☀️ Looking for an unforgettable family day out this summer? ✈️ Make the RAF Museum London your next destination! With FREE entry, six incredible hangars and a packed programme of summer events, there's something for everyone. 🎉 Book your free tickets today! 💙 Learn more at : bit.ly/3TGdchT

🎉 You asked, we listened! By popular request, the Sir Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at our Midlands site reopens 20–24 July, 10.30am - 3.30pm. Explore behind the scenes, see fascinating aircraft and artefacts. On the same dates step aboard the VC10 and Nimrod. FREE entry! shorturl.at/UZY9s

🚁 Every Thursday during the summer holidays, climb aboard our legendary Sea King Search & Rescue helicopter at the Royal Air Force Museum London! ✈️ 🎟️ £10 per session (admits up to 2 people) 📅 First sessions start 23 July 👧 Ages 8+ Book now 👇 www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/whats... #SeaKing #London

🚨 Now on YouTube! 🎥✈️ Take a closer look at one of the Second World War's most overlooked air campaigns. Jane Lowes explores Bomber Command's vital minelaying operations and the crews behind them in this fascinating archived RAF Museum lecture. ▶️ youtu.be/dd4anJ0vsuM?... #BomberCommand #RAFMuseum

Why just stand beneath the mighty Avro Vulcan, when you can get inside it? ✈️🔍 On 28 July, 12 August and 25 August, aviation enthusiasts can enjoy the Vulcan and Cold War Experience at RAF Museum London, including the rare opportunity to tour our Vulcan's cockpit. 🛩️ Charges apply. shorturl.at/hc45J

💙 Carers deserve a little time for themselves too. Join us this Friday, 10:30am–12:00pm, for our award-winning Carer's Café at RAF Museum Midlands. Enjoy a free cuppa, biscuits, activities and great company. No booking needed and free parking. Supported by Home Instead. ✈️ carers.cafe@rafmuseum.org

🍴📅 Save the Date! Just 2 months to go until the Barnet Food Festival arrives at the RAF Museum London on 12 September! 🎉✈️ Kids go FREE, and tickets are just £10 for everyone aged 16 and over, making it a great-value day out for the whole family. 🎟️ Learn more 👇 www.rafmuseum.org.uk/campaign/bar...

✈️ Some moments are made for the big screen. This is one of them. 🎬 🎬 On Saturday 22 Aug at 7.30pm, lock in for Top Gun, then punch the throttle 24 hours later for Top Gun: Maverick on Sunday 23. 🌅🎥 The first 150 tickets for each screening are just £10. No second chances bit.ly/4ydaGjd #TopGun

LDN: 🧱✈️ Looking for a fantastic FREE family adventure this summer? Join us for Brick Journeys – Created for Little Explorers! 🌍🚀 From 20 July explore 19 incredible brick-built models inspired by history, science, engineering & adventure as you follow our FREE trail through our site. bit.ly/4vWrgSV

✈️ Just 1 week to go! Join us on 11 July for our Hunter! One Day Conference, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Hawker Hunter's first flight. For £25 you'll enjoy: 🎙️ Expert speakers ❓Q&A sessions ☕ Tea & coffee 🥪 Lunch included Book today! www.rafmuseum.org.uk/midlands/wha...

🇬🇧🇺🇸 This American Independence Day, we remember Billy Fiske – an extraordinary American whose courage helped defend Britain's skies. Mortally wounded during the Battle of Britain, he became one of the first American volunteers to give his life in Britain's defence. Lest we forget. bit.ly/4eYZGNo

✈️ Looking for a fun family activity this weekend? 🧩 Join us tomorrow at the RAF Museum London for July's Airfix Model Club, themed to commemorate American Independence Weekend. 🇺🇸 We will be building Curtiss Warhawks 🛩️. Each Airfix kit costs just £5. More info👉 www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/whats...

Step onboard the VC10 aircraft at the RAF Museum Midlands for free until 10 July.✈️😁 We are opening the VC10 daily between 10.30am and 3.30pm for visitors to get a closer look inside! 👀💙 Plus, the Nimrod and Conservation Centre will be open at the same time too! 🙌 Entry is free and to the Museum.

MIDS: The Sir Michael Beetham Conservation Centre is now open to visitors daily from 10.30am - 3.30pm until 10 July. 🎉✈️🫶 Enjoy a sneak peek behind the scenes while you can. Entry to the Museum and access to the Conservation Centre is free! 😁 Our Nimrod and VC10 are also open at the same time! 🙌✈️

🛠️ Behind every museum object is an incredible conservation story... Discover how our volunteers helped conserve a Wellington's "Wimpy" Nose Art" and are preparing it for display this August at RAF Museum Midlands. ✈️🧵👇 www.rafmuseum.org.uk/blog/engagin... #VolunteerLife #Conservation #RAFMuseum

🎨✨ Ascendance: Calling Young People Aged 16–25 ✨🎬 📢 Barnet residents aged 16–25 are being invited to give up an hour of their time to take part in Ascendance, an ambitious public art project commissioned by Barnet Council. Contact Leila via WhatsApp on 077 0621 4815 or email leila@upprojects.com.

Fancy a look around a spy plane? 🔍👀✈️ Visitors at the RAF Museum Midlands can now step inside the Nimrod, an aircraft that played a major intelligence gathering role with the RAF. 🤫 Open daily until 10 July from 10.30am - 3.30pm, entry onboard the Nimrod and to the Museum is free!

🕯️✨ Experience the music of Coldplay by Candlelight beneath our iconic Lancaster S for Sugar this Saturday evening at the RAF Museum London. As a special thank you to our RAF community, enjoy 20% off Gold Seated tickets using the exclusive code RAF1 at checkout. 🎶 🎟️ Book now: bit.ly/4vHuDgj

🚨 BBMF Flypast on Sunday 🚨 ✈️ Don’t miss a special sight in the skies above the RAF Museum Midlands on Sunday 28 June. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Dakota is scheduled to carry out a flypast over the Museum at approximately 1.20 pm. 🌤️ Flypast is subject to operational & weather conditions.

MIDS: The Sir Michael Beetham Conservation Centre is to open daily from 10:30am - 3.30pm, from 29 June to 10 July; giving visitors a sneak preview of those artefacts being prepared for our latest permanent exhibition in Hangar 1 – The RAF: 1980 to Today, opening early 2028. rafmuseum.org.uk/fun4all

🌍 A significant milestone on our journey to net zero. ♻️ We're proud to celebrate the completion of a major decarbonisation project at RAF Museum London, supported by £2.4m from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, delivered by Salix Finance. Read the full story at : lnkd.in/dE2GeP7w

📣 Barnet Parents – if today's school closures mean you're looking for something to do, drop by the RAF Museum London. Our cool indoor galleries are the perfect place to escape the heat, with fascinating aircraft, hands-on interactives and plenty to spark curious minds. Museum entry is free ✈️

🏆 Great news! RAF Museum London and RAF Museum Midlands have been recognised in Tripadvisor's #TravellersChoice Awards 2026, placing us among the top 10% of attractions worldwide. 🌍✈️ Thank you to everyone who visited and reviewed us. ❤️ 🎟️ Free entry 🕙 Open daily from 10am #Tripadvisor

Why don’t jet engines melt? Join us tomorrow evening at our Midlands site for the latest @aerosociety.bsky.social Birmingham, Wolverhampton & Coventry Branch lecture with Professor Paul Withey from the University of Birmingham. 🕖 7pm, doors 6.15pm 📍 National Cold War Exhibition Lecture Theatre

There's still time to visit the RAF Museum team who are at today's Inspiring the Black Country event at Wolverhampton Racecourse. Pop by our stall and nab yourself a Spitfire fluffy bug and learn all about what opportunities are available at the Museum and heritage in general. #HeritageJobs

The RAF Museum team are at Inspiring the Black Country event at Wolverhampton Racecourse today - talking all about pathways and how to get into museum and heritage careers! Pop by our stall and nab yourself a Spitfire fluffy bug and learn all about what opportunities are available. #Heritage

👉 QUICK REMINDER 👈 📅There's still time to register online for our latest free lecture 'Marine Aviation as a Fleet Air Arm in the Pacific War, 1941–1945', being broadcast this Thursday at 6.00pm. Our speaker will be Dr Peter F. Owen, Lieutenant Colonel, USMC (Retired) www.crowdcast.io/c/vl-2025-owen

✈️ Join us at the RAF Museum London on 16 July for our free Dementia Friendly Tour, specially designed for people living with early-stage dementia and their carers. 🎟️ This session is free, but booking is essential. 👉 Full details at : www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/whats... @dementiauk.bsky.social

🎥 Our latest Archive Lecture is now FREE to watch on the RAF Museum’s YouTube channel! ✈️ In A Precondition of Success: The German Air Force and Combined Arms Battle, 1916–1917, Dr Tony Cowan explores how Germany sought to transform its air power during the First World War : youtu.be/-AhSSbwwmYQ?...

🎉 Just 3 months to go until Barnet Food Festival 2026! 🍔🌮🍕🎶 The countdown is officially on! Join us at the RAF Museum London on 12–13 September for a weekend packed with incredible street food, live music, family fun, and our FREE Kids Zone. ✈️🍴 📅 12–13 September 2026 : bit.ly/4omueNk