On 22 April 60 Year 9 students joined the History Department for a trip to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford. Students had the opportunity to learn about many different types of aircraft from right across the 20th century. Students examined engines and cockpits as well as climbing on board various different planes which included the now retired Concorde.

The main focus of the day was a talk about Duxford’s role in the Battle of Britain 1940. Small groups were given various artefacts from WW2 and then led to the site where the artefact was used. The tour covered the parachute packing shed, the Spitfire loading and testing shed, the command room and a hangar housing Spitfires, Hurricanes and a German Messerschmitt which had crash landed during 1940. Students then had time to explore various other exhibitions including one about land warfare that housed an impressive collection of tanks and one of the amphibious landing craft used in the D-Day landings of 1944.

Despite the cold weather Year 9 were a credit to the school and thoroughly enjoyed their experience with many of them commenting on how interesting the trip was.

Mrs A Perrins

To view photos from the trip click here.