2018 marks the Centenary of the Royal Air Force and the award-winning RAF Museum is set to welcome visitors into a newly transformed London site when it formally reopens on Saturday 30th June…
The Museum recently welcomed over 1,000 RAF veterans and current serving personnel for a special ‘RAF Day’. This included a special preview of London’s new Hangar 1, which houses two new, innovative galleries exploring the first 100 years of the RAF and its role today.
The day’s events also included a welcome speech by Air Marshal Stuart Atha, live music from the UK’s premier jive and swing band, The Jive Aces, as well as tours, talks, refreshments and the chance to catch up with colleagues old and new. With service men and women joining in from across the country, it was a truly memorable and sentimental gathering.
Event organiser Anji Patel: stated: “RAF Day was a huge success and it was wonderful and emotional to have such a large gathering of both current serving personnel and veterans. We want to make this an annual event and look forward to inviting them again next year.”
As part of the RAF Centenary Programme, the Museum will also be launching a new digital project – RAF Stories – which aims to inspire participants to share accounts of the Royal Air Force. Former and serving personnel will be asked to participate, but stories from friends and family as well as extended partners who work closely with the RAF will also be included.
marks the Centenary of the Royal Air Force and the award-winning RAF Museum is set to welcome visitors into a newly transformed London site when it formally reopens on Saturday 30th June…
The Museum recently welcomed over 1,000 RAF veterans and current serving personnel for a special ‘RAF Day’. This included a special preview of London’s new Hangar 1, which houses two new, innovative galleries exploring the first 100 years of the RAF and its role today.
The day’s events also included a welcome speech by Air Marshal Stuart Atha, live music from the UK’s premier jive and swing band, The Jive Aces, as well as tours, talks, refreshments and the chance to catch up with colleagues old and new. With service men and women joining in from across the country, it was a truly memorable and sentimental gathering.
Event organiser Anji Patel: stated: “RAF Day was a huge success and it was wonderful and emotional to have such a large gathering of both current serving personnel and veterans. We want to make this an annual event and look forward to inviting them again next year.”
As part of the RAF Centenary Programme, the Museum will also be launching a new digital project – RAF Stories – which aims to inspire participants to share accounts of the Royal Air Force. Former and serving personnel will be asked to participate, but stories from friends and family as well as extended partners who work closely with the RAF will also be included.
