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
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
Join us for another Friday Morning Talk by speaker John Shere. For 70 years the Observer Corps/Royal Observer Corps (ROC) had an important role in the defence of the country, including being the 'Eyes and Ears of the RAF'. John Shere will explain what the ROC did above and below ground during the Cold War. … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: The Royal Observer Corps Above and Below Ground
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