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02/09/2026

✈️ What made the Boulton Paul Defiant so unusual?

Join Joe from our Visitor Experience team at RAF Museum Midlands for a pop-up talk exploring the story of this distinctive Second World War aircraft.

Discover its four-gun turret, its changing role from day fighter to night fighter and how the Defiant was later adapted for everything from training to electronic countermeasures.

This is the first in a new series of talks from members of our Visitor Experience team. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing more of their favourite stories from across the Museum.

🎥 Watch Joe’s talk and tell us which aircraft you’d like to hear about next.

We’re one month into the Red Arrows Challenge 🔴⚪🔵, and we’ve got some fantastic milestones to celebrate! 🎉Firstly, we wo...
01/09/2026

We’re one month into the Red Arrows Challenge 🔴⚪🔵, and we’ve got some fantastic milestones to celebrate! 🎉

Firstly, we would like to say a huge thank you to our incredible participants who are taking part from around the UK 🇬🇧, as well as New Zealand 🇳🇿, the Netherlands 🇳🇱 and Spain 🇪🇸, including members of the Armed Forces and even the Red Arrows Circus team! 💙✈️

💷 Over £2,400 has been raised so far. 🙌 Your fundraising will support the work of the RAF Museum, whether that’s improving collection handling for our visitors, or helping us develop and deliver talks, both onsite and online.

Participants who raise £50 or more will also receive a special Red Arrows thank you pack 🎁 in recognition of their fantastic support.

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️Participants have so far clocked up over 3,600km. That’s the equivalent of travelling from the RAF Museum Midlands all the way to the Great Pyramid of Giza!

If you would like to take part, there’s still plenty of time to get involved! The challenge runs until 3 October, the same day the RAF Red Arrows wrap up their flying season. ✈️❤️

Set your own target distance, choose how and where you complete the challenge, and be rewarded with an exclusive Red Arrows Challenge Coin upon completion. ✨

👉 Click the link to register and get started today! https://raiselysite.pulse.ly/yjuf1dswij

📢 Don’t forget to keep us updated on your progress by tagging us on social media. ✈️

Future Battlefield Innovation Conference 🚀On 10 October, the RAF Museum Midlands will host the British Commission for Mi...
29/08/2026

Future Battlefield Innovation Conference 🚀

On 10 October, the RAF Museum Midlands will host the British Commission for Military History, and an exciting range of speakers will consider how innovations are changing the battlefields of the future.

From drones and cyber warfare, to lessons from history and emerging trends to watch, this full-day conference will explore how technology is shaping the future of conflict.

📍 RAF Museum Midlands, Lecture Theatre
🎟️ £25 per person, registration required
☕ Includes refreshments and lunch
📅 10 October 2026

For a full schedule of the day visit our website:https://rafmuseum.pulse.ly/szgrfldexe

Book your place now: https://rafmuseum.pulse.ly/dpbkoucjyj

✈️ NEW TOUR: The Spitfire is an icon. But there’s another aircraft that deserves just as much attention…Meet the ‘Wooden...
28/08/2026

✈️ NEW TOUR: The Spitfire is an icon. But there’s another aircraft that deserves just as much attention…

Meet the ‘Wooden Wonder’ – the de Havilland Mosquito.

From the Spitfire’s defining role in the Battle of Britain to the Mosquito’s high-speed bombing raids, pathfinding missions and attacks on U-boats, discover the extraordinary stories behind two icons of the Second World War.

Join our NEW **Icons of the Second World War** guided tour at RAF Museum Midlands.

🎟️ £10 per person
⏱️ 60-minute tour
🕚 Select days at 11.00am
👥 Maximum 15 people
👤 Recommended for ages 11+
💙 Carers go free

Advance booking is essential.

👉 Book now: https://tickets.rafmuseum.org.uk/event-tickets/81274?branches.branchID=2048

This Bank Holiday weekend is your final chance to step aboard our historic VC10 aircraft! ✈️If you're looking for a uniq...
28/08/2026

This Bank Holiday weekend is your final chance to step aboard our historic VC10 aircraft! ✈️

If you're looking for a unique family day out, don’t miss this rare opportunity to explore this iconic aircraft up close and discover a fascinating piece of Britain’s aviation heritage. And best of all… it’s FREE! 🙌

📅 Until 31 August
🕥 VC10 open 11.00am–3.30pm
📍 RAF Museum Midlands
🎟️ Free admission

☔ Please note: In the event of inclement weather, the VC10 may be closed and our Cold War Cockpits will open instead, giving you another chance to get up close to aviation history.

27/08/2026

✈️ The RAF Museum Conference 2026 is coming to London on 10–11 September.

Hearts, Minds and Airspace brings together historians, academics and defence experts to explore Air Power, humanitarianism and counterinsurgency.

This year’s keynote speaker, Dr Edward Burke, will examine RAF counterinsurgency operations in South Arabia and Oman during the 1950s.

🎟️ Attend in person at RAF Museum London
💻 Or watch the full conference online for FREE

Find out more and book your place: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/whats-going-on/raf-museum-conference/

Due to today’s weather, the VC10 won’t be open for visitors - but we’ve got something special waiting for you instead! ✈...
27/08/2026

Due to today’s weather, the VC10 won’t be open for visitors - but we’ve got something special waiting for you instead! ✈️

Today, the Museum is opening the Hunter and Phantom Cold War cockpits, giving you the chance to sit in the pilot’s seat of a real jet aircraft and get a taste of what it was like to fly these iconic machines.

🎟️ No pre-booking needed - just turn up!
🕙 Cockpits open 10.00am - 3.30pm
🏛️ Museum entry is free

So, if you’re looking for something to do today, come and climb into the cockpit! 👨‍✈️✈️

Discover powerful stories of resilience, community and hope at RAF Museum Midlands. 💙🇺🇦From the Blitz to Ukraine: Storie...
25/08/2026

Discover powerful stories of resilience, community and hope at RAF Museum Midlands. 💙🇺🇦

From the Blitz to Ukraine: Stories of Displacement explores the experiences of civilians during the Second World War Blitz in the Black Country alongside those of Ukrainians displaced to the Midlands following the Russian invasions of 2014 and 2022.

Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the display has been co-curated with local people from across the Midlands and members of the Ukrainian community displaced from their country.

Through personal stories, photographs, archive material and objects, discover how conflict transforms everyday lives and communities – and the resilience people show in times of crisis.

📍 RAF Museum Midlands
🎟️ Free admission
📅 Open from 26 August 2026

Come and experience these moving stories for yourself.
Learn more at: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/midlands/whats-going-on/from-the-blitz-to-ukraine-stories-of-displacement/

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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
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