In our latest blog post, Assistant Curator Andrew Dennis looks at the Korean war which started today 70 years ago. In the Archives he found two photo albums of No. 77 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Korean War. Read more here: rafmuseum.org.uk/blog/raf-pilot…

#RAFMVideo : This video is previously unseen RAF Museum Archive footage of different variants of the English Electric Canberra at RAF Cottesmore. Special attention to the different training versions. youtube.com/watch?v=-86YnH…

I'm pleased to report that a small and socially distanced group of DAHG members were able to meet and lay a wreath at the Defford Memorial in Defford village to mark Remembrance Day. Let's hope that next year we will be able to meet in greater numbers once again.

Happy New Year from DAHG

Winter Meteor at NT Croome

During the winter of 1947 aircraft were grounded for some time by heavy snow, an exception being Defford’s first helicopter, a Sikorsky Hoverfly. This brought food from an army depot at Hereford and carried out reconnaissance flights for Worcestershire County Council.

Wartime teamwork at Defford. In this photograph there are service personnel of the Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, as well as civilians from the Telecommunications Research Establishment

Celebrating Women in History Month...

Celebrating Women in History Month...

Joan Curran (26 February 1916 – 10 February 1999) was a Welsh physicist who played important roles in the development of radar during the Second World War. She invented chaff, a radar countermeasure technique credited with reducing losses among Allied bomber crews.

Sqn Officer Audrey Rundle, a medical radiologist who joined the Women's Auxiliary Air Force to work on radar and flew from Defford on trials of the "Monica" tail-warning radar.

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Fantastic photos! Looks great!

RAF Defford Museum reopening - 17th May. For opening times please see the NT Croome website.

Calling all future pilots ✈ Have you visited our RAF museum and RAF themed play area at Croome? Bring your little ones today and find out about the exciting work of the men and women at RAF Defford then spread your wings in the play area 🛩 Visit Worcestershire DAHG

Merry Christmas to all our followers....

Please note, due to essential maintenance and cleaning the RAF Defford Museum will be closed from 3rd – 10th Jan 22 and the Ambulance Garage will be closed from 10th – 17th Jan 22. We look forward to welcoming back volunteers and visitors once the work is completed.

80th Anniversary of Telecommunications Flying Unit arriving at RAF Defford in May 1942....

The RAF Museum at Defford is jointly run by DAHG and The National Trust. The Museum is run and staffed by Volunteers, people from all walks of life, who love to talk about the history of this important base. If you would like to learn more please msg. …rdairfieldheritagegroup.wordpress.com/conta.../

On Friday 27th May the Museum volunteers celebrated the Defford TFU 80th Anniversary with the first RAF Walk 2022 at Croome - more to follow this summer.....