For Valour: 2nd Lt. (Temporary Captain) [later Major] James Byford McCudden, DSO*, MC*, MM, Croix de Guerre, General List and Royal Flying Corps.

Captain McCudden's Victoria Cross is exceptional as it was awarded, not for one particular event of Valour, but for his long fighting career.

For Valour: Flight Lieutenant Cruickshank VC

Born on 20 May 1920, Flight Lieutenant Cruickshank VC (126700), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, was awarded the Victoria Cross.

Volunteering at the RAF Museum Midlands

Key Stage 3

Lecture: British Combat Aircraft Procurement, 1945 to 1955

Hosted at the University of Wolverhampton, Paul Stoddart will discuss Lost Opportunities: British Combat Aircraft Procurement, 1945 to 1955

1950

Admissions Policy

The Vulcan Experience

Key Stage 1

Lunchtime Lecture – Their Finest Hour: RJ Mitchell, The Spitfire and the Battle of Britain

Tony Edwards discusses who was R.J. Mitchell and how can we properly assess his contribution to aviation?

Contact our fundraising team

Contact our Fundraising Department

1946

Visit our reading room

The RAF Museum is a centre for research about the history of the Royal Air Force. Visit our reading room for your research.

2000

RAF Museum American Foundation Spirit of the Battle of Britain Banquet