Families and Children 2019-2020
17 June 2020
This blog post focuses on activities the Museum has been involved in with local families and children.
The RAF and the Wolverhampton connection
11 June 2020
Wolverhampton had a strong connection with the RAF during the Second World War.
‘The Flying Nightingales’
7 June 2020
The ‘Flying Nightingales’ is the story of the female medical orderlies who flew aboard Dakotas to Normandy and back.
Polish No. 303 Squadron and the Hurricane 80K
3 June 2020
Thousands of pilots, airmen and airwomen joined the RAF during the Second World War. The Hurricane 80K commemorates the Few.
The RAF’s role in the evacuation of Dunkirk
26 May 2020
The RAF’s contribution to Operation DYNAMO, the evacuation of Dunkirk in May and June 1940
Hidden Heroes
24 May 2020
‘Hidden Heroes’: The Untold Story of Jewish Personnel during the Second World War.
A short history of RAF bomb disposal
18 May 2020
Bomb disposal has developed a great deal since the first wars. Some things, on the other hand, have changed little. Ewan Burnet, Curator of Film, explains.
Citizen Airman: Ray Holmes – Part One: VE Day
8 May 2020
Citizen Airman: Flight Lieutenant Ray Holmes RAFVR – Part One: VE Day
VE Day 75
7 May 2020
A critical look at the contribution of the RAF to the outcome of the Second World War
Louis Blériot and the first Channel crossing
25 April 2020
On 25 July 1909, Louis Blériot was the first human to cross the English Channel by aeroplane
The fall of the Red Baron
22 April 2020
Thus, I joined the Flying Service at the end of May 1915. My greatest wish was fulfilled
The Aerolites Programme of No. 80 Squadron
16 April 2020
Volunteer Dave Perkins investigates an old WW1 programme for a musical entertainment held by No. 80 Squadron.
Reviving History Through Art
8 April 2020
How painstaking research brought to life one man’s Royal Flying Corps service.
The Few and the First Battle of Britain: Part 2
26 March 2020
The ‘Englandgeschwader’ and its first raids caught British Home Defence unprepared, again.
RAF Stories – Amazing Mothers
22 March 2020
Breath-taking stories of RAF mothers in our RAF Stories Project for Mother’s Day
How an American saved our German Heinkel He 111
19 March 2020
Azure Carter visited the RAF Museum London to see the German Heinkel He 111 her grandfather, American pilot James Carter flew after it was captured.
Rediscovering Hidden Heroes
12 March 2020
In this blog Dan Waters uncovers some Jewish Hidden Heroes.
The ‘Few’ and the First Battle of Britain
5 March 2020
The ‘Few’ and the First Battle of Britain: The ‘Zepps’