Friday Morning Talks

'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

Join us on Zoom for a new Online Talk and discover the moving tales of the missing Battle of Britain pilots and the diligent search to find them! This talk will explore the life of a number of Battle of Britain pilots who were shot down and killed, but who remained missing for decades until … Continue reading Online Talk: Finding The Few

Join us on Zoom for a new Online Talk and discover the story of the Vulcan raids during the Falklands War! This talk will be presented by Sqn Ldr Bob Tuxford AFC and is available to join FREE through funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Black Buck was the code name given to the … Continue reading Online Talk: Operation Black Buck 1

Join us on Zoom for a new Online Talk and discover the incredible organisations supporting intelligence operations and codebreaking during WW2! From the women in the WRNS, to the Y-Stations and the importance of Knockholt, and from the codebreaking machines and development of Colossus, to the American assistance in secret communications, this talk will reveal … Continue reading Online Talk: Support Services to Intelligence Operations during WW2

Join us on Zoom for a new Online Talk and discover the world of Battle of Britain archaeology! As a boy living near RAF Fighter Command's famous Biggin Hill airfield in 1940 Terry Parsons had a death-defying encounter with a hail of bullets from a low flying Dornier 17. It was this haunting experience that … Continue reading Online Talk: The Wreck Hunter: Battle of Britain & the Blitz