Aircraft Collection

Coastal Command
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.

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The Avro Vulcan: Part 2
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.

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The Avro Vulcan: Part 1
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

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The Lancaster enters the fray
The Lancaster enters the fray

2 March 2021

Today, 2 March 2021, marks the 79th anniversary of the Lancaster’s first operational mission.

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Guinea Pig club
Guinea Pig club

3 September 2020

‘Whose Surgeon’s fingers gave me back my pilot’s hands’: McIndoe, Page and the Guinea Pig club.

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How an American saved our German Heinkel He 111
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.

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D-Day Through the RAF Museum’s Collection
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.

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The RAF’s ‘Wooden Wonder’
The RAF’s ‘Wooden Wonder’

7 March 2019

The story of the incredible de Havilland Mosquito

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Jump, Jump John!
Jump, Jump John!

3 February 2015

The Museum's Film & Sound Curator gets nostalgic over a Chipmunk

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