{"id":2854,"date":"2024-04-30T18:57:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T18:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/?p=2854"},"modified":"2024-04-30T18:57:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T18:57:24","slug":"second-world-war-week-at-raf-museum-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/aviation-news-uk\/aviation-museum-news\/second-world-war-week-at-raf-museum-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Second World War Week at RAF Museum London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/Aviation-Museums\/UK\/images\/royal-air-force-museum-london.jpg\" alt=\"RAF Museum London\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>25 May &#8211; 02 June 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Travel back in time with the RAF Museum London this May Half-Term with a range of family activities. Discover all about the RAF and life during the 1940s, culminating in our D-Day Weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>D-Day, The RAF Story: The Tour<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landing, the RAF Museum will be offering a tour for a limited time only, telling the story of the role of the RAF during the D-Day Operations.<br \/>\nExplore the varied roles of the RAF during D-Day, from bombing to reconnaissance and logistics. See this story come to live in the Museum\u2019s Hangars 3, 4, 5 among iconic aircraft such as the Avro Lancaster, the Handley Page Halifax and the de Havilland Mosquito. Delivered by our expert volunteer tours guides; they will meet you by the nose of the Lancaster at your tour time.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets: \u00a310.00<br \/>\nLocation: Hangars 345<br \/>\nDate: Sunday 26 May, Tuesday 28 May, Thursday 30 May, Saturday 1 June, Wednesday 5 June and Thursday 6 June.<br \/>\nTimings: 30 min timeslots available 11:00am to 1:00pm then 2:00pm to 4:00pm<br \/>\nRecommended Age: 8+<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aircraft Access: Lockheed Hudson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the opportunity to fully experience the aircraft that bravely carried into and out of Nazi occupied Europe.<br \/>\nAlthough often a forgotten hero of WWII, visitors will be privileged to gain exclusive access to the first Allied aircraft to capture a U-boat, be equipped with airborne lifeboats and shoot down an enemy whilst operating form the British Isles.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets: \u00a35.00<br \/>\nLocation: Hangars 345<br \/>\nDate: Saturday 25th, Monday 27th and Wednesday 29th of May<br \/>\nTimings: 15 min timeslots available 11:00am to 1:00pm then 2:00pm to 4:00pm<br \/>\nRecommended Age: 8+<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audio Story WW2 Trail<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Embark on an exciting journey through aviation history with the RAF Museum\u2019s brand new trail.<\/p>\n<p>Meet Woof Commander Antis the Dog and Flight Lieutenant Percy the Parachuting Penguin!<\/p>\n<p>Enchanting narration interspersed with the hum of engines and the buzz of crucial radio chatter will guide visitors as they learn of the tales of the brave men, women and animals who made the difference in Britain\u2019s finest hour.<\/p>\n<p>This audio trail promises an accessible experience that transcends anything you\u2019ve heard before. All you will need you will need to access this journey to the pass is your own smart device, headphones and internet access.<\/p>\n<p>What we want to know most is are you Team Antis or a Team Percy? Make sure you let everyone know who is your favourite during your visit!<\/p>\n<p>Tickets: FREE<br \/>\nLocation: Hangars 345<br \/>\nDate: Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June<br \/>\nTimings: Drop-in throughout the day, just scan the QR code and go!<br \/>\nRecommended Age: 4+<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafmuseum.org.uk\/london\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.rafmuseum.org.uk\/london\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>25 May &#8211; 02 June 2024 Travel back in time with the RAF Museum London this May Half-Term with a range of family activities. Discover all about the RAF and life during the 1940s, culminating in our D-Day Weekend. D-Day, The RAF Story: The Tour For the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landing, the RAF &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/aviation-news-uk\/aviation-museum-news\/second-world-war-week-at-raf-museum-london\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Second World War Week at RAF Museum London<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[336,44,10,187],"class_list":["post-2854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aviation-museum-news","tag-336","tag-april","tag-news","tag-raf-museum-london"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2854"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2855,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2854\/revisions\/2855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.airscene.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}