The Boeing Chinook
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook Helicopter entered RAF service in November 1980. Throughout its 40 years of service the Chinook has made an immeasurable contribution to the Service, …
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The Avro Vulcan: Part 1
Today is not only the start of our Vulcan Challenge, which we invite you to be a part of, 14 January is also the anniversary of the …
The first flight of the Spitfire
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 …
The Lancaster enters the fray
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 …
The Royal Indian Air Force, 1932 – 1947
Touching the Sky with Glory: The Royal Indian Air Force, 1932 – 1947
The RAF in Russia
The story about the RAF expedition to Russia which was descending into the maelstrom of civil war in the end of the First World War.
A Full Life: Wg Cdr Patrick (Paddy) Barthropp
This portrait of raconteur and bon vivant ‘Paddy’ Barthropp was donated in December 2015, from the estate of his widow, the late Margaret Elisabeth ‘Betty’ Barthropp. Painted …
The Indestructible Alkemade
The Museum was recently contacted to see if we could substantiate whether an RAF airman had survived falling from his aircraft without a parachute by landing in …
Identifying Historic Aircraft Joysticks
The RAF Museum Research Department is regularly contacted by members of the public wishing to know more about historic aircraft components found in attics, recovered from aircraft …