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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Manna from heaven
Manna from heaven

7 April 2016

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

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The Oscars Connection!
The Oscars Connection!

25 February 2016

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

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The Evolution of the Nieuport Fighter
The Evolution of the Nieuport Fighter

11 February 2016

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

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A Full Life: Wg Cdr Patrick (Paddy) Barthropp
A Full Life: Wg Cdr Patrick (Paddy) Barthropp

26 January 2016

A portrait of raconteur and bon vivant ‘Paddy’ Barthropp brings us to tell the story of this celebrated pilot and commander.

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The unexpected story of a P-51 Mustang hood
The unexpected story of a P-51 Mustang hood

23 December 2015

Ewen Cameron, Curator at the the Museum's Reserve Collection tells of a recent rediscovery

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Flying boats over the Northern Isles
Flying boats over the Northern Isles

26 November 2015

Between 1917 and 1918 British flying boats based in the Orkney and Shetland Islands hunted U-Boats preying on merchant shipping.

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Heraldic Badges : Halloween Edition
Heraldic Badges : Halloween Edition

31 October 2015

With the arrival of Halloween it falls upon me to make the obligatory tenuous link between the festivities and the RAF.

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Heraldic Badges in the RAF
Heraldic Badges in the RAF

19 October 2015

Answers for the most common questions regarding the heraldic badges used by the Royal Air Force.

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The Claude-Grahame White Factory
The Claude-Grahame White Factory

22 July 2015

Vote for the Royal Air Force Museum

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Aircrew opinions on Aerial Reconnaissance
Aircrew opinions on Aerial Reconnaissance

18 June 2015

Did the opinions of Royal Flying Corps Aircrew have any influence over the development of technology and tactics used in aerial reconnaissance?

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A Forgotten Few: Austro-Hungarian Fighters
A Forgotten Few: Austro-Hungarian Fighters

7 May 2015

In his latest blog for the Museum, Julian Hale explores the fighter aircraft of Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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The Forgotten Father of the Royal Air Force
The Forgotten Father of the Royal Air Force

28 April 2015

Volunteer George Mason looks at the forgotten life of one of the founders of the Royal Air Force

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