The Museum would like to thank all our visitors, supporters and staff and take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year!! The Museum is closed tomorrow (New Year's Day 1st January) but open again on Saturday 2nd January and from then on as normal. We look forward to another exciting and succesful year ahead and welcoming more people to this unique attraction and Memorial. All the Best from the YAM Team!! … [Read more...]

It was announced today that Général André Lanata, Chief of the French Air Force is to become the new Vice President of the Allied Air Forces Memorial & Yorkshire Air Museum. Général Lanata becomes the third Chef de la Armée de l'Air to take up this post following his appointment in September this year. André Lanata is a former Mirage F1CR fighter pilot and has seen service in Chad, Iraq, Bosnia and Kosovo amongst other fields of operation.   The Memorial Museum, based at Elvington … [Read more...]

The date of the 4th / 5th November 1944 is indeed remembered here at the Allied Air Forces Memorial, as it was the night of a heavy RAF Bomber Command raid on the German steel producing city of Bochum, which were of high importance to the Nazi war machine.  On this night, Bomber Command launched a raid of 749 aircraft from Nos. 1, 4,6 and 8 Groups, comprising of 384 Halifax bombers, 336 Lancaster’s and 29 Mosquito fighter / bombers upon the city. RAF Elvington, part of 4 Group, put up 25 … [Read more...]

The forthcoming Remembrance Services at Elvington and the Yorkshire Air Museum will reflect on the 70th Anniversary of the repatriation to France of Elvington’s French Squadrons. This departure from the area saw a final, tragic loss of life from amongst the French aircrews.  Following the end of World War II on 8th May 1945, Sir Arthur “Bomber” Harris had allowed the French squadrons within the RAF to continue to patrol the skies over Germany, to ensure there were no pockets of resistance. He … [Read more...]

It is planned for up to 7 British veterans of the D-Day invasion of Europe in 1944 to be honoured at the annual Remembrance Day Commemorations at the Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial in Elvington on November 8th.   The President of France has authorised the Légion d’Honneur – France’s highest decoration – to be awarded to those who helped free Europe and liberate France during World War ll.   The annual Remembrance Day Commemorations at Elvington are … [Read more...]

Support for the Yorkshire Air Museum & allied air Forces Memorial has been shown in lots of different ways over the years, but perhaps one of the most novel is the "Ride of Honour" which is coming to the Museum on Sunday 13th September. Organised by founder Chris Eden, the Squires Cafe Bar based Ride of Honour is now an annual charity motorcycle ride in support of  Forces based charitable causes. Having supported the Royal British Legion, Help The Heroes and other organisations, it was … [Read more...]

Following on from the highly successful 'Friday the 13th' Nightshoot held in March this year, we are once again delighted to be working with Timeline events to host another evening photography session taking place on the evening of Friday 16th October. For this session, the theme will be the Cold War and 'Heavy Metal' and fittingly the aircraft in the frame for this event are of course the Cold War legend that is Handley Page Victor XL231 "Lusty Lindy". Joining her are the newly repainted … [Read more...]

As many of you will be aware, Vulcan XH558 suffered an operational problem yesterday with its front undercarriage locked in the down position. As a result, we regret that the aircraft will NOT be able to make its scheduled appearance at the Museum today for the Allied Air Forces Memorial Day. Whilst we are all disappointed with this, we wish the Vulcan team a safe return to Finningley today. However, the Allied Air Forces Memorial Day will provide a great spectacle for the public to enjoy, with … [Read more...]

The Allied Air Forces Memorial & Yorkshire Air Museum announces that planned flypast displays by a WWII Spitfire and the Avro Vulcan XH558 scheduled to appear at the Allied Air Forces Memorial Day are unaffected by recent CAA airshow restrictions following the Shoreham crash.  This 30th Annual International Commemoration Day being held at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, York, on Sunday 6th September will be attended by the Chief of the Air Staff ACM Sir Andrew Pulford KCB CBE ADC RAF, the … [Read more...]

The final full "Thunder Day of the season will provide great Bank Holiday fun for the family on Monday 31st August. All seven of the Museum's live aircraft will be fired up on site, providing a great spectacle of sight and, as the name suggests, sound! Regretfully, the "Rolling Thunder" aspect of this event with the planned fast taxi runs of the big jets will not take place due to unavoidable runway repairs, which have curtailed large aircraft movements on the airfield for the time being until … [Read more...]

The Large Model Association are staging their annual show over the weekend of 8th / 9th August. It will feature spectacular displays of model aircraft, including some very large scale model aircraft. There is also some real aircraft flying displays, including Vulcan XH558 on Sunday afternoon. This is a seperate event from the Museum, but those visiting the Museum can benefit from some of the flying displays, particularly the real aircraft, although some of the smaller models may be hard to see … [Read more...]

The aptly named "Golden Era" Vintage Motorcycle Run returns to the Yorkshire Air Museum on Sunday 26th July. This evocative event will see a gathering of over 60 pre 1931 machines, with a good number of the entries being over 100 years old. These fascinating machines gather in the morning before departing at around 10:15am for th erun out in the surrounding countryside, so 'early bird' visitors will be treated to this spectacle as they roar off!! To add to the excitement, the Battle of Britain … [Read more...]

As many people are aware, the Vulcan to the Sky Trust are planning a nationwide tour of VulcanXH558 to pay tribute to surviving aircraft of Britain's famous V Force, comprised of the Avro Vulcan, Handley Page Victor and Vickers Valiant. The tour is scheduled for the weekend of 27-28th June, and Elvington is on the programme for Saturday27th, but no timing details are yet available. As the Yorkshire Air Museum has HP Victor XL 231 "Lusty Lindy" proudly on display, the Museum is on the list of … [Read more...]

Sopwith Named Lecture 2015 The Allied Air Forces Memorial is honoured and delighted to be the official sponsor for the forthcoming Royal Aeronautical Society's prestigious Sopwith Lecture, taking place on the evening of Thursday 25th June at the RAeS headquarters at Hamiliton Place, London.  The 2015 Sopwith lecture will be delivered by James Arbuthnot, former MP for East Hampshire and Chairman of the Defence Select Committee 2005 - 2014. This RAeS Named Lecture was established in 1990 to … [Read more...]

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This coming Sunday 6th June sees our next "Thunder Day" where the engines of our live aircraft will be powered up. Aircraft being run are the two WWI bi-planes the Royal aircraft Factory SE5a and the diminutive Estchurch Kitten which ties in with the final day of the Royal Air Force Museum's Collections Handling Tour which is currently at the Museum. Other aircraft are the WWII Douglas Dakota; the 1947 De Havilland Devon and then, to really bring on the thunder, it will be the mighty Nimrod … [Read more...]

Historic flying aircraft will this year thrill the audience at the Museum's annual spectacle - the 30th annual Allied Air Forces Memorial Day on Sunday, 7th September. Some 200 members of Service Associations from across the world will be Parading, with some 23 Standards being presented. These include the National Standards of the Royal Air Force Association and the Royal Observer Corps Association, plus the Standard of Souvenir Français and other Branch Standards. The Parade will this year be … [Read more...]

On Thursday 4th June 2015 the Royal Air Force Museum in London will launch their National educational outreach project, the ‘Collections Handling Tour’, here at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington, York. This will be the first of only three locations across the UK where people of all ages can interact with unique 100 year old clothing and artefacts from the Great War of 1914 –1918. Items range from flying coats, goggles, helmets, boots, and an example of the famous SIDCOT flying suit will be … [Read more...]

As many of you may be aware, very sadly the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster suffered an in flight engine fire during practice yesterday. The aircraft managed to return and land safely, but is out of commission now for some time and will not be conducting the scheduled flypast on Saturday 9th May at Battlegroup North. We extend our best wishes to all at the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and hope they can get "Thumper" back in the air as soon as possible. However, on a more … [Read more...]

Taking place on the weekend of 9th and 10th May, Battlegroup North, our annual gathering of Historic Military Vehicles, Wargaming Show and Living History displays, will this year be celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Victory in Europe and the 75th Anniversaryof the Battle of Britain. We are delighted to announce that we have been allocated flypasts from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and these will be in the form of the Lancaster bomber on Saturday 9th May, reflecting the fact that … [Read more...]

The Yorkshire Air Museum’s eagerly awaited “Rolling Thunder” Day, which celebrates the 5th Anniversary of the fly-in of the mighty Nimrod MR2 XV250, will indeed be rolling again thanks to the intervention of Terberg DTS UK. The firm, who have a base in Halifax, are carrying out a repair to the monitor (water jet) of our Pathfinder Airfield Fire Tender, which is used to provide the necessary fire cover for the fast jet taxi runs that this event features. As it was not possible to complete this … [Read more...]

The Allied Air Forces Memorial & Yorkshire Air Museum is honoured to be dedicating a memorial to the brave and daring aircrews of the Air Transport Auxiliary on Saturday 11th April. The Memorial Plaque will be unveiled by Air Transport Auxiliary veteran Martin Nicholson, (who lives in Otley) who is one of the approximately 12 known surviving ATA aircrew, making him a rare breed indeed. There are expected to be further veterans travelling from the South of England for the special day and … [Read more...]

During Sunday 22nd February, there will be the first aircraft engine maintenance runs of the season. We call these "anti-det" runs, as they are done to prevent the engines deteriorating and rather, keep them in functioning condition. The three aircraft that are planned to be started are the Douglas Dakota and De Havilland Devon twin-props and the  mighty Nimrod XV250 running its four Rolls Royce Spey engines. This will provide a lot of extra activity and noise, all under the watchful eye of … [Read more...]

 In a remarkable achievement, the Yorkshire Air Museum is proud to announce that it has again been awarded Top Specialist Attraction 2015 by Going Places travel magazine, a leading UK tourism publication. To win this accolade, the Museum has gained consistently high numbers of nominations by members of the public from all over Britain.   The Lord Mayor of York, the Rt. Hon. Councillor Ian Gillies and the Lady Mayoress will be joining us for the photo-call to celebrate the receiving of the … [Read more...]

In order to facilitate essential maintenance work and improvements, the 'NAAFI' Restaurant will be closed during January 2015. Sandwiches, snacks and refreshments will be served from the adjoining Elvington Room function suite. We apologise for any disappointment this may cause, but hope you will bear with us during this process! … [Read more...]

To all our visitors past, present and future and our supporters, volunteers, staff and business associates, we wish you all a Very Happy New Year and a Successful 2015!! We thank you all for your support over the year and we are very pleased that so many have our visitors have enjoyed their time with us and wish to return again. We look forward to welcoming even more new visitors and followers next year! All the Best from the YAM Team!!   … [Read more...]