Friday Morning Talks

Join us at the Museum for our Friday Morning Talk, where Dom Pound will be talking to us about some of the airfields used for embarkation by airborne forces for D-Day. The talk will focus on the airfields used by the 101st Airborne for D-Day, the units flying from there and some of the achievements … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: D-Day Airfields – With Dom Pound

Join us at the Museum for our Friday Morning Talk, where Tony Flaherty will be talking to us about the first American-citizen pilot to be killed in action during the Second World War, Billy Fiske. Already famous in civilian life before the war, William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske III joined the RAFVR claiming to be … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Billy Fiske – With Tony Flaherty

Margate crew wearing Brodie helmets during the 2nd World War © RNLI Join us at the Museum for our Friday Morning Talk, where RNLI Heritage Archive and Research Manager Hayley Whiting, will be joining us to talk about the role of the RNLI during the 2nd World War. Raging seas they were used to. But … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks – Stories of Courage 1939-45: The RNLI in the Second World War – With Hayley Whiting