RAF Museum Blog Posts

In his latest blog for the Museum, Julian Hale explores the fighter aircraft of Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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

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

How images used in the First World War in the Air exhibition were tidied up to look their best.

Bryan Legate explores one of the more intriguing enquiries recently received by the Department of Research

The Museum's Film & Sound Curator gets nostalgic over a Chipmunk

In this blog we explore the amazing history behind one of our lucky charms on display at Cosford.

The story of an RAF airman who had survived falling from his aircraft without a parachute, and much more.

During 1917 and 1918 RNAS and RAF flying boats played a vital part in the defence of British coastal waters.

Assistant Curator Bryan Legate indulges his passion for military vehicles by writing about two lesser known RAF vehicles.

A hundred years ago, four squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps flew to France. This article examines the aircraft and their all-too brief service careers.

The Royal Flying Corps' timely trail mobilization of June 1914 ensured that the RFC was ready for war if and when it came.

A fascinating insight into the life of a WRAF in the First World War, the diary of Member Grace Mary Berry is digitised.

The AD Scout, known as the Sparrow was one of the most unusual British aircraft of the First World War.

Gordon Leith explains about unusual aircraft control column grips, better known as joysticks.