The Trenchard Museum

​The Trenchard Museum aims to preserve and display items that relate to the history of Royal Air Force Halton. The museum was named in honour of the man who is regarded as the Founding Father of the Royal Air Force, and who also founded the Aircraft Apprentice scheme with which the good name of Halton has been synonymous.
 

The Museum was opened by the current Viscount Trenchard, grandson of the first Marshal of the Royal Air Force, on the 26 June 1999, funded and supported initially by the RAF Halton Apprentice Association (RAFHAA). Since then, the Museum’s collection has grown to include a myriad of artefacts including complete aircraft, cockpits, aero engines, weapons, tools, uniforms and a range of displays, models and memorabilia which illustrate the life, training and notable events in the history of RAF Halton.
 

During your visit you can trace the history of the Halton estate as a training establishment from its first use by the Royal Flying Corps with their early experimental aircraft before the First World War right through to the modern-day Royal Air Force Recruit Training. You can experience first-hand what it was like to sit in a Gnat training aircraft, learn how aero-engine and weapons technology progressed over the years and see some of the tools made and used by apprentices during their training courses.
 

The Museum also has displays covering the other residents of the site over the many years it has been active including Princess Mary’s Hospital, a Dental Training establishment, RAF Police school and others.