The Spitfire 10K – Running in Honour of The Few!
The Spitfire 10K – Running in Honour of The Few!

1 March 2018

Ella Hewitt explains how by running in this year's Spitfire 10ks not only will you raise money for RAF Charities but you will also be honouring The Few!

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RAF Inspired : The Furniture Makers
RAF Inspired : The Furniture Makers

22 February 2018

Museum Designer Lucy Johnson looks how our aviation heritage is inspiring new public furniture for our London site courtesy of some very talented students

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Moving the Mosquito
Moving the Mosquito

8 February 2018

Over the last year and a half some fifty individual aircraft moves have happened at our London and Cosford sites. Here we focus on one.

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120 Sqn ATC & the RAF Museum
120 Sqn ATC & the RAF Museum

1 February 2018

120 Squadron ATC and the RAF Museum have been working with the Squadron to explore new opportunities for 2018

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Transforming London’s Landscape
Transforming London’s Landscape

17 January 2018

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.

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Fitting out of Hangar 1 Starts
Fitting out of Hangar 1 Starts

11 January 2018

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

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The Arrival of Westland Sea King Helicopter HAR3
The Arrival of Westland Sea King Helicopter HAR3

19 December 2017

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.

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The Sunderland Unwrapped
The Sunderland Unwrapped

14 November 2017

In our latest video blog we unwrap the Sunderland Flying Boat

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Historic Hendon: Storytelling and Co-Design
Historic Hendon: Storytelling and Co-Design

17 October 2017

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

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Historic Hendon: Discovering Co-Discovery
Historic Hendon: Discovering Co-Discovery

3 October 2017

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

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Historic Hendon: The Vision for Community
Historic Hendon: The Vision for Community

14 September 2017

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

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The Extraordinary Story of Ralph Henry Lucky
The Extraordinary Story of Ralph Henry Lucky

18 May 2017

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

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Sopwith Snipe & Dragon
Sopwith Snipe & Dragon

10 April 2017

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

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Camels & Dolphins
Camels & Dolphins

12 December 2016

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

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WW1 Flying boat crew
WW1 Flying boat crew

9 December 2016

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

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Medals of Squadron Leader Donald Ernest Gray
Medals of Squadron Leader Donald Ernest Gray

11 October 2016

Curator Andy Simpson writes of a recent medal acquisition.

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Oh Lord won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz
Oh Lord won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz

15 September 2016

Clare Carr relates the story of a Falklands Conflict survivor

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Destruction of a “baby killer”
Destruction of a “baby killer”

3 September 2016

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

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The Sopwith Menagerie, 1915 – 1916
The Sopwith Menagerie, 1915 – 1916

19 August 2016

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

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Building Britain’s WW1 flying boat fleet
Building Britain’s WW1 flying boat fleet

16 June 2016

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

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