WONZ 296 – Wings Over Britain: IWM Duxford

Guest: Rebecca Greenwood Harding Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 25th of July 2023 Published: 6th of February 2024 Duration: 33 minutes, 15 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood visited the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, in Cambridgeshire, and caught up with Rebecca Greenwood Harding, the Head of Technological Objects for the collection there. Following a tour of the museum with Rebecca and mutual friend Mike Shreeve, including some areas that the public does not normally see, Dave sat down with Rebecca to record this interview. Duxford is one of the most famous airfields in the world, and the Imperial War Museum’s collection, and the various collections of the IWM’s partners at Duxford, are incredibly impressive. Rebecca talks about her role and how she got into the job there in 2001. She describes the exhibits in the various hangars, and different events that are held at Duxford each year. And she talks about the restoration projects in Hangar 5 at the time, as well as revealing her favourite aircraft in the collection, and her favourite Spitfire. Quick Links:.• The Imperial War Museum Duxford The music in this episode is I Vow To Thee, My Country by Gustav Holst. Thanks to Mike Shreeve and Ania Shreeve for their assistance with making this episode. Below are photos from two days’ visiting Duxford, copyright Dave Homewood July 2023. Mike Shreeve and Rebecca Greenwood Harding during the tour of the old station on the opposite side of the road.