RAF Museum Blog Posts

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'

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.

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we have been sharing some of the inspiring stories of RAF personnel and their experiences with mental health.

To mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the 1948/1949 Berlin Airlift, the Royal Air Force Museum is recording memories from anyone who may have had any c

The RAF Museum was proud to open its new volunteering hub, a space in which volunteers from any team can relax, socialise and exchange experience and ideas.

Constance Babington Smith is the winner of a social media poll for an RAF person our audience would like to learn more about.