RAF Museum Blog Posts

Posts From the Archive: Evelyn Hudson ‘Hawaii’s Amelia Earhart’ and the Air Transport Auxiliary.

The RAF Museum holds an extensive collection of periodicals, which are a fascinating source of information.

A celebration for all those amazing people that have helped make the Museum amazing as it is!

Lucia Wallbank looks into an RAF Christmas Letter Home ... written on Christmas Eve 1918 from a hospital in Egypt.

Gordon Leith, Museum Librarian, describes the ingenious way in which the range of flying boats was increased during the First World War.

Bryan Legate details the research undertaken to identify the correct paint schemes for aircraft undergoing conservation at Cosford.

12 November 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of the sinking of the Battleship Tirpitz

To thank our many Volunteers, the RAF Museum organised our annual Thank You Events at Cosford and London.

Posts from the Archive: 'McKnight killed strafing Huns'

The RAF Museum's Historian, Harry Raffal, explores the role of the RAF in the Third Afghan War of 1919

Today marks 80 years since the formation of the WAAF on 28 June 1939. This blog highlights how and why this took place.

This blog commemorates the centenary of Alcock and Brown’s pioneering flight across the Atlantic in 1919.

In his latest blog Kris Hendrix looks at the various aircraft types in our collection that would have served on D-Day.

In this blog, Bryan Legate highlights the activities of some non-flying units on D-Day

In this blog Kieron Mantle talks about a recent reciprocal visit, organised by the Museum for Cosford volunteers to visit the London site.