On Saturday 12 th September, 18 cadets and four staff from 487 (Kingstanding and Perry Barr) Sqn ATC visited the Imperial War Museum at Duxford. The visit, which was planned by the Sqn's NCO's, was a great success on what turned out to be a very hot and sunny day.

It was decided earlier in the year that the Sqn should visit Duxford after a similar visit had to be cancelled at short notice in 2008. The Sqn Adjutant, Flying Officer Simon Jennings, asked the Sqn NCO's to organise the visit, this included costing models and educational materials to be used on the day.

Duxford is a large museum which is not solely dedicated to the Royal Air Force. The Airborne forces museum recently moved from Aldershot to the site and along with the land army centre and the USAF museum it can take all day to walk around.

Duxford still has an active runway and the cadets and staff were treated to impromptu displays from an ME109 and a Spitfire. The Spitfire did a full display over the airfield and this capped the day off nicely for all.