Striding into the New Year with the Lancaster Challenge

The Royal Air Force Museum is striding into the new year with a brand-new virtual challenge, where participants can choose whether to complete 80K, 150K or even 500K!

Camels & Dolphins

Julian Hale continues his series of blogs on Sopwith aircraft focusing on the Camel and Dolphin

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RAF Museum Midlands ranked 2nd ‘Highest Rated Attraction’ in the UK

Using live TripAdvisor average reviews (October 2019), the Museum came 2nd with an average 5* TripAdvisor score from 2,427 reviews.

Sara Waymont’s Diary

In 2014 RAF Reservist Sara Waymont spent 10 days in Afghanistan as an official war artist for the RAF.

View her diary on display in 'The RAF in an Age of Uncertainty: 1980 - Today', 1 of 3 new permanent exhibitions opening to the public on 30 June as part of our London site's multi-million pound redevelopment.

Just one of 100 reasons to visit the RAF Museum this summer. Explore our website, www.rafmuseum.org, to discover yours.

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Flying Officer F.G. Kelsey DFC

Conference and exhibition

Midlands Lecture – Air and Space Power Museology: 100 Years and Counting at the National Museum of the USAF

At 12.30pm on Wednesday 7 June, Dr. Douglas Lantry will recount the past 100 year history of the National Museum of the USAF.

Partners

Cheshire and the Bomb

'Cheshire and the Bomb'

Pilot Officer Billy Fiske

Sopwith Snipe & Dragon

The Sopwith series of blogs concludes with an examination of the 7F.1 Snipe and the Dragon.

The Avro Vulcan: Part 2

Following the story of the early career of the Avro Vulcan, Kris Hendrix now examines how the Vulcan adapted to changing requirements.

First World War Archive Shared Online by Museum

The Royal Air Force Museum, has today launched a new website, casualtyforms.org, which enables online visitors to explore the Casualty Forms of officers of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force who served on the Western Front and in the Middle E