Friday Morning Talks

Join us at the Museum for our Friday morning talk, where model maker and Battle of Britain enthusiast Dom Pound will be talking to us about the Battle of Britain 85th Anniversary Model Project he has spearheaded across a number of Battle of Britain linked sites across the South East (including Bentley Priory Museum).   The … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Battle of Britain 85th Anniversary Model Project – With Dom Pound

Join us at the Museum on the anniversary of D-Day for our Friday morning talk where 81 years on, John Shere of the ROCA (Royal Observer Corps Association) will be talking to us about the unusual story of the ROC Observers who became enrolled in the Royal Navy and sailed with the allied invasion forces. … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Seaborne Observers – With John Shere

Join us at the Museum for our Friday morning talk, where Aldon Ferguson will returning to talk to us about the RAF's defensive support of the Soviet port city of Murmansk in Russia during 1941.  Several RAF units were sent to the Murmansk region to support the Russians and open a second front against the … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: The RAF in Russia – With Aldon Ferguson

Join us at the Museum for our Friday morning talk, where Chris Wiseman and Dom Pound will be talking to us about the role of RAF Exeter and it's role within 10 Group covering the South West during the Battle of Britain.                       The talk … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: RAF Exeter and the Battle of Britain – With Chris Wiseman and Dom Pound

Join us at the Museum for our Friday Morning Talk. It is over 85 years since the summer of 1940 when outnumbered young pilots from 15 countries defeated the Luftwaffe. Chris will remind us of just what happened in that period, from the occupation of Northern Europe / the Low Countries and Norway / to … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Battle of Britain: 85 Years On – With Chris Leworthy

Join us at the Museum for our Friday Morning Talk, where Aldon Ferguson will returning to talk to us about the vitally important role played by the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) in the Second World War. Irreverently also known as ‘Ancient and Tatty Airmen’ or ‘Anything to Anywhere’, the ATA was a vital element in … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: The Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) – With Aldon Ferguson

Join us at the Museum for our Friday Morning Talk, when Alan Lawley will be joining us to talk about the untold story of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) in Northern Ireland.  The presentation will focus on how 31 Group faced many challenges and had to operate very differently from other ROC Groups during the … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: The ROC in Northern Ireland with Alan Lawley

Join us at the Museum for our Friday Morning Talk, where the history of RAF Exeter will be brought to life through its historian Chris Wiseman. Following on from his in depth talk on RAF Exeter in the Battle of Britain, Chris brings together a lifetime of research exploring it's origins from 1937, right through … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: The wider history of RAF Exeter – With Chris Wiseman

Join us at the Museum for our Friday Morning Talk, where Dom Pound will be returning to talk about 3 Sgt Pilots who achieved ace status during the Battle of Britain, but are often overlooked. Dom who is an area manager for the Battle of Britain Historical Society and creator of the 1940 Model Trail … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Forgotten Sgt Pilots of the Battle of Britain – With Dom Pound

Join us at the Museum for our Friday Morning Talk, where Air Marshal 'Black' Robertson CBE BA FRAeS FRSA RAF (Retd) will be talking to us about the story of Cyril Babbage, Battle of Britain Spitfire ace and D-Day Mosquito pilot. This is the inspiring story of the young butcher’s son who survived being shot … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: The Shy Assassin – With Air Marshal ‘Black’ Robertson