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WWII RAF Group - Keeping the Spirit Alive!

 

A living history group dedicated to preserving the memory of those airmen and women who served this country in its hour of need, especially to the thousands who made the ultimate sacrifice

Our Displays

Emergency Operation Room

Dispersal

(Fighter Command)

By recreating a Sector Level RAF Fighter Command Emergency Operations Room from 1940 - We show how the command and control system got our chaps to the right place at the right time. We reduce an hour of the Battle of Britain down to 20 minutes, with an introductory explanantion to set the scene.

 

Next Display - RAF Cosford Airshow (dispersal) 10th June 2018

 

Next Ops Room - Burton upon Trent National Brewery Centre Vintage Years Event 16&17 June 2018

Bomber Briefing

Everything but the Spit or Hurri (but we know people who have those)

A display aimed at explaining the preparation behind a tactical strike in 1943/44 and the price paid by RAF Aircrews

Chain Home

A representation of one of - Britains "Castles in the Sky" that gave us advance warning of incoming threats in 1940

Our Friends/Links

WW2RAF Group secured Heritage Lottery Fund support for a box van trailer in 2011. During the subsequent years of displaying we have taken voluntary collections from those viewing our displays with a total that well exceeds the grant given. We have most recently donated to Help for Heroes, the Midlands Air Ambulance (again) to the memorial trusts for both the Battle of Britain and Bomber Command and to the RAF Charitable Trust. We are now repaying the HLFs investment in us with interest.

Links to the websites for these organisations are below - click the logo.

WW2RAF Group members all belong to Worcester Re-Enactors, a multi period society dedicated to providing education via "living history" throughout the ages.

 

INFORMATION SHEETS

 

We do not profess to have everything "right" but we do have a lot of experience in our own field and we have undertaken much research.

We have put together one or two information sheets that we hope will be of some help. If you have any questions please keep them sensible/short as we all have limited time, but do ask. .We will do what we can to help anyone with similar interests, wherever they are in the world and if you have something constructive to offer, we will receive you with open arms.

 

click the picture for the link

 

 

DISCLAIMER/USE RESTRICTIONS

The information on the sheets downloadable from our site is provided for your personal use, not for publication or distribution (unless you want to give us a donation of course!).

 

The information is given without any guarantees. Use it at your own risk. Don't try sueing us if it all goes rather pear-shaped because we have excercised the best care we can in providing it and life is not without idiots, sorry, risk.

Educational Talks

 

WE CAN PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING TALKS ON A NUMBER OF SUBJECTS RELATED TO THE DISPLAYS THAT WE PRESENT

 

We can also provide small "cameo" one or two person displays in addition to the larger ones detailed above. We principally operate in the Midlands but also now have representation in the East of England

 

Thank You RAF Wittering

 

Many thanks to all at RAF Wittering for making us warmly welcome on your Families Day 2018.

 

We had a great time (despite the weather when packing up). We received some good feedback and it was great to be able to do the complete display, including the backdrop film, in really good surroundings.

 

Very pleased to hand over the cheque to our hosts SSAFA.

NEXT EVENT

 

Next event for the Ops Room will be at Burton Upon Trent National Brewery Centre Vintage Years.

 

Calendar 2018 (this is still being updated)

 

10/6/18 - RAF Cosford

16-17/6/18 Burton upon Trent Vintage Years

 

LATEST NEWS

 

BENTLEY PRIORY 15/9/2018

 

We are proud to be finally taking the Ops Room to Bentley Priory, HQ Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. In this Centenary year we could not say no despite the logistics.

 

We are fairly busy in this RAF Centenary year and we have some very important venues lined up. Some events will not be published publicly until after completion.

 

Please contact us as early as possible if you are organising an event. Review the web site and see what we can offer.

 

The Battle of Britain Ops Room needs about 10m in width and double that in length to account for the audience as well as the display. A stable 240v power supply and isolation from external noise is also necessary.

Facebook

 

For a more lively look at the Group see our facebook page.

Time just doesnt allow us to keep the website constantly updated so take a look at the Facebook page as well.

75th Anniversary 617 Sqn Dambusters Raid

 

To coincide with this Anniversary on the 17th May the Royal Albert Hall is hosting an event which includes the premiere of the re-mastered film.

We were pleased to support the media coverage for this event on the 26th February

 

For more information see

https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2018/the-dam-busters-with-dan-snow/

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