Join us for a special Saturday Morning Talk by Dr Anush Yardim and discover the fascinating story of Beatrice Shilling, a British female WWII engineer, and her important work on the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, used in Spitfires and Hurricanes! Please note that this talk is taking place on Saturday 13th November at 11am. By Dr … Continue reading Saturday Morning Talk: Beatrice Shilling – Full Throttle!
Join us for our next Friday Morning Talk, by Evan Panagopoulos, Tour Guide and Freelance Researcher! Evan will talk about the surprising history of the mansion formerly known as Battle of Britain House, whose ruins lie forgotten inside Ruislip Woods. From humble beginnings as a farmstead, the House became a pioneering wellness centre, and was … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Forgotten Histories of the Battle of Britain House
Join us on Zoom for a new Online Talk and discover the history of Bomber Command and its role during the Battle of Britain! In this talk, Dave Gilbert will describe the task of gathering the names of the 58,500 losses that are inscribed on the memorial walls at the International Bomber Command Centre, and … Continue reading Online Talk: The IBCC Losses Project & Bomber Command’s Role in the Battle of Britain
On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we'll be hearing from women who followed their dreams to become pilots and their efforts to inspire the young girls of today to take up careers in aviation and STEM. By The Aviatrix Project About the Aviatrix Project Role models … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Reach for the Skies – Inspiring the Next Generation of Female Aviators
Join us on Zoom for a new Online Talk and discover the fascinating history of the RAF and ‘The Blessed War’ in Iceland in WWII! Learn why the British occupied Iceland in WWII; the military expansion of the island; the terrible flying conditions and how we built new airfields, ports, roads, hospitals and more. Iceland … Continue reading Online Talk: The RAF’s Role in the Occupation of Iceland in WWII
Join us for our next Friday Morning Talk, when we will be joined by the RAF Photographers team who will share what it's like to do, in their words, 'Quite possibly the Best Job in the World'! By the Royal Air Force Photographers This talk will take place onsite in the Museum's Learning Centre and … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Life as a RAF Photographer
Join us for our next Friday Morning Talk, when we will be joined by George and Peter Summerfield. From their last minute escape from Germany and arrival in London just four days before the start of the second World War. George and Peter will talk about their memories of the changes war made in their lives … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Twin Survival: Memoirs of the Blitz
Event Sold Out. Join us for our upcoming Friday Morning Talk, when we will be joined by Nick Oram. In this talk author Nick Oram will share some of the incredible collection of true stories from his second book, Spitfire Pilots Legends of the Air. The talk focuses on the gallant wartime pilots who announced … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Spitfire Pilots Legends of the Air – Sold Out
Join curator and designer of Memoirs of the Blitz, Alexander Collinson, in a conversation around the process behind curating with conflict and trauma for Narrative Environments. Alexander will be joined by interviewees from the project who will participate in the discussion while sharing memories and thoughts on their time as children during the Blitz. There … Continue reading Friday Morning Talk: Curating with conflict and trauma for Narrative Environments – Memoirs of the Blitz
A fascinating range of material has found its way into the Royal Aeronautical Society’s library collections over time. This includes rare flight-test footage, publicity films from aircraft manufacturers, great stories from the golden age of flying, the first ever technical drawing of an aeroplane and lectures by some of the giants of aeronautics. Join us … Continue reading Friday Morning Talk: 200 Years of Aviation History in Film & Sound
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