Aircraft Collection
Coastal Command
4 June 2025
Although Victory in Europe was declared on 8 May on this day in 1945, 4 June, Coastal Command ended the longest war campaign of any RAF Command.
The Avro Vulcan: Part 2
12 March 2022
Following the story of the early career of the Avro Vulcan, Kris Hendrix now examines how the Vulcan adapted to changing requirements.
The Avro Vulcan: Part 1
14 January 2022
On 14 January 1965 the last Vulcan B2 was delivered to the RAF. 57 years later we are launching our Vulcan Challenge
The Lancaster enters the fray
2 March 2021
Today, 2 March 2021, marks the 79th anniversary of the Lancaster’s first operational mission.
Guinea Pig club
3 September 2020
‘Whose Surgeon’s fingers gave me back my pilot’s hands’: McIndoe, Page and the Guinea Pig club.
How an American saved our German Heinkel He 111
19 March 2020
Azure Carter visited the RAF Museum London to see the German Heinkel He 111 her grandfather, American pilot James Carter flew after it was captured.
D-Day Through the RAF Museum’s Collection
7 June 2019
In his latest blog Kris Hendrix looks at the various aircraft types in our collection that would have served on D-Day.