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The Few and the First Battle of Britain: Part 2
26 March 2020
The ‘Englandgeschwader’ and its first raids caught British Home Defence unprepared, again.
RAF Stories – Amazing Mothers
22 March 2020
Breath-taking stories of RAF mothers in our RAF Stories Project for Mother's Day
The Candy Bomber
9 January 2020
Colonel Gail Halvorsen dropped sweets for the children of West Berlin
Constance Babington Smith
25 April 2019
Constance Babington Smith is the winner of a social media poll for an RAF person our audience would like to learn more about.
The Spirit of St George: the ‘Many’ & the ‘Few’
23 April 2019
Today is St George's Day and we would like to celebrate it by commemorating of some of the many English men and women who served in the RAF.
A Blog for St. Patrick’s Day
15 March 2019
The RAF Museum commemorates some of the thousands of Irish men and women in the UK flying services throughout the First and Second World Wars.
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus!
1 March 2019
On 1 March we celebrate St David's Day and this blog is about the achievements of Welsh people in the Royal Air Force throughout all its history
Women and Girls in Science
11 February 2019
As 11 February is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, please read a few fascinating stories about women who progressed in aviation engineering
The RAF and China: A Forgotten Alliance. Part 3
15 January 2019
The Royal Air Force has a connection with China, the world's most populated country as well as its fourth biggest country.
The RAF and China: A Forgotten Alliance. Part 2
18 December 2018
The Royal Air Force has a connection with China, the world's most populated country as well as its fourth biggest country.
The RAF and China: A Forgotten Alliance. Part 1
13 December 2018
The Royal Air Force has a connection with China, the world's most populated country as well as its fourth biggest country.
Pilots of the Caribbean
19 October 2018
October is Black History Month. The RAF Museum is proud to celebrate and commemorate the incredible achievements of the RAF's black service personnel.
RAF Museum Archives
10 September 2018
We have received a great feedback from a student, Abby Witlock, who was doing here research in the RAF Museum Archives
The RAF in Russia
17 August 2018
The story about the RAF expedition to Russia which was descending into the maelstrom of civil war in the end of the First World War.
The Empire Windrush
22 June 2018
On 22 June 1948 - 70 years ago - HMT Empire Windrush reached its destination in Tilbury bringing the Windrush generation to their new home
A Request to the RAF Museum’s Archives
31 May 2018
Kris Hendrix, the Researcher at the RAF Museum, is telling the story about one of the requests to our Archives and some exciting findings.
75th Anniversary of The Dambusters
16 May 2018
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.
The RAF Commemorative Anthology
19 April 2018
The RAF Commemorative Anthology, a handmade, limited edition of 1,500 books worldwide.
The Irish in the Royal Air Force
22 March 2018
Having recently celebrated St Patrick’s Day we'd like to devote this week's blog to the thousands of doughty Irishmen and women who served in the RAF.
Sisters who did it!
8 March 2018
On the International Women’s Day we celebrate three fascinating women who have made RAF history.