Sopwith Snipe & Dragon
10 April 2017
The Sopwith series of blogs concludes with an examination of the 7F.1 Snipe and the Dragon.
Camels & Dolphins
12 December 2016
Julian Hale continues his series of blogs on Sopwith aircraft focusing on the Camel and Dolphin
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.
Medals of Squadron Leader Donald Ernest Gray
11 October 2016
Curator Andy Simpson writes of a recent medal acquisition.
Oh Lord won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz
15 September 2016
Clare Carr relates the story of a Falklands Conflict survivor
Destruction of a “baby killer”
3 September 2016
Captain Leefe Robinson and the Destruction of Schütte-Lanz SL11, 3 September 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Heraldic Badges in the RAF
19 October 2015
Answers for the most common questions regarding the heraldic badges used by the Royal Air Force.
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?
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.
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