While the museum cherishes the military aircraft as a whole, it commemorates the story of the RAF, which was formed more than a century ago. With locations near Cosford and London, the museum ...

Virgin Atlantic, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in June, formalized the partnership during a visit to the RAF Museum's ...

The Bottisham Airfield Museum is a smaller and sometimes overlooked museum that can be found on former Bottisham RAF base. RAF Bottisham first opened in March 1940 and has been used by a range of ...

Many of these RAF bases and their histories have been lost over the years, as they have been left to become rundown or turned into small villages like Alconbury Weald. A select few have been preserved ...

The RAF base at Biggin Hill, south-east of London, played a central part in the Battle of Britain. Part of 11 Group, it was responsible for protecting the south-east of England and guarding the ...

The Roll of Honour, illuminated by Daisy Alcock and given by Captain Bruce Ingram, contains the names of 1,497 pilots and aircrew killed or mortally wounded during the Battle, of which 449 were in ...

The RAF plane nicknamed 'Big Bev', currently under restoration by volunteers, sustained damage to its wing parts, cockpit section, and main fuselage during the storm. Museum chairman Dougie Kerr ...

By the summer of 1940, Britain was their next target, though the RAF was a significant barrier ... Capital city: London was the main target of the Blitz. It experienced 57 consecutive days ...

The RAF base at Biggin Hill, south-east of London, played a central part in the Battle of Britain. Part of 11 Group, it was responsible for protecting the south-east of England and guarding the ...