About the Tour
The rural farmland of England’s East Anglia region became the Allied headquarters for the “Bomber War.” Villages, with prewar populations in the hundreds, suddenly buzzed with the energy of thousands of pilots, crew, and support staff carrying out the missions to bring about the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. This was a new type of warfare, a war waged from the skies against an unseen enemy.
Program Pricing
Price per person based on Double Occupancy
$9,095 $8,595*
Price per person based on Single Occupancy
$10,699 10,199*
$229 per person taxes and fees are additional.
Download the Brochure
Download the official 2026 Tours - Masters of the Air: The Mighty Eighth Over the Skies of Europe brochure for a full listing of inclusions, accommodations, and other useful information.
Summary Itinerary
Masters of the Air
Day 1
Arrive London at Heathrow Airport (LHR) / Transfer to Cambridge / Cambridge Walking Tour / Welcome Reception and Dinner with tour group
Accommodations: The Gonville Hotel (R, D)
Day 2
Duxford
American Air Museum / Simulated dog fight between Spitfire and Messerschmidt 109 / Cambridge American Cemetery / Dinner at Eagle Pub
Accommodations: The Gonville Hotel (B, D)
Day 3
Thorpe Abbotts
Group Lunch at Swan Lavenham / Thorpe Abbotts Airfield (100th Bomb Group) / Transfer to Bury St. Edmunds
Accommodations: Angel Hotel (B, L, D)
Day 4
Parham and Horham
Parham Airfield (390th Bomb Group) / Horham Airfild (95th Bomb Group) / Lunch and dancing at Horham / Evening at leisure
Accommodations: Angel Hotel (B, L)
Day 5
Bottisham
Bottisham Airfield and Museum /Sunday Roast at Ravenwood Hall / Bomber Boys in Bury St. Edmunds walking tour / Reception at Bury St. Edmunds Guildhall
Accommodations: Angel Hotel (B, L, R)
Day 6
Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park / Transfer to London / Reception and Lecture prior to an evening at leisure in London
Accommodations: Rubens at the Palace (B, L, R)
Day 7
Churchill’s London
Imperial War Museum London / Traditional Pub Lunch / Churchill War Rooms / London driving tour
Accommodations: Rubens at the Palace (B, L)
Day 8
Uxbridge
Battle of Britain Bunker Uxbridge / Polish RAF Memorial / Farewell Reception and Dinner
Accommodations: Rubens at the Palace (B, L, R, D)
Day 9
After breakfast, transfer to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) for your independently scheduled flight home
(B)
Program Inclusions
- Travel with an historian from the Museum's Institute for the Study of War and Democracy
- Full-time logistical Tour Manager
- Expert local battlefield guides
- Roundtrip airport transfers (when arriving & departing on scheduled group tour dates)
- Boutique hotel accommodations in prime locations
- Private, first-class, air-conditioned motor coach transportation
- VIP access to sites not offered on other tours
- Entrance fees to all sites, museums, and historic attractions in itinerary
- Video oral history presentations from the Museum’s collection
- Gratuities to guides, drivers, porters, and servers
- Personal listening devices on all included touring
- 8 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 4 Dinners and 4 Receptions
- Beer, wine, and soft drinks with included lunches and dinners
- Informative map book including useful battlefield maps and archival images to be used throughout your journey
- Personalized luggage tags and customized name badge
Destination Map
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