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Shoreham Aircraft Museum, the Glossary

The Shoreham Aircraft Museum is located in the village of Shoreham near Sevenoaks in Kent, England, on the south-east edge of Greater London.^[1]

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22 relations: Aircraft, Aviation, Battle of Britain, Dornier Do 17, England, Focke-Wulf Fw 190, Garden, Greater London, Hawker Hurricane, Home front, Junkers Ju 88, Kent, London, Luftwaffe, Messerschmitt Bf 109, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force College Cranwell, Royal Air Force Museum, Sevenoaks, Shoreham, Kent, Supermarine Spitfire, World War II.
Aerospace museums in England
Buildings and structures in Sevenoaks District
Military aviation museums in England
Museums in Sevenoaks District
World War II museums in the United Kingdom

Aircraft

An aircraft (aircraft) is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air.

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Aviation

Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry.

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The Battle of Britain (Luftschlacht um England, "air battle for England") was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe.

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Dornier Do 17

The Dornier Do 17 is a twin-engined light bomber produced by Dornier Flugzeugwerke for the German Luftwaffe during World War II.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Focke-Wulf Fw 190

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190, nicknamed Würger (Shrike) is a German single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank at Focke-Wulf in the late 1930s and widely used during World War II.

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Garden

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature.

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Greater London

Greater London is the administrative area of London, which is coterminous with the London region.

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Hawker Hurricane

The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd.

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Home front

Home front is an English language term with analogues in other languages.

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Junkers Ju 88

The Junkers Ju 88 is a German World War II Luftwaffe twin-engined multirole combat aircraft.

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Kent

Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II.

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Messerschmitt Bf 109

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Royal Air Force College Cranwell

The Royal Air Force College (RAFC) is the Royal Air Force academy which provides initial training to all RAF personnel who are preparing to become commissioned officers.

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Royal Air Force Museum

The Royal Air Force Museum is a museum dedicated to the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom.

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Sevenoaks

Sevenoaks is a town in Kent with a population of 29,506 situated south-east of London, England.

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Shoreham, Kent

Shoreham is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England.

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Supermarine Spitfire

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoreham_Aircraft_Museum