Friday Morning Talks

Join us for our Friday morning talk, with those behind the creation our current temporary exhibition, 'Forgotten Force: Art and Memory'. Artist and art conservator Zofia Wyszomirska-Noga will talk about her art response in the context of an oral history project and about processes she used. Olga Topol will talk about her experience of curating … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Forgotten Force: Art and Memory -With Zofia Wyszomirska-Noga & Olga Topol

Join us for our Friday morning talk with Dr Jonathan Lewis, who will be talking about the role of Jewish Chaplains in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. Of the 56 Jewish Chaplains who served in British Forces in the Second World War, seven were in the Royal Air Force. Two served … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: The Jewish Chaplains of the Royal Air Force in the Second World War – With Dr Jonathan Lewis

Join us for our Friday morning talk, where RAF Museum Head of Collections and Research Dr Harry Raffal will be taking us through the use of airpower during the evacuation of Dunkirk, Operation Dynamo. Taking place on the 83rd anniversary of the first day of the evacuation, Harry will draw on the research presented in … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Air Power and the evacuation of Dunkirk: The RAF and Luftwaffe during Operation Dynamo – With Dr Harry Raffal

Join us for our Friday morning talk about the Commonwealth War Graves Commission archives, with Chris Leach. The presentation will begin by introducing why the CWGC was founded with particular focus on the contents of their archives during the conception of the commission. It will then explore the contents of their archives today and how … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Research and Records using the CWGC Archives – With Chris Leach

Join us for our Friday morning talk, where historian Mark Amies will be talking about the important early aviation history taking place locally, which forms the basis of his book 'Flying up the Edgware Road'.  Flying up the Edgware Road tells the story of how an area of what is now north-west London became a … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Flying up the Edgware Road -With Mark Amies

Join us for our Friday morning talk, where Research Historian and Ex-Creative Producer at JWT, Tony Rich, will take us through the work of the Ministry of Information and War Artists in the 2nd World War.  Tony's research has been focussed around artists’ agents, ‘War Artists and Illustrators Ltd’.  These agents represented artists including Frank … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: The Ministry of Information and the Forgotten War Artists of the Second World War – With Tony Rich

Join us for our Friday morning talk, where AIR MARSHAL GA ‘BLACK’ ROBERTSON CBE BA FRAeS FRSA, will join us to talk about the remarkable career of  New Zealand ace Owen Hardy, the feature of his latest book. World War Two Spitfire pilot Owen Hardy was probably the last New Zealand ace to tell his … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: From SPITFIRES to VAMPIRES and BEYOND – With Air Marshal GA ‘Black’ Robertson CBE

Join us for our Friday morning talk, where popular speaker and historical researcher Aldon Ferguson will return to talk us through the formation and history of the three American RAF Eagle Squadrons in the 2nd World War.   This talk will take place onsite in the Museum’s Learning Centre and is included in Museum admission … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: American Eagle Squadrons in the RAF – With Aldon Ferguson

Join us for our Friday morning talk, where Dilip Amin will be be with us to talk about The Story of the Battle of Britain Bunker at Uxbridge (Former 11 Group Headquarters during the Battle of Britain) and the World’s First Integrated Air Defence System. Dilip will be talking about the research behind his recently released … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: Enemy Sighted – With Dilip Amin

Join us for our Friday morning talk, where Gary Italiaander returns to tell the story of his father’s experiences during the Second World War. After joining us last year for a sell out audience with Bomber Command veteran Monty Felton DFC, Gary returns to tell the story of his Father Michael Italiaander, who was a … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: My Father’s War – With Gary Italiaander