RAF Museum Blog Posts

Posts from the Archive: 'McKnight killed strafing Huns'

The RAF Museum's Historian, Harry Raffal, explores the role of the RAF in the Third Afghan War of 1919

Today marks 80 years since the formation of the WAAF on 28 June 1939. This blog highlights how and why this took...

This blog commemorates the centenary of Alcock and Brown’s pioneering flight across the Atlantic in 1919.

In his final blog for the RAF Museum 101 Walk, Museum Trustee Nick Sanders thanks those who supported the walk.

In his second to last blog for the RAF Museum 101 Walk Nick compares the day's walk to standing in a car-wash

In his latest blog Nick ponders on Noah and the disadvantages of filling his boots (with water) while walking...

In Day 2 of his blog Nick discusses how hands-on being a member of the support team can be.

In his latest blog Kris Hendrix looks at the various aircraft types in our collection that would have served on...

In this blog, Bryan Legate highlights the activities of some non-flying units on D-Day

Nick Sanders describes the first day of the RAF Museum 101 Walk Challenge

In this blog Kieron Mantle talks about a recent reciprocal visit, organised by the Museum for Cosford volunteers...

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we have been sharing some of the inspiring stories of RAF personnel and...

To mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the 1948/1949 Berlin Airlift, the Royal Air Force Museum is recording...

The RAF Museum was proud to open its new volunteering hub, a space in which volunteers from any team can relax,...