{"id":991,"date":"2019-01-30T11:43:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T11:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/?p=991"},"modified":"2019-01-30T11:43:21","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T11:43:21","slug":"royal-air-force-museum-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/royal-air-force-museum-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Air Force Museum London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>RAF Museum History:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rafmuseum.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Royal Air Force Museum<\/a> goes back to 1911 when the current museum site was a prominent portion of RAF Hendon station. It is still recognised as one of the first civilian airfields. Being an aviation forerunner, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claude_Grahame-White\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Claude Grahame-White<\/a> acquired the rights of the site in 1911.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 15<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of November 1972, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elizabeth_II\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Queen Elizabeth II <\/a>led the inaugural ceremony of Royal Air Force Museum in London (at Colindale) for the public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, RAF Museum in London attracts hundreds of tourists and locals every day. You can also witness the reconstructed interior of the Grahame-White factory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Claude Grahame-White:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born on 21<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of August 1879 \u2013 Claude Grahame-White was an English aviation pioneer is best-known for its institutional affiliation with the Royal Air Force Museum London. Grahame-White was widely famous for his aviation honours, awards, and recognition. Some of which are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Completed first flight between London and Manchester under 24 hours and won \u00a310,000<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Won the first prize of \u00a31,000 for Aggregate Duration in flight<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applauded for landing his Farman biplane near the White House, USA<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Facts About Claude Grahame-White<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>Did you know?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claude Grahame-White is one of the first men to make night flight. He was also enlisted amongst the first people to qualify as a pilot in England.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Things to Do at RAF Museum London:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Royal Air Force Museum London consists of the following sections for public view:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hangars: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are six hangers in RAF Museum London. Each is categorised according to air force related history and future<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>On Display: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several antique aircraft and aviation-related items are on display with detail where you can find them at RAF Museum London.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Exhibitions &amp; Displays: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RAF Museum holds spectacular exhibitions where chosen items from the museum.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Virtual Tours: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stroll around RAF Museum London to witness the marvellous history of the Royal Air Force during world wars.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Flight Simulator: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to fly a plane? learn more about flights by getting your hands on a flight simulator. It\u2019s an adventurous ride that you don\u2019t want to miss.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Royal-Air-Force-Museum-London-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Air Force Museum London\" width=\"758\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Royal-Air-Force-Museum-London-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Royal-Air-Force-Museum-London-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Royal-Air-Force-Museum-London-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Royal-Air-Force-Museum-London-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(<strong>Photo:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rafmuseum\/photos\/a.90878002611\/10156887782252612\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>How Can I Get to Royal Air Force Museum London?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting to and from Royal Air Force Museum London will cost quite less if you utilise the following London travel guide for travelling to and from Royal Air Force Museum London by London local transportation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Travel to Royal Air Force Museum London by Train \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the following London train stations nearest to RAF Museum London to reach the site by train: Colindale Railway Station (NW9 5HR), Hendon Central Station (NW4 3AB), Mill Hill Broadway (NW7 2JU), Burnt Oak Railway Station (HA8 0LA), and Hendon Railway Station (NW4 4PT).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Travel to Royal Air Force Museum London by Bus\/Coach \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the following London bus stations nearest to RAF Museum London to reach the site by bus or coach: Royal Air Force Museum Stop QR (NW9 5FA), Royal Air Force Museum Stop QJ (NW9 5FA), Hall Lane (NW4 4XA), and Westside (NW4 4XE).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Travel to Royal Air Force Museum London by Taxis \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/\"><strong>A1 Taxis St Albans<\/strong><\/a> provides excellent London taxis to and from Royal Air Force Museum London 24 hours a day. You can book a taxi to RAF Museum London from St Albans or anywhere in the UK at quite reasonable prices with us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Contact Details of Royal Air Force Museum London:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Royal Air Force Museum London Address \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grahame Park, London, United Kingdom<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Royal Air Force Museum London Postcode \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NW9 5LL<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Royal Air Force Museum London Contact Number \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">020 8205 2266<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Royal Air Force Museum London Opening Hours \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 AM to 5 PM, Monday to Sunday<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAF Museum is one of the largest, renowned, and oldest air force museums in London, England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31,26,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=991"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":994,"href":"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991\/revisions\/994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.a1taxis.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}