.svg)  Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Established | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Location | Halifax Way, Elvington, York, YO41 4AU |
| Coordinates | 53°55′29″N 0°57′55″W / 53.9248°N 0.9653°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Accreditation | Arts Council |
| Founder | Rachel Semlyen |
| Director | Jonathan Brewer |
| Nearest parking | On site |
| Website | yorkshireairmuseum |
The Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial is an aviation museum in Elvington, York, England, on the site of the former RAF Elvington airfield, a Second World War RAF Bomber Command station. The museum was founded, and first opened to the public, in the mid 1980s.
The museum is one of the largest independent air museums in Britain.[1] It is also the only Allied Air Forces Memorial in Europe. The museum is an accredited museum under Arts Council accreditation scheme. It is a member of Friends of the Few (Battle of Britain Memorial), the Royal Aeronautical Society, the Museums Association and the Association of Independent Museums.
The museum is a registered charity (No. 516766) dedicated to the history of aviation and was also set up as a memorial to all allied air forces personnel, particularly those who served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
- ^ "Hats off to a century of air combat as RAF flypast marks anniversary". Yorkshire Post. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2019.