This final episode of Battle of Britain: Untold Stories, presented by Dr Harry Raffal, explores how the memory of the Battle of Britain lives on through an unexpected source — the locomotive plates of the Battle of Britain class. These remarkable artefacts reveal how railways, remembrance, and national identity became powerfully intertwined.

Untold Stories is a series of short films, narrated by our own experts, that uncover the remarkable lesser-known stories of the Battle of Britain while spotlighting the people, tactics, and technology brought to life through the RAF Museum’s collection.

More Untold Stories on a different topic will be launched soon. In the meantime, why not drop in to view some of the artefacts at both our London and Midlands sites that have been covered in this series of Untold Stories. Admission to both of our sites is free and we are open daily from 10.00am apart from Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day.