RAF Museum Battle of Britain Podcasts

Hubert Allen: Learning to fly at Hendon

The memories of Hubert Allen, one of the men who started his aviation career at the Hendon Aerodrome before flying in the RNAS in World War 1.

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Pushing the Limits: The Experimental Aircraft Programme

The EAP was a British Design concept for testing the technologies which ultimately went into the Eurofighter Typhoon. This podcast tells the story of its development. [Images courtesy of BAe Systems]

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Lightning

With the final stages of the Second World War came the first jet fighters; the British Gloster Meteor and the German Messerschmitt 262.This podcast tells the story of the development of the first British supersonic interceptor.

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Women's Suffrage and Woman Pilots

This podcast explains how the pursuit of aviation in the early days was not a wholly male pursuit. Women in Aviation paved the way for gender equality which resulted in women receiving the vote in 1918.

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Bert Williams

In the early 1940’s Bert Williams began his professional football career playing for Walsall FC. During the outbreak of World War II, Bert joined the Royal Air Force as a Physical Training Instructor (PTI). Throughout his time in the RAF Bert continued to play football for the RAF football team making guest appearances for professional teams including Chelsea whilst stationed around the country. At the end of WWII, Bert signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and later went on to play for England. He is now the oldest living England International to have played in a World Cup.

In this podcast, Bert Williams discusses his life as a professional footballer and his career in the RAF during WWII. Hear about the other famous football stars of the day he played with in the RAF and his time stationed at RAF Cosford. In his own words, listen to the fascinating story of this football legend and WWII veteran.

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Al Deere

A biography of Al Deere, a fighter pilot whose autobiography was appropriately titled 'Nine Lives'. He became a highly decorated RAF fighter pilot.

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