Wheelchair access to all displays except the top floor of the Control Tower
Wheelchairs available on request
Disabled toilet
Accessible Restaurant

The longest runway in the North of England
The only French 'heavy' bomber base in WWII
One of the last Luftwaffe intruder attacks of the War
The highest number of post war speed record attempts
One of the few authentic RAF bomber bases open to the public.

The museum is a living memorial to all the Allied Air Forces personnel who operated from Yorkshire during the Second World War, and particularly the thousands of young people who gave their lives in that conflict. We aim to be relevant to present day generations by explaining in a realistic way what life was like on a typical wartime bomber station, as well as displaying the history of aviation.

The Yorkshire Air Museum is a registered charity run by volunteers. We receive no state or local government aid and are not a retail business like many other attractions.

A fascinating and dynamic museum, authentically based on a World War Two Bomber Command Station. The unique displays include the original Control Tower, Air Gunners' Collection, Barnes Wallis' prototype bouncing bomb and a superb new Airborne Forces Display.

Our rapidly expanding collection of historical aircraft depicts aviation from its earliest days, to World War Two with the awesome and unique Halifax rebuild through to post war jets.