The first flight of the Spitfire

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

1941

Winners of RAF Museum Academic Awards Announced

Winners of RAF Museum PhD Bursary, MA and BA Prizes Announced

Virtual Lecture – Defining the ‘Authentic Hero’: the Darker Side of First World War Fighter Aces

At 6.00pm on Thursday 22 June 2023, Michael Terry will test the wholesome image of early fighter pilots.

Constance Babington Smith

Constance Babington Smith is the winner of a social media poll for an RAF person our audience would like to learn more about.

For Valour: Flying Officer Kenneth Campbell’s Victoria Cross

On 6 April 1941, Flying Officer Campbell was captain and pilot of Bristol Beaufort N 1016, coded OA-X, of 22 Squadron.

1936

Visit London

Visit the RAF Museum London

RAF Museum London Transformation Complete

In a blog specially commissioned for the Museum friend of the Museum Howard Wheeldon looks back at our RAF Centenary Transformation Project

Summer Reading Challenge Launch Event

Join us at the RAF Museum to launch Barnet Libraries Summer Reading Challenge

1955

What’s going on?

Other aircraft & exhibits

Introduction to Scale Model Weathering Workshop

Take your models to the next level!

After Hours Talk and Tour: At the Dawn of Airpower, presented by Dr. Larry Burke

After hours membership talk about American development of airpower in the first world war