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Celebrating 80th anniversary of Mosquito aircraft’s maiden flight

Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Alan Davies
The Mosquito Prototype W4050 at its permanent home at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum in London Colney. Picture: de Havilland Aircraft Museum.

Eighty years ago today one of Britain’s most famous wartime aeroplanes made its maiden flight from Hatfield.

Ron’s 100th birthday wish to raise funds for aircraft museum

Monday, November 9, 2020
Volunteer Ron Green at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum. Ron is asking people to donate to the museum for his 100th birthday this month. Picture: DHAM

Happy anniversary for de Havilland Aircraft Company’s centenary

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
The High Sheriff on the mezzanine floor of the new hangar at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum. Picture:Garry Lakin

History of Hatfield’s executive jet the 125

Friday, August 14, 2020
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum's DH125. Picture: de Havilland Aircraft Museum

Secrets of de Havilland Aircraft Museum’s Comet ‘spy plane’

Thursday, July 30, 2020
Flying again! The de Havilland Aircraft Museum's Comet 2R is repositioned by a crane prior to the building of the museum's new hangar. Picture: de Havilland Aircraft Museum

Aircraft museum’s project to restore its Dragon to flying condition

Thursday, July 23, 2020
A de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide in flight. Picture: supplied by de Havilland Aircraft Museum

Story of de Havilland Aircraft Museum’s replica of the Comet Racer

Wednesday, July 15, 2020
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum's DH.88 Comet Racer replica. Picture: de Havilland Aircraft Museum

Aircraft museum set for take-off with reopening date announced

Monday, July 6, 2020
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum's DH.98 Mosquito W4050 Prototype at Salisbury Hall where the World War Two aircraft was designed. Picture: de Havilland Aircraft Museum (DHAM)

The story of the de Havilland Moth aircraft with room for your golf clubs

Sunday, June 14, 2020
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum's Hornet Moth in its old location before being moved to the new hangar at the London Colney site. Picture: de Havilland Aircraft Museum

D-Day anniversary: Museum’s look at glider that played its part in the D-Day landings

Saturday, June 6, 2020
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum's Horsa Glider fuselage and nose sections. Picture: de Havilland Aircraft Museum

Aircraft museum’s popular Sea Vixen is ‘true Cold War Warrior’

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum’'s Sea Vixen. Picture: de Havilland Aircraft Museum.

A look inside de Havilland Aircraft Museum’s Trident – ‘an aircraft ahead of its time’

Monday, May 25, 2020
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum's Trident airliner nose section

Curator’s corner: The story behind de Havilland Aircraft Museum’s unique autogyro

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
The C.24 Autogyro in its original location in the de Havilland Aircraft Museum's temporary hangar. Picture: de Havilland Aircraft Museum

Curator’s corner: The story of the Mosquito bomber at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum

Saturday, April 11, 2020
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum's Mosquito B Mk.35 with a selection of weapons that would have been carried operationally.

Curator’s corner: The story of the DH.106 Comet at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum

Friday, April 3, 2020
The Comet being moved into its new home in the de Havilland Aircraft Museum’s new hangar, in December 2019. Picture: supplied by de Havilland Aircraft Museum

Curator’s corner: The story of the Sea Venom at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Willows Activity Farm temporarily closing due to coronavirus pandemic

Friday, March 20, 2020
A lamb at Willows Activity Farm. The London Colney, Hertfordshire, farm attraction has now closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Picture: supplied by Willows Activity Farm.

Aircraft museum’s ‘if you can’t come to us, then we can bring it to you’ message

Thursday, March 19, 2020
A view from the mezzanine of the new Sir Geoffrey de Havilland Hangar at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum. Picture: Alan Davies

Professional footballers to kick-off St Albans suicide awareness charity tournament

Thursday, March 5, 2020
The OLLIE Foundation's football match was last held in 2018. Picture: The OLLIE Foundation.

Area Guide: The Hertfordshire village of London Colney

Thursday, March 5, 2020
The River Colne has burst its banks before following heavy rain. Picture: Danny Loo

What to see at new-look de Havilland Aircraft Museum

Sunday, February 16, 2020
The de Havilland Comet 1a in the new Sir Geoffrey de Havilland Hangar at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum. Picture: Alan Davies

New hangar set to open at de Havilland Aircraft Museum

Friday, February 14, 2020
A view from the mezzanine of the new Sir Geoffrey de Havilland Hangar at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum. Picture: Alan Davies
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