Imperial War Museum

Also on the south side was theImperial War Museum. Official Site

 Two 15 inch guns sit out front: one from HMS Ramillies the other from HMS Resolution and HMS Roberts.
 
It wasn't very big compared to the big aviation museums in the U.S.  The central area seen here had a nice selection of planes, tanks and guns.  On the basement level they had probably the best World War I and World War II galleries I have ever seen, taking you through each stage of the war, showing artifacts, models, uniforms and photos of each phase and front.  They also had a nice gallery on Field Marshal Montgomery and some Cold War stuff. 
 
A very nice Folke-Wolf 190.  I'd love to see one of these at an airshow.
 
This Spitfire Mark I actually flew in the Battle of Britain in 1940.   I've seen a Spitfire fly at Oshkosh -- two seater, though. 
 
The tank that beat the German Army on the Eastern Front:  the Soviet T-34.  Better than the German tanks in 1941 and 1942, it was also relatively easy to manufacture and maintain.  The Soviets built 34,780 T-34's in 1940–44. 
 
The front end of a British Lancaster four-engine bomber.  The tandem seating was interesting. 
 
 The mid-section of a Japanese Zero. 
 
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