RAF Museum Blog Posts

The Chinook is an iconic helicopter which has served the RAF for over 40 years.

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

On 14 January 1965 the last Vulcan B2 was delivered to the RAF. 57 years later we are launching our Vulcan Challenge

Our Museum and local community have not only showed resilience but built upon it.

A tribute to former RAF pilot Squadron Leader Lawrence 'Benny' Goodman

Curator Peter Devitt interviews the niece of of Squadron Leader John Williams DFC, an Australian who took part in the Great Escape.

On this day, 5 March in 1936, now 85 years ago, the first Spitfire took the skies.

Today, 2 March 2021, marks the 79th anniversary of the Lancaster’s first operational mission.

‘Repeat, Please!’ Poles and Czechoslovaks in the Battle of Britain

Citizen Airman 2: Ray Holmes and the ‘Buckingham Palace Raider’

The Battle of Britain may have been waged in the air, but there was a lot happening on the ground and at sea in order to keep the aircraft fighting.

‘Whose Surgeon’s fingers gave me back my pilot’s hands’: McIndoe, Page and the Guinea Pig club.

What part did women play in the Far East during the Second World?

Touching the Sky with Glory: The Royal Indian Air Force, 1932 – 1947