Although our doors may be temporarily closed, we will continue to share more of our unique world-class collection and incredible stories of the RAF online via the RAF Museum at Home. Over the next few weeks, we will share the best from our collection in a series of themed weeks and weekends
This weekend we look at some of the Lucky Mascots in our collection and invite you to make your own.
- Saturday 6 June 9:30am, Facebook Post:
- Saturday 6 June 9:35am, Twitter Post:
#OnThisDay in 1944 : It’s D-Day !
The aircraft collection of the RAF Museum tells the story of the largest amphibious/airborne invasion in history. The scale of the assault was unlike anything the world had seen before or will most likely ever see again.https://t.co/kJyIM45BLp pic.twitter.com/kLZYnI5UDU
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) June 6, 2020
- Saturday 6 June 9:50am, Twitter Post:
OOTD Bracknell Paper No 5 A Symposium on the Normandy Landings, held on 25 March 1994. 130 pages of great academic content on D-Day.https://t.co/8zRflvy4MV
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) June 6, 2020
- Saturday 6 June 10:35am Twitter, Facebook and Instagram Post:
- Saturday June 6 12:35pm, Facebook and Twitter Post:
- Saturday 6 June 3:35pm, Facebook and Twitter Post:
- Saturday 6 June 7:35pm, Facebook and Twitter Post:
- Saturday 6 June 8:35am, Twitter Post:
#RAFMVideo : Flying Officer Jackie Moggridge of the Air Transport Auxiliary was the first person to fly The Grace Spitfire which she delivered to No. 485 Squadron. Fg Off Johnny Houlton flew it in combat and shot down the first enemy aircraft on D-Day.https://t.co/jfNsRQOklk pic.twitter.com/YufX7X3Cnb
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) June 6, 2020
- Sunday 7 June 9:35am, Twitter Post:
#OnThisDay in 1944 : The first allied airstrip in Normandy at Asnelles north east of Bayeux, is completed and becomes operational. pic.twitter.com/aeK4B55uuV
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) June 7, 2020
- Sunday 7 June 9:50am, Twitter Post:
OOTD This Haynes D-Day Operations Manual describes the development, construction and use of a wide range of innovative machines, structures and systems, explaining their uses on D-Day and after.
Now available to pre-order from our online shop: https://t.co/XpUCWdJeKq pic.twitter.com/4TTh4yX0qh— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) June 7, 2020
- Sunday 7 June 11:35am, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Post:
- Sunday 7 June 7:35pm, Twitter and Facebook Post about women at the Normandy Landings:
- Sunday 7 June 8:35pm, Twitter and Facebook Post: