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’
Zaps
28 February 2020
Zaps are slogans, badges or stickers that RAF Squadrons place on other units' aircraft in the spirit of rivalry and humour.
In Air and Fire
17 February 2020
An art exhibition of war artists' reactions to the Battle of Britain and the Blitz
Love is in the air – a blog for Valentine’s Day
13 February 2020
To mark Valentine’s Day, Lucia Wallbank explores some tokens of love in the RAF Museum collection.
Test pilots
13 January 2020
Tim Bracey traces the history of the aircraft at the RAF Museum and explores the story of the test pilots who have flown them.
The Candy Bomber
9 January 2020
Colonel Gail Halvorsen dropped sweets for the children of West Berlin
Posts From the Archive: Evelyn Hudson and ATA
25 December 2019
Posts From the Archive: Evelyn Hudson ‘Hawaii’s Amelia Earhart’ and the Air Transport Auxiliary.
Perusing periodicals in the RAF Museum Library
18 December 2019
The RAF Museum holds an extensive collection of periodicals, which are a fascinating source of information.
Simply the Best – Volunteers at the RAF Museum
12 December 2019
A celebration for all those amazing people that have helped make the Museum amazing as it is!
A Christmas Letter Home
6 December 2019
Lucia Wallbank looks into an RAF Christmas Letter Home ... written on Christmas Eve 1918 from a hospital in Egypt.
Flying boats over the Heligoland Bight
20 November 2019
Gordon Leith, Museum Librarian, describes the ingenious way in which the range of flying boats was increased during the First World War.
Colour Conundrum
11 November 2019
Bryan Legate details the research undertaken to identify the correct paint schemes for aircraft undergoing conservation at Cosford.
Target the Tirpitz
6 November 2019
12 November 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of the sinking of the Battleship Tirpitz
Thank You Events for our Volunteers
2 October 2019
To thank our many Volunteers, the RAF Museum organised our annual Thank You Events at Cosford and London.
Posts from the Archive: Bader’s Logbook
17 September 2019
Posts from the Archive: 'McKnight killed strafing Huns'
Duty Calls
28 June 2019
Today marks 80 years since the formation of the WAAF on 28 June 1939. This blog highlights how and why this took place.