📣 Our first Crowdcast Lecture for 2026 takes place this Thursday, 8 January at 6.00pm ✈️ In it Russell Isinger will explore Canada’s ambitious Cold War experiment in fighter aircraft production, centred on the legendary Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow. Book your space now: www.crowdcast.io/c/vl-2026-is...

The RAF Museum will be closed to the public on New Year’s Day. 🎆 We will be open again from 10.00am on 2 January 2026, daily.🏛️✨ Happy New Year! 🎆

The new Colindale Underground Station ticket hall is now open, bringing step-free access to this Northern line station for the first time 🙌♿ It’s also made public transport access to the RAF Museum much easier for visitors with accessibility requirements ✈️🏛️ Plan your journey at tfl.gov.uk

We are now open daily from 10.00am 🕙 until 1 January 2026, when the RAF Museum will be closed to the public on New Year’s Day 🎆. We will be open again from 10.00am on 2 January 2026, daily 🏛️✨. We would like to wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas 🎄 and a prosperous New Year 🎉✨.

We will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day (24 - 26 December) 🎅🎁 We’ll be delighted to welcome you back when we reopen at 10.00am on Saturday 27 December. We'd like to wish all our visitors a very merry Christmas and a happy, peaceful New Year! 🌟🎄

As the year draws to a close, we’d like to thank all our visitors and supporters for your continued support over the past 12 months.✨ From everyone at the Royal Air Force Museum — our Staff, Volunteers, Directors and Trustees — thank you, we wish you a peaceful festive season.🎄 👉 bit.ly/4pXmotu

We’re recruiting 📢 The Royal Air Force Museum is seeking a Head of Development & Partnerships to lead fundraising and build strategic partnerships at a key moment for the organisation. 📍 London or Midlands | 💼 Permanent 💷 £55k–£65k 🗓 Closing date: 18 January 2026 👉 Full details at: bit.ly/4jbM0AE

✈️ RAF Museum 2026 Lecture Series – Call for Papers We’re inviting researchers at all career stages to apply with a talk title (70 chars), abstract (max. 300 words) and biography (200 words). 🗓 Deadline: 23 January 2026 📧 [email protected] 👉Full details at: bit.ly/4aGg9px #Airpower #Talk

LDN: We are proud to announce that we have been awarded the Autism Friendly Award from the National Autistic Society. The Autism Friendly Award is designed to provide an autism-friendly environment and inclusive customer service experience. To learn more, please visit: bit.ly/4q6pD1q

Looking for festive fun? 🎄✨ Hop aboard Sleigh Ride 4D 🛷🎅 — a magical Christmas Eve adventure where a clumsy elf 🧝‍♂️ and a stuffy reindeer 🦌 must work together to save Christmas ❤️ 🎟️ £5 single | £16 family ticket bit.ly/4pH4Od9 for our Midlands site. bit.ly/4pJnUzy for our London site. #4DTheatre

⏰ Final Call – Carer’s Café this Friday! ⏰ Carers across the Midlands, our final Carer’s Café of 2025 takes place this Friday, 19 December, 10:30am–12:00pm at RAF Museum Midlands It’s free, with free parking, and no booking needed Just turn up – we’d love to see you! 📧 [email protected]

⏰ Still time to register! Join us online on 18 Dec at 6pm for a virtual lecture with Arka Chowdhury exploring RAF air power, frontier warfare and coercive surveillance in Afghanistan & the North-West Frontier (1919–37). ✈️ 💻 Via Crowdcast | 🎟️ Free to attend 👉 www.crowdcast.io/c/vl-2025-ch...

⚠️🎅 Last chance! Our 2025 Santa Spitfire Christmas Jumper is low in stock, with only XL & XXL left. Featuring Santa flying a Spitfire and “Tally Ho Ho Ho” across the shoulders ✈️🎄 Available at our Museum shops and rafmuseumshop.com/products/x25... — £35. Don’t miss out! #RAFMuseum #ChristmasJumper

Looking for a Christmas gift that’s a bit different? 🎄✈️ Adopt an Artefact with the RAF Museum from £5 a month (or £60 one-off). Choose Twinkletoes, Percy, the Red Arrows Suit or a Spitfire. Includes certificate, postcard & keyring — and supports the Museum. Final posting: 19 Dec bit.ly/4okqlal

🌟 Final Carer’s Café of the year! 🌟 Carers across the Midlands are invited to our last Carer’s Café of 2025 at our Midlands site on Fri 19 Dec, 10:30–12:00 ☕🍪 Enjoy a relaxed morning, hands-on STEM & aviation experiences ✈️🔬 Free entry & parking 🚗 No booking needed. 💙 [email protected]

🎅✈️ Final call! Today & tomorrow are your LAST chances to become an RAF Elf Cadet before it returns next year 🎄 Festive missions for kids aged 4–11 🎁🛩️ 🎟️ £6.50 per child. Adults FREE. Don’t miss out — book now! ⭐ For London: bit.ly/4ooYTbl For Midlands: bit.ly/3Y8kKsQ #GreatFamilyDaysOut

MIDS: Enjoy an exclusive one-hour tour of the Sir Michael Beetham Conservation Centre with an expert guide. Enjoy rare access to aircraft, vehicles, engines and artefacts not on public display. 📅 Fri 19 Dec & Fri 2 Jan | 1.00pm & 2.30pm 🎟️ £55 per person| Limited to 6 per tour 👉 bit.ly/457q6s9

📅 Save the date! Join us online on 18 Dec, 6.00pm for a virtual lecture with Arka Chowdhury on RAF air power in Afghanistan & the North-West Frontier (1919–37). ✈️ 💻 Via Crowdcast | 🎟️ Free, registration required at: www.crowdcast.io/c/vl-2025-ch... #Airpower #RAFMLecture #RAFMTalk

🎅✈️ Elf Cadet Training is happening today — and again next weekend! Kids (4–11) can help Santa with festive missions 🎁🛩️ at the RAF Museum. Don’t miss your chance to join the fun! ⭐ For RAFM London: bit.ly/4ooYTbl For RAFM Midlands: bit.ly/3Y8kKsQ #ChristmasEvents #Christmas #ChristmasActivities

🎅✈️ Starting today at both of London and Midlands sites. Become an RAF Elf Cadet! Kids (4–11) take on festive missions — Present Drop 🎁, Formation Flying 🛩️ & more — to help Santa prep for his big night! 📅 6–7 & 13–14 Dec 💷 £6.50 (adults free) London: bit.ly/4ooYTbl Midlands: bit.ly/3Y8kKsQ

A great day visiting the @rafmuseum.bsky.social, Cosford. Three hangers to explore: ‘Test Flight’ covers WW1, the Battle of Britain, and prototypes from the 1960s; ‘War in the Air’ focuses largely on Bomber Command; and the largest hanger is home to the ‘National Cold War Exhibition’.

[LDN] ✈️ Limited spots left for our Home Education Day – Thu 15 Jan 2026! Join us for a jam-packed day of live shows, drop-in fun & hands-on learning. 👏 What’s on: • 🚀 Science Show • 🔧 Engineering Challenge • 🖐️ Object handling • 🎨 Art activities • 📖 Storytelling Book now 👉 bit.ly/49qvFVA

📅 Save the Date: 11 Dec, 6.00pm ✈️ Join Caroline Cecil Bose for a FREE virtual talk on WWII pilot Bob Keddie — his letters, training, courage and the perilous Catalina missions while serving in Coastal Command. A powerful story of love & service. 👉 Register now at: www.crowdcast.io/c/vl-2025-bose

MIDS: Looking for £250–£2,000 to support your community group, charity or non-profit? We’re funding creative arts & research projects in inner-city Birmingham, Wolverhampton & the Black Country. Apply here: www.rafmuseum.org.uk/support-us/m... EOI deadline: 11 Jan 2026 #MidlandsGrants #Charities

🌟 Our Carers Café Social is back tomorrow! ☕✨ At this busy time of year, remember to take a moment for yourself. 💙 Join us at RAF Museum Midlands for a relaxed chat with fellow carers — you buy the cuppa, we’ll bring the biscuits! 🍪✈️ 📅 10:30am–12pm 🚗 Free parking 📍 Visitor Centre 🔗 bit.ly/48R6QBq

LDN: Our next Little Swifts session is on Tue 9 Dec! 🎉 Offering a fun, lively hour of songs, stories, crafts & messy play all linked to our legendary aircraft collection for ages 2–5 — and it’s all FREE! 🐦✨ 10.30–11.30am, usually H6. Book your free ticket now: www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/whats...

🚨 Our Midlands site will be closed to the public tomorrow, Wednesday 3 December, for a Learning and Engagement event for local schools. 🚨 We would request that you do not travel to our Midlands site on this date unless you are attending this event. Thank you in advance for your co-operation.

I went to the @rafmuseum.bsky.social, London yesterday, my first visit for a couple of years. I had a great time, as usual, and will post some photos from my visit. Starting with the Bristol Beaufort.

We're thrilled to share that RAF Museum Midlands has been ranked the UK’s top museum by Which? readers — and our London site was voted the best in the capital! Discover what they said: bit.ly/4ixXbDp Then book your FREE visit: www.rafmuseum.org.uk We're open daily from 10.00am. #FamilyDaysOut

Support the RAF Museum this Cyber Monday! Raise free donations while doing your Christmas shopping online — it’s easy and costs you nothing. A simple way to help the Museum this festive season. Find out more: www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/rafmu... #CharitableGiving #EasyFundraising

🎄✈️ Christmas Jumper Day is 11 Dec! 👕🌲 There’s still time to grab our exclusive RAF Museum jumpers & kids’ sweatshirts featuring Santa in a Spitfire. Adult (£35) & children’s (£18) sizes available — but stock is limited! 🚀🎅 👉https://bit.ly/3Ksrb6V #MuseumShopSunday #ChristmasJumperDay #Christmas

Looking for a Christmas gift that’s a bit different? 🎄✈️ Adopt an Artefact with the RAF Museum from £5 a month or £60 one-off payment. Choose Twinkletoes, Percy, the Red Arrows Suit or a Spitfire. Includes certificate, postcard & keyring. Final posting: 19 Dec. Link: bit.ly/4okqlal #Christmas

⏰ Last chance for Black Friday deals! Save up to 20% on the RAF Wings Leather Jacket, get £100 off the Sheepskin Flying Jacket, plus up to 50% off selected gifts like our Lancaster Bomber Cufflinks. Ends midnight 1 Dec! ✈️🔥🎁 Buy now at: bit.ly/4okqWsB #BlackFridayDeals #ChristmasDeals

✈️ Black Friday has landed at the RAF Museum Shop! Our biggest aviation-inspired deals of the year are now live — including the aviation watch, the cosy Spitfire Scarf & Socks Bundle, & our festive Christmas Baubles Set. These are limited-time offers, so jump in while they last: rafmuseumshop.com

Our Free Carrot Hunt returns this weekend! 🥕✨ We still need help finding the missing carrots that Santa’s reindeer eat to see in the dark — just like RAF night-flying legend “Cat’s Eyes” Cunningham. Join the hunt at RAF Museum this Sat & Sun! 🎄🛷 bit.ly/3JDzUmu

The Crate Escape has raised £27k to help move 50,000 Museum objects from M.O.D Stafford to our Midlands site. Teams have checked 28,662 items, cleaned 11,681, and packed 5,398 with 3,782 volunteer hours. Please sponsor a box from £30.00. Read more at: bit.ly/49tYy3u @heritagefunduk.bsky.social

@lotterygoodcauses.bsky.social It’s Crossed Finger Selfie Day. THANK YOU to everyone who plays the National Lottery. 🤞💖 National Lottery funding has supported projects across both our sites and is delivering the Inspiring Everyone: RAF Museum Midlands Development Programme. #BecauseOfYou

We’re hosting a free virtual lecture this Thursday at 6pm on the history of RCAF Station Picton, formerly RAF No. 31 Bombing & Gunnery School. Historian Arjun Ram will examine Picton’s selection as a BCATP training site, its Cold War use, and its wider significance. www.crowdcast.io/c/vl-2025-ram

🧵 Embroidery helped wounded WWI patients recover—offering strength, coordination and calm. These works are part of 50,000+ objects soon heading to our new Collections Hub at RAF Museum Midlands. 💙 Support the move: sponsor a box from £30 for The Crate Escape. 🔗 youtu.be/ugVMD1Uqrz8?...

Our FREE Carrot Scavenger Hunt launches today at RAF Museum London & Midlands! ✨ Help our Elf Cadets recover Santa’s Magic Carrots — hidden near our amazing aircraft. Find a poster, bring it to the shop, and claim your FREE Cunningham Carrot plush! 🥕 📅 Today & tomorrow 👀 10 carrots hidden each day

🔍 It may seem like an ordinary bit of metal, but it has an extraordinary story. Our latest video reveals how this WWI training tool taught ground crew the principles of machine-gun synchronisation — letting pilots fire through their propellers without risking their aircraft. View now bit.ly/47SpFTe

Take part in our FREE carrot scavenger hunt at the RAF Museum London and Midlands, inspired by RAF night-flying legend John “Cat’s Eyes” Cunningham this weekend and next. ✈️🌙 Find one of 10 hidden carrot posters each day and uncover the RAF story behind the veg. Learn more: bit.ly/3JDzUmu

Tank Heavens is coming to the RAF Museum Midlands on 22 Nov after hours! 🚀🛡️ Step inside legendary Cold War tanks, explore the museum after hours, and enjoy a free goody bag. 🎁 Tickets £16 — spaces are limited, so book now and roll into history! 💥🪖 bit.ly/47UyYCi #Tanks #Centurion #BMP1 #Leopard

We’re excited to announce that the RAF Museum London has received the Best Told Story Accolade in the VisitEngland 2024–2025 Visitor Attraction Accolades! 🎉📖 Come experience the story with us. Book your free entry now at: rafmuseum.org.uk/london Learn more at: bit.ly/43wkoj0 #VEAccolades

🎥 Our Curator Ewen Cameron reveals a fascinating find from our MOD Stafford collection — a wing rib inscribed with the Red Baron’s name. Once believed to be from his Fokker DR1, the real story took a surprising turn… youtu.be/8XGx0C_Zb-w?... #TheCrateEscape #RedBaron #AviationHistory #WW1

FREE Scavenger Hunt Help our Elf Cadets find Santa’s missing carrots and win a Pilot Carrot plush keyring. 📅 15–16 & 22–23 November 📍 London & Midlands 💷 Free entry, FREE prize — perfect for families or adults feeling festive! Plan your visit 🔗 tickets.rafmuseum.org.uk/branches #FamilyFun

Join the RAF Museum Midlands as a Community Engagement Volunteer! ✈️ Help deliver STEM & history activities, co-create projects with local groups & connect diverse communities. Meet new people, learn new skills & make a difference ❤️ Apply 👉 search.volunteero.org/9e2ed3/d3777... #Volunteering

Volunteer Paul Crozier reveals life behind the scenes at MOD Stafford — handling everything from Douglas Bader’s personal effects to bomb aiming gear and even a German aircraft panel turned tally board! 💙 Read his story: raiselysite.pulse.ly/taitisg4b7 #TheCrateEscape #Volunteering

Comedian & aviation fan Al Murray and historian James Holland are backing The Crate Escape — our mission to move 50,000 historic RAF objects to a new Collections Hub at RAF Museum Midlands. 💙 Sponsor a box from £30 and help preserve RAF history 👉 Learn more: raiselysite.pulse.ly/yprm7cicr7

🛩️Now available to read our latest For Valour blog by RAF Museum Volunteer Norman Brice tells the story of Gilbert Stuart Martin Insall VC, who earned the Victoria Cross for his daring air battle over France on 7 Nov 1915. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/47M5si3 #RAFHistory #ForValour #WW1 #Remembrance