Friday Morning Talks

Join us for another Friday Morning Talk by speaker Aldon Ferguson. Recent security releases have uncovered fascinating, previously unknown, information about secret operations during the Cold War from 1946 to 1990. This lecture covers military border and overflights of Soviet territory, behind the scenes ground operations in East Germany and electronic surveillance and intelligence probing … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Covert Operations in the Cold War

Join us for another Friday Morning Talk by speaker John Shere. For 70 years the Observer Corps/Royal Observer Corps (ROC) had an important role in the defence of the country, including being the 'Eyes and Ears of the RAF'. John Shere will explain what the ROC did above and below ground during the Cold War. … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: The Royal Observer Corps Above and Below Ground

Due to the national lockdown, this talk has been postponed and a new date will be set in due course. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.  Join us for our Friday Morning Talk by speaker Steve Ladd, who will share his experiences in the US Air Force flying the F-4 Phantom on his combat tour … Continue reading POSTPONED: Friday Morning Talks: Memoirs of a Cold War USAF Fighter Pilot

Join us on Zoom for a new Online Talk and discover the amazing feat of achievement that was the Berlin Airlift during the blockade of the city by the Soviets! This talk will be presented by Aldon Ferguson and is available to join FREE through funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Berlin was a … Continue reading Online Talk: The Berlin Blockade and Air Lift, 1948 – 1949

'A ramble through my time in the RAF and the aircraft I have been privileged to fly' Join us on Zoom for a new Online Talk and hear from renowned pilot Air Marshal Cliff Spink about his exciting and varied career in the RAF! Air Marshal Cliff Spink takes us through his time in the … Continue reading Online Talk: Memories of Flying

Join us on Zoom for a new Online Talk and discover the fascinating story of the RAF's campaign in French Indo-China at the beginning of the Cold War. This talk will be presented by Stuart Hadaway and is available to join FREE through funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. In 1945, British forces moved … Continue reading Online Talk: Britain’s Vietnam War: The RAF over Indo-China, 1945-6

Join us on Zoom for a new Online Talk and discover the fascinating history and ultimate tragedy of the Airships! An iconic form of inter-war aviation, the airship dream famously met its end with the 1937 Hindenburg Disaster. However, less known is a revolutionary British programme based in Bedfordshire that intended to connect the farthest … Continue reading Online Talk: ‘On a ‘Wing’ and a Prayer: The British Imperial Airship Scheme 1924-30’

Join us on Zoom for a new Online Talk and discover how key Cold War sites became part of our national heritage! This talk will be presented by Wayne Cocroft and is available to join FREE through funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. 30 years ago, the break-up of the Soviet Union and the … Continue reading Online Talk: How Did The Cold War Become Heritage?

Join us on Zoom for a new Online Talk and discover the amazing true story of Royal Canadian Air Force's 411 Squadron! These fearless pilots flew their Spitfires from several airfields in the South East including RAF Biggin Hill and Tangmere. Our speaker, Nick Oram, will share with us the missions flown in the winter … Continue reading Online Talk: Spitfire Elizabeth & the Roaring Boys

Join us on Zoom for a new Online Talk and discover the impact of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's Defence policies on the RAF in the Cold War. This talk will be presented by Dr Alastair Noble and is available to join FREE through funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. In 1979, following the election … Continue reading Online Talk: Iron Lady or Iron Chancellor? The 1981 Defence Review and the RAF Forty Years On