Building Britain’s WW1 flying boat fleet

How Britain developed and built a force of long range flying boats during the First World War.

Cosford Food Festival

SOLD OUT!! Calling all Foodies – the Cosford Food Festival will be back on the 23 and 24 July 2022.

1979

Medals of Squadron Leader Donald Ernest Gray

Curator Andy Simpson writes of a recent medal acquisition.

The Lancaster Challenge

Take part in the Lancaster Challenge to celebrate 80 years since the first flight of the iconic Avro Lancaster.

Aircraft records

The New Tactics

Arthur Scarf’s Victoria Cross

The incredible story of Arthur Scarf's bravery and why the RAF Museum is trying to save his Victoria Cross for the nation

1991

WW1 Flying boat crew

How the five man crew of a Large America flying boat worked together on patrols over the sea during the First World War.

Virtual Trenchard Lecture: Pioneering Female Aviators in the Regular RAF

In this virtual lecture Dr Katherine Sherit explores the experience of pioneering women in the Regular RAF

Tim Stevenson – Small Objects Conservation Care

Phoney Air War in France

The Fairey Battle

A blog post about the Fairey Battle, an often overlooked RAF bomber of the Second World War

1982