Battle of Britain

We are proud to display the largest and most important collection of Battle of Britain artefacts in the country and are based at former airfield, RAF Hawkinge..

[Jonny Cracknell @jonnycrackers82]

As 31st Oct brings a close to the 85th Anniversary of (as history dates) the #battleofbritain it’s ended rather spectacularly! 🤯🤯🤯
Humbled & proud to have acquired some incredible personal effects of W/Cdr James Brindley Eric Nicolson VC DFC for public display at @MuseumKent

[Battle of Britain @MuseumKent]

An amazing flight experience up for grabs below to help support the Museum in this 85th Anniversary Year of the Battle of Britain 👇🏻

[Jonny Cracknell @jonnycrackers82]

Amazing Flight Experience now up for auction to support our fundraising. Read below for full details & bid in comments or send me a DM.
Courtesy of AirFirst - a 4hr experience (approx 2hrs airborne) for 2 people to fly from @BBSAirport over the stunning Needles & Isle of Wight.

[Jonny Cracknell @jonnycrackers82]

Hadrian’s Wall completed in two days - over 85 miles from Bowness on Solway to Wallsend, raising money for @CombatStress & @MuseumKent in this 85th Anniversary year of the #BattleofBritain
Just shy of £2k raised if you can help get us over the line 🙏🏻👇🏻
https://t.co/tM5kPJrs2s

[Jonny Cracknell @jonnycrackers82]

Two weeks today - a loooong way!
85 miles in just two days - supporting both @MuseumKent & @CombatStress in this 85th Anniversary year of the #BattleofBritain
We gratefully appreciate any support you can give 🙏🏻👇🏻
https://t.co/coTLm3QI9i

[Battle of Britain @MuseumKent]

Museum volunteer @jonnycrackers82 is undertaking a fundraiser for the Museum to commemorate the Few & the 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain by completing 85miles of Hadrians Wall in 2 days! Please support him & us if you can - donation link below:

https://t.co/ED82amIU6y

[Battle of Britain @MuseumKent]

On Monday the volunteers at @MuseumKent held a memorial service for the last of the Few, Gp Cpt John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway who would have turned 106 today. Joined by his family alongside family of his No.85 Sqn comrades we were treated to a Flypast from our friends at Biggin Hill.

[Battle of Britain @MuseumKent]

The proud Trustees & Volunteers at the Museum are hugely excited to announce our latest airframe acquisition - a Fieseler Fi 156C-7 Storch. Acquired from our friends at the RAF Museum she has been on display at Cosford since April 1989 & is due to arrive at Hawkinge on 26th June.

[Battle of Britain @MuseumKent]

Copies are £75 - each signed by the one & only US Navy Top Gun fighter pilot, Captain Lloyd V. Abel USN (Ret’d) aka ‘Bozo’ who visited us back in 2018. To reserve your copy & help support the Museum please drop Dave an email via [email protected]
When they are gone, they are gone!

[Battle of Britain @MuseumKent]

The Museum is excited to offer the opportunity to purchase a limited edition ‘Negative Ghost Rider, The Pattern is Full!’ A4 Gloss Photo of the famous moment @TomCruise character, Maverick (actually Captain Lloyd V. Abel) buzzes the Tower at Miramar Naval Air Station in Top Gun!

[Jonny Cracknell @jonnycrackers82]

Brilliant visit to @MuseumKent at Hawkinge - looking absolutely glorious ahead of this weekends season opening. Do schedule a visit in this 85th Anniversary year of the #BattleOfBritain
So much to see a day really won’t be enough & the new Watch Office really is a time capsule!

[Polish Heritage Flight @FlightPolish]

On our recent visit to the @MuseumKent PHF Pilot Dave Harvey presented a Framed Edition of 'Pamięć Bohaterom' (Remember the Heroes) By Mark Postlethwaite @Posartaviation , to Dave Brocklehurst MBE as a symbol of our gratitude to all the Volunteers at the Kent Battle of Britain Museum Hawkinge.

🚨The Museum re-opens for the 2025 Season on Saturday 5th April🚨

🖼️ You can secure your Signed Print directly from our website, a fitting way to commemorate the 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain 🇬🇧🇵🇱

[Battle of Britain @MuseumKent]

After 5 years of searching, planning and hard graft we’ve managed what many thought wasn’t possible!
Our Heinkel He111H-16 finally gained her engines and propellor blades!

[Battle of Britain @MuseumKent]

Rest in Peace dear ‘Paddy’ - our last of the ‘Few’ who we honour alongside all his comrades at the Museum.

Our flag will fly at half mast for the next seven days to mark the passing of the great man.

[Battle of Britain @MuseumKent]

Huge news & an enormous thank-you from all at the Museum as we’re ecstatic to announce securing the 6 aircrew medal set! Our JustGiving campaign has seen over £29k raised to help us towards the £58k we have agreed to secure these historic items & to share the story of these men.

[Jonny Cracknell @jonnycrackers82]

Had some proud days in recent years but this one is up there with the very best! Seeing F/Lt Archie McInnes AE* flying in a Spitfire, aged 99, alongside his beloved Hawker Hurricane for a last time. The last of #thefew to ever fly in a Spitfire back in 2018. Special day 🙌🏻

[Battle of Britain @MuseumKent]

We’ve also uploaded a video to our YouTube channel with Museum Chairman Dave Brocklehurst MBE giving some further detail on our appeal. Link is below, please do watch and share the giving link if you can:

https://t.co/oIak8MLZ1J

[Battle of Britain @MuseumKent]

Enormous thank you to everyone for their generous donations so far! 🙏🏻
A way still to go, but we’re just a couple of hundred shy of hitting £10,000 of the £58k needed to preserve these Battle of Britain Aircrew medal groups 🎖️
Every pound really does help.
https://t.co/qTshaxh19H

[Battle of Britain @MuseumKent]

Huge thank you for all the support and very generous donations so far 🙏🏻 We’ve a few more weeks before the collector arrives in the UK at the end of February. If you can spare anything please help us preserve this history in this 85th Anniversary year.

https://t.co/PI4Amm6h0t

[Jonny Cracknell @jonnycrackers82]

Just a few months and we reach the 85th Anniversaries of the Battle of France & Battle of Britain. I’ve been so lucky to spend time with the last few of the ‘Few’ involved - just one of who is still with us aged 105! 🤯
A few things in plan to recognise & remember #LestWeForget

[Battle of Britain @MuseumKent]

@cd1mages Photos with details are on the giving page - sadly character limitations prohibit a great amount of detail on here. But we can happily share in a thread if helpful

[Battle of Britain @MuseumKent]

We at the Museum need your help! We’ve the rare opportunity to acquire these 6 sets of #battleofbritain aircrew medals but need to raise £51,000 in 4 weeks to prevent them being sold into a private collection or broken up & sold as separate lots.
https://t.co/hk06VNnACy