Virtual Lecture – Sir Barnes Wallis: Engineer Extraordinaire and Father of Myths

At 6.00pm on Thursday 20 July 2023, Dr. Iain Murray will lecture on Barnes Wallis and the myths surrounding him.

Barnes Wallis’ Papers

Virtual Lecture – Dam Buster: Barnes Wallis, An Engineer’s Life

On Thursday 6th June 2024 at 6.00pm, Richard Morris will discuss the life and legacy of Barnes Wallis.

Barnes Wallis’ Pass

Barnes Wallis

RAF Museum awarded Freedom of the Borough of Barnet

Barnet Council has awarded the Freedom of the Borough to the RAF Museum to celebrate its diligent preservation of the proud history of our nation’s 100-year-old Royal Air Force.

The new Dambusters VR Experience at London site

The new immersive Dambusters Virtual Reality Experience comes to the RAF Museum London

Aircrew opinions on Aerial Reconnaissance

Did the opinions of Royal Flying Corps Aircrew have any influence over the development of technology and tactics used in aerial reconnaissance?

Group Captain Conrad Verity’s Memoirs

75th Anniversary of The Dambusters

This year marks 75th anniversary of one of the most famous raids in RAF history, Operation CHASTISE. Read the story of the legendary Dams Raid here.

Salamandrine Fire

In this last of his Sopwith blogs, Julian Hale examines the development of the ground-attack Sopwith Salamander

The RAF’s role in the evacuation of Dunkirk

The RAF's contribution to Operation DYNAMO, the evacuation of Dunkirk in May and June 1940

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Film & sound

The Film and Sound Collection at the RAF Museum London

Filming & photography policy