Heritage Open Days

In celebration of Heritage Open Days, we are offering free places to enjoy a guided tour of the Museum or the opportunity to watch one of our recorded lectures with a special introduction. There is no charge for these activities, but you will need a valid Museum ticket to participate.

Guided Tours - take a journey through history at the Army Flying Museum ……from balloons to man lifting kites, from airships to gliders, from early flight to attack helicopters! Don’t miss this opportunity to join a guided tour led by our knowledgeable and experienced guides as they take you on a journey of reconnaissance, communication and combat whilst highlighting the story of Army aviation. Book your free tour place below - please be aware, you will need a valid admission ticket to attend the tour. The tours are not suitable for children.

Join us for a showing of our online lecture, 'Pegasus Bridge - In Their Own Words'  with a special introduction by Brigadier (Retd) Richard Folkes at 1.30pm on Monday 15^th September.

Marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum and the Army Flying Museum teamed up to tell the personal stories of two of the men who carried out the famous Coup de Main operation to seize the bridges in Normandy over the Caen Canal and the River Orne in the opening hours of 6 June 1944.

Each with very different roles, Major John Howard DSO of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and Staff Sergeant Geoff Barkway DFM of the Glider Pilot Regiment landed at Pegasus Bridge within minutes of each other - but what brought them together that night and what of their later lives?

Using archive footage and personal family recollections, hear their compelling, personal stories of the impact of war.

Book your free place below - please be aware, you will need a valid admission ticket to attend the film showing.

Join us for a showing of our online lecture, 'Spitfire - Gifts of War' with an introduction by a member of the Museum team at 1.30pm on Saturday 20^th September

In 1940 communities, places, towns, and companies gave £5,000 to buy a Spitfire to have their local name painted on the cowling. Hear Paul Beaver reveal the story behind the Spitfire Fund and of the local people desperate to play their part in beating the Luftwaffe.

Book your free place below - please be aware, you will need a valid admission ticket to attend the film showing.