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RAF Museum

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RAF Museum

@RAFMUSEUM

Two Museums, over 100 years of aviation history ✈️. We are open daily from 10.00am. Entry is FREE. Get ready for take off!

London & Cosford, Midlands

Joined February 2009

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MIDS:🚨Traffic Diversion in place 22 June - 12 July 2026🚨 A new footpath linking Cosford Train Station and the RAF Museum Midlands is being installed from 22 June to 12 July, improving safety and access for visitors travelling by rail. During the works, Worcester Road will be
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Apr 26, 2023
BREAKING NEWS! Our #VickersWellington, one of only two remaining, has been restored to its former glory and has gone on display after 13 years of restoration. The 'Wimpy' will be the centre piece of a new Bomber Command exhibition opening in May. rafmuseum.org.uk/midlands/whats…
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May 16, 2023
Avro #Lancaster flypast over the RAF Museum, commemorating the #Dambusters Raid 80 years ago. Find out more at our new #BomberCommand exhibition, opening today. #lancasterbomber @RAFBBMF #dambusters80
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May 17, 2023
LDN: Yesterday an Avro #Lancaster flew over our site, commemorating the #Dambusters Raid 80 years ago. Find out more at our new #BomberCommand exhibition that opened to the public today at ow.ly/oQc650OpSv6 #lancasterbomber @RAFBBMF #dambusters80
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May 20, 2024
The Royal Air Force Museum wishes John Alexander Cruickshank VC, the last surviving Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross, a very happy 104th birthday. org.pulse.ly/snbrctfjxm
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Apr 29, 2023
BREAKING NEWS! Our #VickersWellington, one of only two remaining, has been restored to its former glory and has gone on display after 13 years of restoration. The 'Wimpy' will be the centre piece of a new Bomber Command exhibition opening in May. rafmuseum.org.uk/midlands/whats…
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May 16, 2023
MIDS: Guy Gibson's VC, a Wellington B Mk X bomber and Bristol Blenheim Mk IV are now on display in our War in the Air Hangar as part of a new permanent exhibition honouring Bomber Command. For full details, please visit our website at: ow.ly/yjA550Op6gy
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May 16, 2021
#OnThisDay in 1943 : Wing Commander Guy Gibson led the Avro Lancasters of No. 617 Squadron on an audacious bombing raid to destroy three dams in western Germany using secret 'bouncing bombs'.
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May 16, 2021
RT @tasted_flight: Tonight is the 78th anniversary of Operation Chastise, the Dambusters raid on the Ruhr Dams in Germany. Remembering the 53 aircrew and those on the ground who lost their lives. #Dambusters #WW2 #history #aviation #photography #avgeek pic.x.com/cPX7TCpb5g
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Jun 24, 2018
RT @RoyalAirForce: Retired Flight Lieutenant Jack Lyon, aged 100, is today's 100 Hero - the last known survivor from the Great Escape. Jack was in the queue waiting to escape through the tunnel at Stalag Luft III but was discovered by guards before he could. #RAF100
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May 1, 2023
BREAKING NEWS! Our #VickersWellington, one of only two remaining, has been restored to its former glory and has gone on display after 13 years of restoration. The 'Wimpy' will be the centre piece of a new Bomber Command exhibition opening in May. ow.ly/IeEU50O48bw
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May 1, 2023
We're proud to announce the success of our campaign to keep the Arthur Scarf Victoria Cross and medal bar in the UK and on display at our London site. For Full details, please read more: rafmuseum.org.uk/london/whats-g… #SaveTheScarfVC
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May 17, 2023
MIDS: Guy Gibson's VC, a Wellington B Mk X bomber and Bristol Blenheim Mk IV are now on display in our War in the Air Hangar as part of a new permanent exhibition honouring Bomber Command. For full details, please visit our website at: ow.ly/yjA550Op6gy
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Aug 16, 2020
RT @RAFBBMF: To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of VJ Day we flew the Lancaster, 3 Spitfires and a Hurricane over the National Memorial Arboretum. The snippet is from the approach of the flypast. #VJDay75 #LestWeForget
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