Our Lower Fifth historians ventured to Cambridgeshire to visit the Imperial War Museum, Duxford.
Located at a former Battle of Britain airfield, the museum allowed the students to get close to iconic aircraft and artifacts of the Second World War, the Cold War and other conflicts.
The pupils had an in-depth look at the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Force strategic bombing campaign over Europe and Japan.
They also got to see Cold War spy planes, nuclear armed aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
The futuristic Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, proved popular with the Lower Fifth. The Duxford ‘Blackbird’ is the only example of the world’s fastest and highest-flying manned aircraft located outside the United States. They also saw a Shorts Sunderland Flying Boat that was made in the Shorts Factory in Rochester.
The trip offered an opportunity to contextualise aerial warfare and support a deeper understanding of the iGCSE topics; “Germany: Development of Dictatorship, 1918-45” and “A World Divided: Superpower Relations, 1943-72.” Our historians were also encouraged to reflect on the personal experiences and losses of all those involved in these conflicts.
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