This summer, IWM Duxford is celebrating 50 years of Duxford Air Shows with the release of a new
bookazine, tracing the evolution of its Air Shows since the first one took place in 1973 and
highlighting key moments from each decade. This bookazine recounts Duxford's best Air Show
moments with anecdotes from past attendees, unseen vintage photographs and archive material.
In addition, IWM is releasing two new titles in the IWM Photography Collection series, showcasing
the most interesting and unique photographs from The Blitz and Bomber Command from IWM's
extensive archive.
50 Years of Duxford Air Shows (Publication date June 2023)
Price: £15
Since 1973, Duxford has been delighting audiences with its annual Air
Shows and 2023 will see IWM Duxford mark 50 years of inspiring flying
events. To celebrate, IWM will publish the bookazine, 50 Years of Duxford
Air Shows, featuring never-before-seen photographs and archive materials
alongside first-hand stories from the partners and individuals who returned
popular flight to Duxford. This bookazine assembles the best moments
with past partners, participants and attendees recounting their favourite
Air Show memories. 50 Years of Duxford Air Shows offers an official history
of these much-loved events and cements their reputation as one of the
world's finest celebrations of aviation history and culture
Bomber Command showcases 50 iconic photographs of the aircraft and
crew that led Britain and its Allies to victory in one of the longest and most
expensive Allied campaigns during the Second World War. This collection
of photographs from IWM's collection focuses on the lives of Bomber
Command crew, in the air and on the ground.
On the night of September 7, 1940, Britons saw the German air force
unleash devastating bombing campaigns across the country. The Blitz tells
the stories of those who lived through the bombings through a unique
collection of images showing the early days of the raid to the re-building of
cities in its aftermath. The haunting images featured in The Blitz highlight
the true fears and the human cost of the bombing campaign for Britons
during this devastating period of conflict.