We’re thrilled to announce a new home for our damaged Spitfire replica at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum Battle of Britain! Dave’s generous donation also helps fund a new replica arriving in August. Read the full story 🔗: tinyurl.com/yc86wwbd

Dave & the Museum were delighted to host Arthur Williams & a team from Windfall Films Ltd yesterday for some filming at Battle of Britain The upcoming TV episodes will feature both our Ju52/3M and another on the Hurricane. Arthur was an absolute delight & incredibly knowledgeable.

We have been asked our plans for the replica Mk.Ia Spitfire acquired from our good friends The Battle of Britain Memorial Once repaired & back on her undercarriage we plan to display her on the grass by the Museum Entrance & Shop. A Photoshop pic shows how good she’ll look - well we think so!

We have some ideas for her new livery once she’s been stripped & repaired - but which member of the ‘Few’ do you think we should commemorate? All ideas & suggestions most welcome, so please do let us know in the comments

On Wednesday 3rd July 2024 we welcomed the former The Battle of Britain Memorial Gate Guardian Spitfire Mk Ia to our Museum collection. Here’s a few pics taken yesterday when she was basking in the sunshine at her new home.

Just a few months and we reach the 85th Anniversaries of the Battle of France & Battle of Britain. I’ve been so lucky to spend time with the last few of the ‘Few’ involved - just one of who is still with us aged 105! 🤯 A few things in plan to recognise & remember #LestWeForget

Huge thank you for all the support and very generous donations so far 🙏🏻 We’ve a few more weeks before the collector arrives in the UK at the end of February. If you can spare anything please help us preserve this history in this 85th Anniversary year. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Had some proud days in recent years but this one is up there with the very best! Seeing F/Lt Archie McInnes AE* flying in a Spitfire, aged 99, alongside his beloved Hawker Hurricane for a last time. The last of #thefew to ever fly in a Spitfire back in 2018. Special day 🙌🏻

Huge news & an enormous thank-you from all at the Museum as we’re ecstatic to announce securing the 6 aircrew medal set! Our JustGiving campaign has seen over £29k raised to help us towards the £58k we have agreed to secure these historic items & to share the story of these men.

Rest in Peace dear ‘Paddy’ - our last of the ‘Few’ who we honour alongside all his comrades at the Museum. Our flag will fly at half mast for the next seven days to mark the passing of the great man.

After 5 years of searching, planning and hard graft we’ve managed what many thought wasn’t possible! Our Heinkel He111H-16 finally gained her engines and propellor blades!

On our recent visit to the Battle of Britain PHF Pilot Dave Harvey presented a Framed Edition of 'Pamięć Bohaterom' (Remember the Heroes) By Mark Postlethwaite Mark Postlethwaite GAvA , to Dave Brocklehurst MBE as a symbol of our gratitude to all the Volunteers at the Kent Battle of Britain

Brilliant visit to Battle of Britain at Hawkinge - looking absolutely glorious ahead of this weekends season opening. Do schedule a visit in this 85th Anniversary year of the #BattleOfBritain So much to see a day really won’t be enough & the new Watch Office really is a time capsule!

The proud Trustees & Volunteers at the Museum are hugely excited to announce our latest airframe acquisition - a Fieseler Fi 156C-7 Storch. Acquired from our friends at the RAF Museum she has been on display at Cosford since April 1989 & is due to arrive at Hawkinge on 26th June.