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Location: 7 July 1941, over Germany and Holland Who: Sergeant James Allen Ward (NZ/401793) VC Royal New Zealand Air Force 14 June 1919 – 13 September 1941 […]

Location: 4 July 1941, over Germany Who: Wing Commander Hughie Idwal Edwards (39005) VC DFC Royal Air Force 1 August 1914 – 5 August 1982 On Sunday […]

Location: 24 June 1944, over  North Atlantic Who: Flight Lieutenant David Ernest Hornell (Can/J.7594) VC Royal Canadian Air Force 26 January 1910 – 24 June 1944 During […]

Johnny Smythe in military unform, image courtesy of Eddy Smythe. Jonny Smythe’s life story has all the makings of a movie script. One of the first black […]

Location: 12 June 1944, over France Who: Pilot Officer Andrew Charles Mynarski (Can./J.87544) VC Royal Canadian Air Force 14 October 1916 – 12 June 1944 Pilot Officer […]

Location: 31 May 1942, over Germany Who: Flying Officer Leslie Thomas Manser (66542) VC, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 11 May 1922 – 31 May 1942 On […]

Image: photograph by 210 Squadron, RAF Coastal Command, of Flt Lt John Alexander Cruickshank (RAF Museum X004-7598/011; CH 137/44). Location: July 17 1943, over the Norwegian Sea […]

Location: 17 May 1943, over Germany Who: Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson (39438 ) VC, DSO*, DFC* , Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 12 August 1918 – […]

In our seventh Victoria Cross blog, we bring you the story of two men who both earnt the Victoria Cross whilst trying to destroy bridges using the Fairey […]

On 3 May 1943, Squadron Leader Leonard Trent was B Flight Commander, 487 (RNZAF) Squadron based at RAF Feltwell, Norfolk, equipped with Lockheed Ventura light bombers. That […]

In our sixth Victoria Cross blog, we tell the story of Sergeant Norman Cyril Jackson’s night raid on Schweinfurt. Location: 26 April 1943, over Germany Who: Sergeant […]

In our fifth Victoria Cross blog, we tell the story of Squadron Leader John Dering Nettleton’s daring but highly risky raid on M.A.N, a diesel-engine manufacturer. Location: […]

50 years ago today, on 7 April 1974, the historic aircraft collection at RAF Cosford had its first public opening. Here, we give a brief history and […]

In our fourth Victoria Cross blog, we’ll explore Flying Officer Kenneth Campbell who gained the Victoria Cross on 6 April 1941 over France. Location: 6 April 1941 […]

In the third of a new series of blogs, we’ll be taking a deep dive into the stories of the 29 RAF personnel whose valour earned them […]

We had a great day at the RAF Museum Midlands with yet another illuminating performance in the museum’s theatre. Last month, it had been an adventure around […]

Our first guest post from blogger-in-residence Will Jarman gives a first-hand look of our half-term activities on a busy February day. We set off for the RAF […]

In the second of a new series of blogs, we’ll be taking a deep dive into the stories of the 29 RAF personnel whose valour earned them […]

Martin-Baker development model At 10 am on 1 October 1956, Royal Air Force Avro Vulcan B1 serial XA 897 of 230 Operational Conversion Unit was on its […]

Credit: IWM In the first of a new series of blogs, we’ll be taking a deep dive into the stories of the 29 RAF personnel whose valour earned […]