Event News

Diamond Events for Queen’s Jubilee!

by Ian Richardson May 17, 2012

It’s that time of year again and the rumble of military vehicles can be heard in the distance as we gear up for the annual Battlegroup North event, taking place a little later than usual over the weekend of 26th and 27th May. In addition to the fantastic wargames show, featuring some fascinating and detailed [...]

Tickets for “Baedeker Raids” 70th Anniversary Lecture now Available!

by Ian Richardson March 30, 2012

We are delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for our “Baedeker Raids” presentation, marking the 70th Anniversary of the York Blitz. This takes place on Saturday 28th April, at 13:00pm and the presentation is by Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork, YAM Vice President and celebrated Air Crew Association historian and author. The raids [...]

Santa’s Plane 18th, 20th & 21st December 2011

by Ian Reed November 10, 2011

I Spy Santa!!! Rare “one off” opportunity to see inside the famous £400,000,000 spy plane. The Yorkshire Air Museum’s famous Santa’s Plane event will this year feature an exciting new twist as he will be found with his Elves in the live and very rare Nimrod MR2 ‘spy plane’!! The ‘Mighty Hunter’ is the [...]

Cérémonies du Souvenir – 13 novembre 2011

by Ian Reed November 9, 2011

Cérémonies du Souvenir – 13 novembre 2011 Dimanche 13 novembre 2011. Cette année, les cérémonies du souvenir se dérouleront au Mémorial de l’Armée de l’Air Française (route d’York), à Elvington à 11h00 et au Allied Air Forces Memorial à 12h30 au Yorkshire Air Museum. Des représentants de la Royal Air Force et de l’Armée de [...]

Remembrance Ceremonies – 13th November 2011

by Ian Reed October 31, 2011

Sunday 13th November 2011. This year’s Remembrance Ceremonies will take place at the French Air Force Memorial in York Road, Elvington at 11:oo followed by the Allied Air Forces Memorial ceremony at 12:30 at the Yorkshire Air Museum. The well supported ceremony at the French Memorial, Elvington Village, will feature the colourful Parade of Scouts, [...]

Yorkshire Air Museum on The One Show, 4th May

by admin May 3, 2011

The Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, is to appear on Wednesday night’s episode of The One Show on BBC1 on 4th May. Filming took place at the museum back in early April. The programme focuses on major British inventions which have subsequently been attributed to others, a very suitable theme that sits well with our recently [...]

Our Flickr Group Goes From Strength to Strength

by admin May 3, 2011

There’s always some stunning aviation photography to see over on our Flickr Group, but it’s also great so see some non-aviation pictures. We particularly liked this shot by Flickr member The Repairman of one of our firefighter crews atop our Chubb Pathfinder. So don’t think you need to be a hard core aviation photographer to [...]

Two Lovely Movies on Elvington Based Heavy Bomber Squadrons

by admin March 30, 2011

Two highly evocative short films by Yohan Zedoun about the only two French heavy bomber squadrons of WWll. Based at RAF Elvington these two squadrons lost 50% of their aircrew in just 18 months in actions over France ad Germany. These atmospheric films, with footage taken maily at Elvington, also show Yohan’s grandfather Emile Machaly [...]

Goodbye Harrier – The Movie

by admin March 29, 2011

A quick post to share some lovely Harrier footage we came across. Created to commemorate the final flying days of the Harrier force, there’s some superb footage in this short movie including the final large formation of Harriers on the last day of flying operations. Click the link to view in full screen mode, it’s [...]

WWII Airman to Celebrate 88th Birthday at “Halifax Heroes” Lecture as More Veterans Join the Line Up!

by Ian Richardson March 11, 2011

Veteran WWII pilot Bill Foote DFC will celebrate his 88th birthday on the day of the “Halifax Heroes” lecture on Saturday 19th March, where he is taking part in the panel discussion and later Signing session at the “Halifax Heroes” Lecture. Bill joined the RAF in March 1942, which again is a fitting coincidence, and undertook [...]

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