In detail 25: Imperial War Museum Visitors Centre, Duxford, Oxfordshire

Display compartments are painted sky blue and fitted with concealed fluorescent tubes that glow blue beneath the units.

The historic World War I and II airfield at Duxford is home to a large collection of civil and military aircraft. The visitor centre is the beginning and end of a visit to the aviation museum.

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