airfield Museum is a registered charity, No 1081157.
Run and staffed by volunteers.
The
museum
is
situated
in
the
village
of
North
Weald
at
what
was
the
main
entrance
to
the
former
Royal
Air
Force
North
Weald
fighter
base.
The
station
started
military
flight
operations
for
the
Royal
Flying
Corps
in
1916
and
Royal
Air
Force
Operations
finally
stood
down
in
1958.The
airfield
remains in use as a civilian flying field
Your
first
experience
of
the
site
will
be
the
arc
of
Portland
Stone
encircling
the
Norwegian
obelisk
erected
outside
the
museum
as
the
RAF
North
Weald
Memorial
in
2000.
The
unique
Obelisk
was
a
gift
to
the
people
of
the
village
in
1952
from
the
people
of
Norway.
It
was
to
show
gratitude
to
the
people
of
North
Weald
for
their
wartime
association
with
the
Royal
Norwegian
Air
Force
based
there.
The
Memorial
commemorates
all
those
who
gave
their
lives,
the
museum
tells
their
stories.
A
bronze
cabinet
set
into
the
stone
wall
contains
a
list
of
their
names
and
is
accessible
even
when
the
museum is closed.
Ad Astra House 1952
The
museum
occupies
Ad
Astra
House,
built
as
‘Brosely’
a
private
house
in
about
1908
and
later
used
as
the
Station
Office
of
RAF
North
Weald
adjacent
to
the
old
main
entrance
of
this
historic
and
still
very
active
airfield
where
on
most
weekends
visitors
can
watch
a
wide
variety
of
veteran
and
classic aircraft flying.
This
unique
‘House
of
Memories’
is
about
people.
An
ever-
changing
community
of
service
personnel
and
civilians
who
have
lived,
worked,
flown,
fought
and
died
here
since
the
airfield opened in 1916
.
On
entering
the
museum
you
will
find
yourself
in
a
reception
area
lit
by
a
magnificent
stained
glass
window
commemorating
all
those
who
served
at
North
Weald.
This
was installed in 2008.
On
the
ground
floor
and
readily
accessible
to
people
with
disabilities
the
collections
are
set
out
in
five
themed
rooms
and
an
interconnecting
corridor.
The
story
of
much
bravery,
suffering
and
all
that
is
best
in
the
human
spirit
is
told
through
a
collection
of
images
and
artefacts
in
the
four
main
exhibit rooms:
