We are sorry to announce that due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Letters From The Few with Dilip Sarkar MBE has been cancelled. We look forward to welcoming Dilip Sarkar back to the Museum in the future. Please accept our sincere apologies for any disappointment caused. Join us for a very special day, when we … Continue reading CANCELLED: Letters From The Few, with Dilip Sarkar MBE
Join us for another Friday Morning Talk when speaker Chris Goss will explore the Luftwaffe's perspective of the Battle of Britain. Despite being buoyed by the successes in Poland, France and the Low Countries, for the German fighter pilots, the Battle of Britain would be a different matter. Nevertheless, by 31 October 1940, 204 of … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: ‘ACHTUNG JÄGER! The Successes & Failures of the German Fighter Force in the Battle of Britain’
Join a guided tour of the Museum and discover RAF Bentley Priory’s critical role during the Battle of Britain. Come along on Battle of Britain Day, Tuesday 15th September 2020, for a Museum tour: Bentley Priory: From Where The Battle of Britain Was Won For safety reasons relating to COVID-19, we are operating a reduced … Continue reading Battle of Britain Museum Tours
Commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with us on Saturday 19th September 2020. There will be 1940s themed entertainment and activities for all the family. Spitfire Flypast at 4.06pm* (Time updated by the BBMF on 20.08.2020) Pop Up Talks Royal Observer Corps Historical Display 253 Re-enactment Group Family Activities Garden Games (*Flypast … Continue reading Battle of Britain Commemorative Day
Join us for another Friday Morning Talk by speaker Sharon Ward. During the long summer of 1940, the effectiveness and survival of Fighter Command depended on radar’s early warning of approaching enemy raids. Based on research from original WWII Air Ministry & RAF documents, this talk will provide an overview of radar, the demanding work … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: ‘New Raid’ to ‘Tally-Ho’ – The workings of Radar & Fighter Command
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
Bentley Priory’s Battle of Britain & Cold War Bunker: Defending Britain from Nazi & Nuclear Threat 3 October 2020 – Spring 2021 Temporary Exhibition Gallery Experience first hand accounts from those who worked in the bunker at RAF Bentley Priory from WW2 and throughout the Cold War. This oral history project has been generously funded … Continue reading Temporary Exhibition: The Bunker: Defending Britain from Nazi & Nuclear Threat
Bentley Priory’s Battle of Britain & Cold War Bunker: Defending Britain from Nazi & Nuclear Threat 3 October 2020 – Spring 2021 Temporary Exhibition Gallery Experience first hand accounts from those who worked in the bunker at RAF Bentley Priory from WW2 and throughout the Cold War. This oral history project has been generously funded … Continue reading Temporary Exhibition: The Bunker: Defending Britain from Nazi & Nuclear Threat
Bentley Priory’s Battle of Britain & Cold War Bunker: Defending Britain from Nazi & Nuclear Threat 3 October 2020 – Spring 2021 Temporary Exhibition Gallery Experience first hand accounts from those who worked in the bunker at RAF Bentley Priory from WW2 and throughout the Cold War. This oral history project has been generously funded … Continue reading Temporary Exhibition: The Bunker: Defending Britain from Nazi & Nuclear Threat
Bentley Priory’s Battle of Britain & Cold War Bunker: Defending Britain from Nazi & Nuclear Threat 3 October 2020 – Spring 2021 Temporary Exhibition Gallery Experience first hand accounts from those who worked in the bunker at RAF Bentley Priory from WW2 and throughout the Cold War. This oral history project has been generously funded … Continue reading Temporary Exhibition: The Bunker: Defending Britain from Nazi & Nuclear Threat
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