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A Christmas Letter Home

Lucia Wallbank looks into an RAF Christmas Letter Home ... written on Christmas Eve 1918 from a hospital in Egypt.

Tom Palmer Children Book Competition

Tom Palmer is giving away a set of three of his children books, part of the Wings series. They will be signed and personalised to the winner.

Travel Trade Bookings

We welcome all Travel Trade Bookings. Our wonderful museum offers many inspiring ways to experience the RAF story.

The Lancaster enters the fray

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

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RAF Museum Midlands ranked 2nd ‘Highest Rated Attraction’ in the UK

Using live TripAdvisor average reviews (October 2019), the Museum came 2nd with an average 5* TripAdvisor score from 2,427 reviews.

Women’s Suffrage and Women Pilots

This podcast explains how the pursuit of aviation in the early days was not a wholly male pursuit. Women in Aviation paved the way for gender equality which resulted in women receiving the vote in 1918.

The Candy Bomber

Colonel Gail Halvorsen dropped sweets for the children of West Berlin

The Lancaster Challenge

Take part in the Lancaster Challenge to celebrate 80 years since the first flight of the iconic Avro Lancaster.

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Pilots of the Caribbean: Flying Colours at the RAF Museum London

Reuben Massiah’s one-man #show ‘Pilots of The #Caribbean: Flying Colours’ discovers the incredible stories about #African-Caribbean aviators who despite of all restrictions they faced made a difference to the #RAF and to British aviation. 

This show, designed for KS3 – KS4 students, is available for booking. For more information follow this link https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/schools/school-activity-programme/key-stage-3/

Help us keep sharing the RAF story to inspire everyone through challenging times

Help us keep sharing the RAF story to inspire everyone through challenging times

The Lancaster Challenge

Take part in the Lancaster Challenge to celebrate 80 years since the first flight of the iconic Avro Lancaster.

A Few of the First: The RFC, August 1914

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.