RAF Museum Academic Awards 2020

The RAF Museum is sponsoring again a series of academic awards

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1931

1970

For Valour : Flight Sergeant Rawdon Hume Middleton (Aus. 402745) VC Royal Australian Air Force

Flight Sergeant Middleton was a member of 149 Squadron, 3 Group, Bomber Command, based at RAF Lakenheath.

Workshop ‘Freedom Fighters: Diverse Identities in the RAF’

The workshop will explore the lives of African, Caribbean, South Asian and Irish volunteers in the RAF despite being opposed to British rule in their

Flying boats over the Western Approaches

The Scilly Isles were an important base for flying boats patrolling the seas off south west Britain during the First World War

Transgender in the RAF

On Saturday 31 March the RAF Museum’s London site will be celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility with a talk about three transgender women who are...

The Forgotten Father of the Royal Air Force

Volunteer George Mason looks at the forgotten life of one of the founders of the Royal Air Force

1927

Coronavirus

Citizen Airman: Ray Holmes – Part One: VE Day

Citizen Airman: Flight Lieutenant Ray Holmes RAFVR - Part One: VE Day

1984

NEW display commemorates 100 years of the RAF

The new display showcases the diversity and history of the RAF through the use of personal stories and a collection of previously unseen artefacts.

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