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Dambusters 70th Anniversary

by Ian Richardson May 16, 2013

Today, 16th May, is the 70th Anniversary of the legendary Dambuster raids, where the ingenous, Barnes Wallis designed ‘Bouncing Bomb’ was deployed to cause devastation to German manufacturing. 133 British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand aircrew went into action and 56 of them never came back, equating to the loss of 8 Lancaster aircaft from [...]

All Set for Battlegroup North!!

by Ian Richardson May 8, 2013

Battlegroup North – Historic Military Vehicle Rally, Wargaming and Living History Show. Over 200 Historic Military Vehicles, many re-enactment groups and full precision model wargaming show, with fascinating demonstration and participation games for seasoned wargamers and novices to enjoy. Wargaming traders include Wargames Foundry, Valiant Miniatures, GB&SD Hobbies, Offensive Miniatures, Models Toys & Fantasy Games, [...]

People of York Campaign to Remember Yves Mahé

by Ian Richardson May 3, 2013

The Yorkshire Air Museum’s Hawker Huricane exhibit returned to the heart of York On Monday 29th April to mark the 71st Anniversary of the York Blitz, during which the City was saved from catastrophic destruction by the chance intervention of a lone French RAF fighter pilot, Yves Mahé. On learning about this dramatic story, pupils [...]

BBMF Dakota Surprise Flypast Augers Well for Battlegroup North!

by Ian Richardson April 10, 2013

The impromptu flypast of the Douglas DC3 Dakota from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight over the Yorkshire Air Museum today provided a great preview for the forthcoming Battlegroup North event taking place over the weekend of 11th and 12th May here at Elvington. The Dakota has been tasked to perform a full flypast on [...]

Victoria Wood Charms Veterans with a ‘Nice Cup of Tea”!

by Ian Richardson April 3, 2013

Legendary star of stage and screen and one of Britain’s foremost comediennes and writers, Victoria Wood, visited the Museum on 12th October last year for filming for a major BBC Documentary. Entitled “A Nice Cup of Tea”, the documentary charts the nations long-standing passion for drinking tea. One of the ‘strands’ of the programme is [...]

“Thunder Day” Coming!

by Ian Richardson April 2, 2013

The first “Thunder Day” of the 2013 Season will take place this coming Sunday 7th April, so put the date in your Diary! The Fire Team will once again kick start the activities with the chance for ‘kids of all ages’ to have some fun with the fire hoses and try and knock a few [...]

Yorkshire Air Museum a Finalist in VisitEngland Awards for Excellence!

by Ian Richardson March 25, 2013

The Yorkshire Air Museum has been named as a finalist in the prestigious Visit England Awards for Excellence 2013 in the category of Tourism Experience of the Year for the ‘French in York’ Festival, organised in October 2011, with the support of the City of York Council and businesses across the city. The Festival of [...]

Recalling How Halifax “Friday the 13th” Got Its Name!

by Ian Richardson March 20, 2013

The Yorkshire Air Museum’s internationally renowned Halifax bomber restoration is named after the legendary Halifax “Friday the 13th”, which flew with 158 Squadron from RAF Lissett, East Yorkshire, completing 128 missions, the highest tally of any Halifax and as such, one of the Bomber Command’s most successful aircraft. On Saturday 16th March, Flt. Sgt. Eric [...]

March Anti – Det Run!

by Ian Richardson March 1, 2013

It is the first Sunday of the month coming up, so once again YAM will reverberate to the sound of aircraft engines as the monthly “anti-det” runs take place on Sunday 3rd March. The aircraft being run up are the de Havilland Devon VP967 twin prop and the Blackburn Buccaneer X974. It is likely to be [...]

BBC 1 – 7:30 – Monday 25th February

by Ian Reed February 20, 2013

The Yorkshire Air Museum will feature in a special edition of BBC1′s “Inside Out” programme on Monday 25th February at 7:30pm. The programme features the remarkable personal search by former BBC TV News presenter Jan Leeming in her quest to find out about an anonymous French air ace, Rene Mouchotte, whose name she sponsored on the Battle of [...]

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