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The last 12 months have flown by and looking back on them, it is truely amazing how much we have packed into the last year.
Our latest newsletter,which looks at some of the highlights of the past year, is now available to view in a downloadable pdf from the link below.
We hope that you enjoy it.
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The Royal Air Force Museum ( RAFM, R.A.F.M) The Royal Air Force Museum has launched today, in the run up to American Independence Day, a new online exhibition "Americans in the Royal Air Force" which salutes the contribution American men and women who joined the Royal Air Force made to the defence of the United Kingdom during both World War 1 and 2. To view this... exhibition, please click on the link below.
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On the 16th August, 1940, the Battle of Britain was at its height. That day the German Air Force launched over 1,700 sorties against airfields and radar stations in the South of England, and on London.
The Royal Air Force Museum ( RAFM, R.A.F.M) Don't forget that you can keep update at what is happening at both sites with the Museum's Twitter Feed http://www.twitter.com/rafmuseum
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2 great sites, 1 fantastic day out. The museum promotes the history, traditions and values of the RAF. Admission free,10am to 6pm daily. Tweets by Staff.
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At 2.15 pm on 1st July the Royal Air Force Museum's latest acquisition, the FE2b, was unveiled to an invited audience of press and the public in the Museum's Bomber Hall.
The FE2b was first introduced as a night bomber on the Wesern front in 1915 and saw front line service against occupying forces until 1919. The exhibi...t will be on permenant display in the Royal Air Force Museum's Bomber Hall daily from 10 am.
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First introduced as a two-seat fighter on the Western Front in late 1915, the Beardmore-engined Royal Aircaft Factory F.E. 2b and its successor the similar Rolls-Royce engined F.E. 2d were later used extensively ...
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July's Navigator Highlights are now live.
This month Navigator, the Museum's online collection, offers 3 new set of highlights for your perusal: US Air Force Equipment, Reconnaissance Photographs plus a selection of Charles Brown photographs from 1955 to 1965. Existing Highlights that are still available to view include Vehicles, Aircraft and Medals.
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Navigator contains information and in some cases images relating to items in the RAF Museum collection. While it is not a complete catalogue, it does offer you an opportunity to search and discover more about the variety of objects we hold. ...
The Royal Air Force Museum ( RAFM, R.A.F.M) On 2nd of June the Royal Air Force Museum London officially opened its temporary exhibition "Women of the Air Force". Accordingly, we recorded the Opening Ceremony and interviewed the those guests attending who served in the WRAF and the RAF. To listen to these interviews and the speech of Air Commodore B. Cooper the S...ervice's senior female Officer please click on the link below:
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The Royal Air Force Museum Podcast Series will present a monthly podcast on a variety of subjects, examining in detail elements of the history of the Royal Air Force and our sites at London, Cosford and Stafford.
The Royal Air Force Museum ( RAFM, R.A.F.M) The Royal Air Force Museum London, as part of its Veterans’ Day celebrations of May 2009, unveiled a memorial to the members of 601 Squadron. The Squadron itself was stationed intermittently on the Museum’s site between 1927 and 1949 and was known affectionately as ‘The Millionaire’s Squadron’. Sir Torquil Norman, a ve...teran of the Squadron in its later days, tells, in this podcast, the story of 601 Squadron.
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The Royal Air Force Museum Podcast Series will present a monthly podcast on a variety of subjects, examining in detail elements of the history of the Royal Air Force and our sites at London, Cosford and Stafford.
The Royal Air Force Museum ( RAFM, R.A.F.M) The Royal Air Force Museum has launched, today, an electronic version of its popular Women of the Air Force exhibition, inviting current and former female personnel who served in the RAF, WRAF or the WAAF to share their stories through the online exhibition’s interactive forum. To view the exhibition and contribute to its forum, please click on the link below.
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"Everyone is equal before the machine... there is no tradition in technology, and no class consciousness." Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
The Royal Air Force Museum ( RAFM, R.A.F.M) A special podcast for D-Day that explores the story of the Royal Air Force in the D-Day landings which brought about the freedom of Europe and the end of the Second World War. To listen to the podcast, just click on the "Play" button below.
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