On 17 September 1944, the British First Airborne Army, also incorporating American and Polish troops, launched an attack on major bridges in Holland, most memorably at Arnhem. This bore the name ...

Direct RAF support for Market Garden started on the night of 16/17 September 1944, when 200 Lancasters and 23 Mosquitoes of 1 and 8 Groups, Bomber Command, based in England, bombed 4 Luftwaffe ...

Chapter 2 had set out the two requirements for success over which Montgomery had no control: weak German resistance and good weather. Chapter 3 demonstrated conclusively the fallacy of the first when, ...

The Royal Air Force Museum is thrilled to announce its new partnership with Virgin Atlantic, naming the esteemed airline as the Museum’s official airline partner. The collaboration between the RAF ...

On the narrow corridor that would carry the armoured drive, there were five major bridges to take. They had to be seized intact by airborne assault. It was the fifth, the crucial bridge over the Lower ...

The Battle of Britain normally conjures up images of Spitfires and Hurricanes creating vapour trails across an azure sky but by night, Bomber Command was active – and taking more casualties than ...

Operation Market Garden, the Allied airborne assault on The Netherlands, was launched on 17 September 1944 in an attempt to capture Arnhem and cross the River Rhine – the last natural barrier ...

New Acquisition: Fiona Banner’s The Bastard Word Studies (2006-7) ...

On Friday 20th September at 12pm, Dr Sam Edwards will consider representations of the United States 8th Air Force and how they are remembered. This talk will be hosted in-person at the RAF Museum’s ...

On Thursday 19 September 2024 at 6.00pm, Richard Morris will discuss the life and legacy of Barnes Wallis. This virtual talk will be live-streamed via Crowdcast. Barnes Wallis has been claimed as ...

Each year the RAF Museum Midlands plays host to a number of events which provide opportunities for families and all our visitors to enjoy a great day out.