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In his latest Blog, Joe Sullivan looks at the decisions that have been taken to re-landscape our London site to reflect its previous Heritage.

In this blog, Jo Hall narrates how various staff were inducted into the working practices of the Hub, the exhibition contractors for Hangar 1.

On 6 December 2017 Westland Sea king Helicopter arrived at our London site. Here Ian Thirsk, Head of Collections, explains why it is so important.

In our latest video blog we unwrap the Sunderland Flying Boat

In this blog, Joe Sullivan talks about Historic Hendon’s Co-Design workshops where local people helped us identify themes important to them.

This article looks at the Co-Discovery part of the Historic Hendon project, telling stories through contributions and ideas from the community

In this blog, Joe Sullivan talks about the Historic Hendon Project and the RAF Museum in the community

In this blog Paul Hudson-Knight talks to Martin Morgans about the stories he’s discovering for Extraordinary Editions’ RAF Anthology

The Sopwith series of blogs concludes with an examination of the 7F.1 Snipe and the Dragon.

Julian Hale continues his series of blogs on Sopwith aircraft focusing on the Camel and Dolphin

How the five man crew of a Large America flying boat worked together on patrols over the sea during the First World War.

Curator Andy Simpson writes of a recent medal acquisition.

Clare Carr relates the story of a Falklands Conflict survivor

Captain Leefe Robinson and the Destruction of Schütte-Lanz SL11, 3 September 1916

This blog will examine four of Sopwith’s major First World War designs. With the publication of a second blog, the reader will be able to trace the continu

How Britain developed and built a force of long range flying boats during the First World War.

Between 29 April and 8 May 1945 Allied bomber aircraft averted a humanitarian catastrophe by delivering food to starving people in Holland.

Clare Carr tells the story of a very unassuming Veteran who after being awarded the DFC went on to Oscar success.

In his latest blog Julian Hale, the Museum’s Cross & Cockade Curator, looks at the evolution of a very prolific aviation company.

This portrait of raconteur and bon vivant ‘Paddy’ Barthropp was donated in December 2015, from the estate of his widow, the late Margaret Elisabeth ‘Betty’ Barthropp. Painted […]