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’
Join us for a talk from navigator Captain Arthur Creighton, who will share with us his experiences in Bomber Command during the Cold War. After training as a navigator in the Royal Air Force, Creighton went on tour on Canberras in No. 1 Group Bomber Command. Subsequent training on H2S led to a tour on Strategic Reconnaissance … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: A Cold War Navigator in Bomber Command
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