Tag: Battle of Britain Records and researchFor outstanding bravery: Civilian honours in the Second World WarTuesday 26 September 2023How courageous civilians were recognised for outstanding acts of bravery during The Second World...Records and researchThe extraordinary life of Douglas BaderSunday 21 February 2021Born 111 years ago today, Douglas Bader would grow up to be a Royal...Records and researchPublicising the Battle of Britain: Creative publishing in the Second World WarTuesday 22 September 2020The Battle of Britain occupies a powerful place in the British cultural memory of...Records and researchTurning points in the Battle of Britain: The report of RAF Air Vice-Marshal Keith ParkTuesday 15 September 2020On the 80th anniversary of Battle of Britain Day, it is important to ask...Behind the scenesThe Home GuardTuesday 17 July 2018In June 1940, following a scrambled evacuation of troops at Dunkirk, the Second World...Records and researchKeeper’s Gallery: Battle of Britain 1940Thursday 1 October 2015Our Keeper’s Gallery currently features a display highlighting the Battle of Britain in 1940....Behind the scenesAces High in the BookshopTuesday 18 August 2015An iPod malfunction on the drive up to Stratford which froze the playlist in...Records and researchWhen life imitates art: ‘Come friendly bombs…’Monday 13 July 2015Most people, especially its long suffering residents, are familiar with the John Betjeman poem...