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

Join us on Zoom for a new Online Talk and discover the fascinating story of Sir Archibald McIndoe and the Guinea Pig Club! Sir Archibald McIndoe was based at the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, during WWII. An eminent plastic surgeon, he pioneered techniques in plastic surgery, rebuilding the bodies of the airmen who had … Continue reading Online Talk: Sir Archibald McIndoe, Pioneering Plastic Surgeon & the Guinea Pig Club