As part of our Battle of Britain 80th anniversary commemorations we will be sharing our unique world-class collection of Battle of Britain artefacts 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 week 31 August – 6 September we will be focussing on some of the hidden stories in our collections that talk about Battle of Britain Aircrew
- Monday 31 August 9:30am, Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter Post:
- Monday 31 August 9:35am, Twitter post:
#OnThisDay: In 1940, one of the busiest days for the RAF dealing with several German waves. Fighter Command’s losses were the heaviest of the whole of the Battle of Britain: 39 aircraft shot down & 14 pilots killed. Today, we launch our #BoB80 campaign with daily content! pic.twitter.com/EpBFvfAAds
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) August 31, 2020
- Monday 31 August 9:50am, Twitter Post:
OOTD A podcast ‘Fighter Aircraft of The Battle of Britain’ with a comparison of the fighter aircraft used in the Battle of Britain: the Spitfire, Hurricane and the Messerschmitt Bf 109. There is also some discussion of the Bf 110 and Boulton-Paul Defiant.https://t.co/Y9aM3UtN8v pic.twitter.com/uLwjfWG1IC
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) August 31, 2020
- Monday 31 August 10:05am,Twitter post:
Commemorate #BattleOfBritain80 at the @RAFMuseum. Here’s a quick overview of what we have planned at both our London and Cosford sites this September. https://t.co/Tz05WpkqUk #BoB80 pic.twitter.com/mPQspGzQJg
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) August 31, 2020
- Monday 31 August 11:30am, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linked-in post
They did it! The #RAFRugby7s arrived at RAF Museum London – completing 80 kilometres in 11 hours and 2 minutes. What a great achievement. We’d like to thank the entire team for their fantastic effort on behalf of the Museum. Please support them https://t.co/BFVol2yaCg pic.twitter.com/JcCjQowAKu
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) August 31, 2020
- Monday 31 August 2:05pm, Twitter Post:
You can now explore the Battle of Britain as experienced in London through this walking trail.
https://t.co/lcxXxBQtjl #BoB80 #BattleOfBritain80 pic.twitter.com/4dcBxAVqLW
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) August 31, 2020
- Tuesday 1 September 9:35am, Twitter Post:
#OnThisDay in 1940 : The Germans continue to put pressure on No. 11 Group, especially around RAF Biggin Hill, and the radar stations along the south coast. Fighter Command is cracking but holding on. #BoB80 pic.twitter.com/Bm5Brp8EWk
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) September 1, 2020
- Tuesday 1 September 9:50am, Twitter post
#OOTD An online exhibition about Douglas Bader, arguably the RAF’s most famous fighter pilot and one of the most controversial ones. Having lost both legs in an accident, he displayed incredible willpower to become not only a pilot but a top RAF ace.https://t.co/Eoi6Cxqqij pic.twitter.com/a8jgcgIyXN
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) September 1, 2020
- Tuesday 1 September 10:30am, Facebook, Twitter and Linked-in Post
- Tuesday 1 September 10:35am, Twitter Post:
Now available to listen – a podcast from our website explaining the different phases of the Battle of Britain : https://t.co/LXi8jmot5l We are currently working on a new Battle of Britain Display in Hangar 3/4/5 which will open soon at our London site. pic.twitter.com/zhmdVSzFaM
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) September 1, 2020
- Tuesday 1 September 12:35pm Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin Post
- Tuesday 1 September 14:35pm, Facebook and Twitter Post
- Tuesday 1 September 4:35pm, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Linked-in post
- Wednesday 2 September 9:35am, Twitter Post:
#OnThisDay in 1940 : Sergeant Josef Frantisek, a #Czech flying with No. 303 (Polish) Squadron, claimed his first kill, a Messerschmitt 109. Less than a month later he had claimed 16 more, becoming the top ace in the Battle of Britain. #BoB80 @PolesinUK @PolishEmbassyUK pic.twitter.com/0pQ6SjVeA4
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) September 2, 2020
- Wednesday 2 September 9:50am, Twitter Post:
#OOTD A combat report of No. 303 (Polish) Squadron about the actions on 2 September 1940 now exactly 80 years ago. This Squadron was the most successful RAF fighter squadron of the Battle of Britain, despite arriving quite late in the campaign. @PolishEmbassyUK #BoB80 @PolesinUK pic.twitter.com/lLxi9qtw8s
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) September 2, 2020
- Wednesday 2 September 2:05pm, Twitter Post:
In Air and Fire: War Artists, the Battle of Britain and the Blitz is our new art exhibition. Now open at the RAF Museum London, it explores artists’ responses to this wartime period as Julia Beaumont-Jones explains in her blog: https://t.co/Vj26z5jvdt #BoB80 pic.twitter.com/BNc6royByM
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) September 2, 2020
- Wednesday 2 September 2:35pm, Facebook Post:
- Wednesday 2 September 5:05pm, Twitter Post:
Now available from our RAF Museum Shop an exclusive collection of Fine Bone China featuring the official 80th anniversary Battle of Britain logo and platinum colour gilding. See more at https://t.co/qJRE4HdNQg #BattleofBritain80 pic.twitter.com/0SrqwbsShr https://t.co/6TFdtE1lPd
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM)September 2, 2020
- Wednesday 2 September 8:35pm, Twitter Post:
#RAFMVideo : On the day Josef Frantisek claimed his first aircraft, we look back at the media interviews for the Hurricane film, which tells the dramatic story of the No. 303 (#Polish) Squadron during the #BattleofBritain.
Krystof Hádek played Frantisek.https://t.co/b3XBrpyQHY pic.twitter.com/yfrd3Ie1iY
— RAF Museum (@RAFMUSEUM) September 2, 2020
