Friday Morning Talks

Join us for a talk from Vernon Creek, Access & Learning Officer at the RAF Museum. Why do you need to put things on your head when flying? On over a century of powered flight, what about headwear has changed...and what has stayed the same? Get behind the detail of protective helmets and try on some … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: ‘Flying Helmets: A Century of RAF Innovation’

Update: Please note that this talk will now be presented by Colin Brooks from the Radio Society of Harrow. In 1935, when the British Government decided it was essential to develop an early warning radar system, there was no such thing as an operational radar station anywhere in Britain. Experiments on early warning systems against hostile air attacks … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: ‘Before Radar’