Stuck for Christmas gift ideas? Go beyond the ordinary with our unique Spitfire collection — from jumpers to gin. Because ordinary Christmas gifts… just don’t fly. Shop now → https://t.co/on2NKpN1Qn 🎁 #RAFMuseum #SpitfireGifts #Christmasgifts

✈️ 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, and our festive Christmas Baubles Set. These are limited-time offers, so jump in while they

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! 🎄🛷 https://t.co/GbOKwyWec7

The Crate Escape has raised £27k to help move 50,000 Museum objects from 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 to support this major project. Read more at:

This #CrossedFingerSelfieDay, we'd like to give a huge THANK YOU to all National Lottery players! 🤞❤️ Your support has helped fund projects across both our Museum sites. Most recently, @HeritageFundUK is backing our Inspiring Everyone: RAF Museum Midlands Development Programme.

💻This Thursday at 6pm: Join our free virtual lecture on the history of RCAF Station Picton, originally RAF No. 31 Bombing & Gunnery School. Historian Arjun Ram explores its wartime role, Cold War evolution, and lasting community impact. Hosted via Crowdcast. Register today.

Some beautiful new photos I found of #NoorInayatKhan and her brother Vilayat as kids and young adults. Noor went on to become an #SOE agent in #WWII and was awarded the #GeorgeCross. Vilayat was on a minesweeper during the #DDay landings. #Normandy #Paris #SpyPrincess #WAAF

🧵 Embroidery in WWI wasn’t just decoration—it was therapy. Patients in military hospitals used needlework to rebuild strength and focus. Soon, these pieces will move to the new Collections Hub at RAF Museum Midlands. 💙 Sponsor a box from £30 and support The Crate Escape:

This #ChristmasJumperDay, 11 December, we're giving your festive knit a lift off with our exclusive RAF Museum edition. Whether you're spreading holiday cheer in the office or around the tree, this jumper keeps you snug, stylish and Christmas spirited. Plus every purchase

🎉 Our FREE Carrot Scavenger Hunt starts TODAY! 🎉 Help the Elf Cadets find Santa’s Magic Carrots at our London & Midlands sites. Find 1 of 10 carrot posters and claim your FREE Cunningham Carrot plush! 🥕🎁 📅 Today & tomorrow💷 Free entry, no booking Come help save

🔍 It looks ordinary — but it isn’t. This WWI training tool taught pilots how they could fire through their propellers safely. 🚛 Soon it’ll move from MOD Stafford to our new Collections Hub. Help make it happen: sponsor a box from £30. 👉 https://t.co/FVwD5voVJh #CrateEscape

This weekend and next we’re going bananas over carrots 🥕😄 Join our FREE carrot scavenger hunt at our London & Midlands sites — inspired by RAF night-flying ace John “Cat’s Eyes” Cunningham. ✈️🌙 Find one of 10 carrot posters each day, discover the RAF story behind the legend,

Tank Heavens hits the RAF Museum Midlands on 22 Nov. after hours. Climb inside real Cold War tanks, explore after hours & grab a free goody bag! 🎁 Tickets £16 — limited spaces, book now! 💥🪖 https://t.co/86SrjmWTIZ Terms and Conditions apply.

We’re delighted to share that the RAF Museum London has been awarded the Best Told Story Accolade in the @VisitEngland 2024–2025 Visitor Attraction Accolades! 🎉📖 Huge thanks to our brilliant team who help bring the RAF story to life every day. ✈️💙 Book your free admission

🎥 Curator Ewen Cameron reveals a wing rib inscribed with the Red Baron’s name. Once thought from his Fokker DR1, the truth is very different… 💙 Sponsor a box from £30 and help preserve RAF history. https://t.co/Tmj8YPbfNO #TheCrateEscape

🥕 Join our FREE Carrot Scavenger Hunt this November! Find Santa’s Magic Carrots hidden around our aircraft and claim your Pilot Carrot plush keyring. 🎁 📅 15–16 & 22–23 November 📍 RAF Museum London & Midlands 💷 Free entry. Fun for all ages! #RAFMuseum #CarrotHunt

Love meeting people & sharing stories? ✈️ The RAF Museum Midlands needs Community Engagement Volunteers to help deliver STEM & history activities on & off site. Learn, connect & make a difference ❤️ Apply now at 👉 https://t.co/66dX3NEcD4 #Volunteer #Volunteering

What’s it like to come face-to-face with RAF history every day? 🛩️ 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

Comedian & aviation fan @almurray and historian James Holland are backing The Crate Escape — the RAF Museum’s mission to move 50,000 historic RAF objects to a new Collections Hub at RAF Museum Midlands. (We love James’s enthusiasm — 50,000 is plenty to keep us busy! 😉) 💙

🛩️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 ➡️ https://t.co/bh1eZccoXx #RAFHistory