The Royal Air Force Museum | RAF Museum free entrance
The Royal Air Force Museum offers a fun, entertaining day out for all the family. Entry is free and we're open daily from 10.00am. From our historic aircraft, to our interactive experiences and fantastic outdoor playground, both sites make for an excellent family day out. London's Top 5 Aircraft with Rob Bell.
WAAF WW2 | Women's Auxiliary Air Force - RAF Museum
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) 1939 – 1949. On 28 June 1939 King George VI established the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) for duty with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in time of war. Since 1938, RAF Companies had existed within the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), the female force equivalent to the Territorial Army.
RAF London Directions | RAF London Map - RAF Museum
How to reach us. The RAF Museum London can be found at Grahame Park Way, London, NW9 5LL. As one of London’s premier tourist attractions reaching us is quick and easy. We’re just 10 minutes from Junction 4 of the M1, 30 minutes from Central London by Tube, and a 7 minute bus ride from Colindale Underground Station.
RAF Museum London | London Aircraft Museum | Free Admission
The Royal Air Force Museum London offers a fun, entertaining day out for all the family - whatever the weather. Entry is free and we're open daily from 10.00am. Book your tickets in advance. Recently opened, our latest free permanent exhibition 'Higher, Faster, Further - The RAF 1919 - 1939' located in Hangars 3 and 5.
Sepecat Jaguar | RAF Jaguar | Cold War Planes - RAF Museum
Feb 20, 2019 · Jaguar: The Accidental Cold War Warrior. The RAF Museum is more than an aircraft museum, it aims to tell the whole story of the RAF its people, aircraft and operations, however the arrival of new aircraft into the collection still elicits excitement. The Centenary redevelopment saw two new additions to the Museum’s collection, these being the ...
Create your own Remembrance Poppy - RAF Museum
Once you have completed your poppy, take a photo in landscape, and send it to: [email protected]. Alternatively, you can send your image or poppy via post to RAF Museum Remembrance, Grahame Park Way, London NW9 5LL. Please submit your poppy by the 1 November so that we can include it in our display. Any submitted after this date will ...
The RAF's role in the evacuation of Dunkirk - RAF Museum
May 26, 2020 · Operation DYNAMO, the evacuation of Dunkirk, commenced on the evening of 26 May 1940. By the time the evacuation ceased on the morning of 4 June, 338,000 Allied troops had been brought away. Although Britain had lost almost all the heavy equipment and artillery it had despatched to France, the recovery of the troops of the British Expeditionary ...
RAF London Opening Times | RAF Open Days - RAF Museum
Hangars 3,4, and 5 until 4:30pm. Last entry 4:00pm. Hangar 6 until 4:45pm, Last entry 4:30pm. Museum opening times are subject to alteration. Some of our areas may be closed to assist curatorial work and maintenance. Also, from time-to-time, some areas of the Museum will have to be closed for Corporate Events.
Our History | About us - RAF Museum
Hendon was chosen as the most suitable site for the Museum as it had a long aviation history and on 15 November 1972, Her Majesty the Queen officially opened the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon in London. On its opening; Hendon’s hangars housed some 36 aircraft. Over the following years, however, some 130 aircraft had been acquired for the ...
Avro Lancaster Bomber - RAF Museum
Avro Lancaster 1. For the last three years of the Second World War the Avro Lancaster was the main heavy bomber used by Bomber Command to take the war to the heart-land of Nazi Germany. It resulted from design work undertaken by Roy Chadwick and his Avro team to overcome the problems experienced with the twin-engined Manchester bomber.