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From aviation pioneers searching for ways to fly faster, further and higher, to Battle of Britain Pilots scrambling to defend enemy attacks, the need for resilience in […]

The Royal Air Force Museum is saddened by the news that Squadron Leader Lawrence ‘Benny’ Goodman has died at the age of 100. Squadron Leader Goodman enjoyed […]

Louise Williams is an award-winning writer, editor and journalist and the niece of Squadron Leader John ‘Willy’ Williams DFC. He was one of seventy-six POWs who tunnelled […]

Without any doubt, the Spitfire is the most famous British fighter aircraft in history. In use shortly before the Second World War, it became the main RAF […]

It was on the night of 3/4 March 1942 that the Avro Lancaster conducted its first operational sortie. No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron took their brand-new Lancasters on […]

‘Repeat, Please!’ Poles and Czechoslovaks in the Battle of Britain

Citizen Airman 2: Ray Holmes and the ‘Buckingham Palace Raider’

The Battle of Britain may have been waged in the air, but there was a lot happening on the ground and at sea in order to keep the aircraft fighting.

‘Whose Surgeon’s fingers gave me back my pilot’s hands’: McIndoe, Page and the Guinea Pig club.

What part did women play in the Far East during the Second World?

Touching the Sky with Glory: The Royal Indian Air Force, 1932 – 1947

A collection of some RAF experiences of VJ Day in the Far East

Singapore was the symbol of the British Empire in the Far East. Yet, its defences were neglected and became exposed when Japan attacked in late 1941.

‘Cheshire and the Bomb’

The Few and the Battle of Britain Pt III: The Raids on London, June-July 1917

‘Laddie’ Roy was killed 102 years ago today, he is one of the South Asian volunteers to feature in the Museum’s inspiring ‘Hidden Heroes’ project.

This blog focuses on projects with our older local community over the past year

On 28 June 1940, the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) was a year old. It had certainly been a challenging but formative first year.

RAF exchange pilot’s contribution to the RAAF during the Korean War

This blog post focuses on outreach with the London site’s local residents over the past year