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Royal Air Force Museum
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Welcome to the official Blue Sky Account for the RAF Museum, sharing the story of the Royal Air Force, past, present and future since 1972.

Locations: Colindale, North London and Shifnal, Shropshire next to RAF Cosford. Open daily from 10am. Entry Free.
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! 🎆
December 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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
December 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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 🎉✨.
December 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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! 🌟🎄
December 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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.🎄

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RAF Museum Christmas Card 2025 - Percy's Christmas Mission
Join Percy the Penguin on a heart-warming festive journey as he takes to the skies to visit Royal Air Force colleagues across the world. This animated Christmas card celebrates community, service, and the people who make the RAF story what it is. Thank you to all our visitors, friends, and supporters for an incredible year. 🎁 Plan Your Visit Start your own adventure at the RAF Museum: London: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london Midlands: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/midlands 📲 Follow the RAF Museum Stay connected for more stories, events and behind-the-scenes updates: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rafmuseum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RAFMJoint TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@royalairforcemuseum X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/rafmuseum Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rafmuseum.bsky.social Shop: https://rafmuseumshop.com/ ❤️ Support the Museum Every purchase, donation, or visit helps us share and preserve the RAF story for everyone: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/support-us
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December 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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
December 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
✈️ 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
📧 ResearchNews@rafmuseum.org
👉Full details at: bit.ly/4aGg9px

#Airpower #Talk
December 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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
RAF Museum London awarded for autism-friendly service - RAF Museum
The RAF Museum London has achieved a national charity award in recognition of its work to provide an autism-friendly environment and inclusive customer service for autistic people.
www.rafmuseum.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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
December 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
⏰ 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!
📧 carers.cafe@rafmuseum.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:25 AM
⏰ 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...
December 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
⚠️🎅 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
December 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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
December 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🌟 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.
💙 carers.cafe@rafmuseum.org
December 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
🎅✈️ 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
December 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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
Behind the Scenes Tour - RAF Museum
Join our behind-the-scenes tour where you will visit the Sir Michael Beetham Conservation Centre, currently used to store exhibits not yet on display.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
📅 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
December 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🎅✈️ 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
December 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🎅✈️ 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
December 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Reposted by Royal Air Force Museum
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’.
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
[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
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📅 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
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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
December 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🌟 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
December 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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...
Little Swifts 2025 - RAF Museum
Come and join our fun and lively sessions for pre-school children (aged 2-5 years) which include arts and crafts, games, stories and songs.
www.rafmuseum.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM