RAF Museum Cosford News

Censervation Centre Open Week

The Michael Beetham Conservation Centre (MBCC) at Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will be opening its doors in November to visitors for one special week.

The MBCC is one of the finest aircraft conservation centres in the world. To enable greater public access and an understanding of the centre’s work, it will be opening its doors from Monday 24th to Friday 28th November 2008.

Visitors to the Museum will gain exclusive behind-the-scenes access to aircraft conservation work and have a rare opportunity to view current projects, including work being undertaken on the Handley Page Hampden Bomber, Maurice Farman Bi-plane and the Sopwith Dolphin.

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Weekend to recapture the ‘ Battle of Britain ’ Spirit

Weekend To Recapture The ‘ Battle Of Britain ’ Spirit

13th and 14th September 2008. FREE!

To honour the brave men and women who took part in the Battle of Britain, the most important event in Royal Air Force history, the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford is inviting members of the public to recapture the Battle of Britain Spirit by participating in a weekend packed full of performances and activities; including two major musical highlights which will transport you back to the summer of 1940.

On Saturday 13th September from 4pm, the Central Band of the RAF will perform a selection of hits from the era including tunes from their ‘Salute to Heroes’ album released to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

And on Sunday 14th September, the Museum will recreate the famous BBC Radio programme ‘Workers Playtime’ in the form of a short concert, taking place at 11.30am and at 2.30pm in Hangar 1.

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September's Navigator Highlights - Captured Aircraft And Seascapes

This month Navigator, the Museum's online collection, offers two new sets of highlights - "Captured Aircraft" and "Seascapes".

Captured Aircraft
Pilot error, forced landings and crashes meant that aircraft sometimes fell into enemy hands. These photographs show both German and British captured aircraft from the Second World War.

Seascapes
Flying boats were designed to take off and land on water and used their fuselage as a floating hull. This selection of Fine Art shows flying boats and other aircraft in flight over the sea.

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Swing By for Big Tunes & Smooth Moves

Swing By For Big Tunes & Smooth Moves

Members of the public are invited to join the Aerospace Museum Society’s popular 1940’s Hangar Dance at the Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford on Saturday 4th October.

The event will be located in the Museum’s Warplanes Hangar with guests encouraged to “Get in the Mood” by donning wartime costume for the evening. Dancing will be until late with music supplied by Paul Drakeley and his All Stars Band and Singers, performing tracks from Big Band favourites such as Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw. To further add to the event’s ambience the entire evening is set against a backdrop of wartime aircraft and artifacts including the world’s oldest Spitfire and the famous Lincoln Bomber.

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R A F Museum Awarded 10/10 for Value

R A F Museum Awarded 10/10 For Value

The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford and its award winning National Cold War Exhibition received a 10 out of 10 rating in Central TV’s News ‘Best Value Kids Attraction' as seen by viewers on 12th August.

The Museum was particularly praised for being “dynamic”. ITV Central presenter Llewela Bailey and her son Harry were “bowled over” by the National Cold War Exhibition, which is “brilliantly put together” so much so that after spending just a few hours at the Museum they felt visitors needed more than a single day at the Museum as there was so much to take in.

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Take a Virtual Tour of the National Cold War Exhibition

Two New Awards Fly In For Aviation Museum

The Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford is proud to be awarded two new accolades after already being crowned ‘Best of the West’ at the Renaissance West Midlands Awards earlier in April.

Staff and volunteers at RAF Museum Cosford are celebrating after Servicemark, the National Standard for Customer Service, granted the Museum a Silver Award.

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Discover Us on Facebook and Become a Fan

Discover Us On Facebook And Become A Fan

We would love you to share with us your pictures and memories of our London Museum by joining our Fan page on Facebook; particularly if you have attended any recent events on site.

In return we promise to keep our page updated on a regular basis so that you are made aware of future events once they have been confirmed and to place regularly on the page exclusive images and videos of the people and events that bring the Museum to life. To reward your loyalty we will hold regular competitions and run special offers which only members of our Facebook Fan Club will be able to take advantage of.

All that you need to do is to login to your Facebook account, search for us under Royal Air Force Museum and start interacting.
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V Force: Ready for the unthinkable

V Force: Ready For The Unthinkable

An RAF Museum publication sheds fresh light on the legendary V Force.

‘V Force – Ready for the unthinkable’ tells the extraordinary story of the most iconic group of post-war aircraft; the Valiant, Victor and Vulcan nuclear group. Above all else, it is these aircraft that kept Britain at the top table of international politics by ensuring that the United Kingdom could deploy its own independent nuclear deterrent.

The book, published for the Royal Air Force Museum by Newsdesk Media, features some newly uncovered information on the V Force and traces its history from the early design stages to the end of their service life, including operations in the Falkland Islands.

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DAMBUSTERS ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATION UNCOVERS HIDDEN HISTORY

Dambusters Anniversary Publication Uncovers Hidden History

A new book produced to coincide with the 65th Anniversary of the legendary Dams Raid uncovers elements of hidden history crucial to the success of 617 Squadron’s attack on the German Dams in May 1943.

The book produced for the Royal Air Force Museum by Newsdesk Media Group is titled ‘BREACHING THE GERMAN DAMS – FLYING INTO HISTORY’ and has been written by Robert Owen, the Official Historian of the No. 617 Squadron Aircrew Association, and Richard Morris, author of acclaimed biographies of Wing Commanders Guy Gibson VC and Leonard Cheshire VC. The foreword is by New Zealander, Les Munro, the sole remaining pilot to have taken part in the epic operation.

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Searching for that Unusual Present?

Searching For That Unusual Present?

If you are looking for an unusual present look no further than the The Royal Air Force Museum's online archive print store www.rafmuseumphotos.com.

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Latest News: 5 September 2008