by CAFM contributor | Jun 13, 2017 | Aircraft, Books, Collections, Library Display, News & Events, Periodicals, Posts
Did you know that our Museum Library has over 8500 books? Our collection is used by our visitors, by folks coming into the Museum to do research, by volunteers, and by those of you looking for titles related to topics of interest. If you’re not able to come...
by CAFM contributor | Jan 3, 2016 | Collections, Exhibits, News & Events, Periodicals, Posts
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS ~ A WINDOW ON VISUAL INFORMATION This posting has been written by Geoff, one of our volunteers, who has great love and respect for magazines. Come in and meet him Thursday mornings! “The beauty of magazines is their versatility. They...
by CAFM contributor | Dec 5, 2015 | Aircraft, Books, Collections, Exhibits, Gift Shop, News & Events, Periodicals, Posts
Geoff decided upon the “Illustrated London News”. He told me he chose this “for the following reasons: It is a fairly pristine collection, albeit not complete. It presents a broad section of life in the early 20th Century, although only the upper...
by CAFM contributor | Sep 6, 2015 | Aircraft, Books, Collections, Exhibits, News & Events, Periodicals, Posts
The Battle of Britain conflict took place between July and October of 1940. It was the first major military campaign in history to be fought entirely in the air. On July 10th, 120 German bombers and fighters struck a British shipping convoy in the English Channel,...
by CAFM contributor | Jul 23, 2014 | Books, Member Info, News & Events, Periodicals
This month Jon Ambler has picked a magazine to be the Library pick. Jon called it “the best overview of D-Day” he has ever read!” D-Day RAF- The RAF’s Part In The Great Invasion by Clive Rowley, this magazine covers D-Day from the Air. Drop...