Join us on Sunday 14 September from 11am for a poignant and fascinating event exploring the emotive topic of the Battle of Britain’s ‘Missing Few’ - the brave airmen shot down and listed as ‘Missing’ during the summer and autumn of 1940, leaving families without closure for decades.

 

The day begins at 11am with a screening of ‘Forgotten’, an eight-minute film written and directed by long-time Battle of Britain researcher Philip Harvey. The film, which has won an impressive twenty-seven domestic and independent film awards, raises vital awareness of these missing heroes.

 

Following the film, Dilip Sarkar MBE, Honorary Vice-President of the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust CIO, will share moving stories of some of the missing airmen, including 601 Squadron’s Flight Lieutenant Willie Rhodes-Moorhouse DFC and 605 Squadron’s Sergeant Peter MacIntosh. Dilip will reveal how families’ determination and aviation archaeology have helped uncover the truth behind these tragic tales.

 

The event concludes with a panel discussion, where Philip and Dilip answer questions from the audience.

 

From 1pm, Dilip will be signing copies of all eight volumes of the official history produced for the Trust. This includes Volume 8: ‘Battle of Britain Remembered’, featuring a chapter on the missing, a foreword by HRH The Princess Royal and a postscript by the Director General of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Claire Horton CBE.

 

This special event is free to attend, but your support makes a real difference. We kindly suggest a donation of £5 per person to help us continue preserving the memory of ‘the Few’. Every visit to our shop or café also helps support the Memorial’s vital work.

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Booking is essential. Please call 01303 249292 or email enquiries@battleofbritainmemorial.org to reserve your place.

Join us on Monday 15 September to commemorate Battle of Britain Day. At 11am, the Trust will be hosting the usual Battle of Britain Day service to commemorate the RAF’s success in the aerial battle of 15 September 1940, widely acknowledged as the day on which the tide turned in the defenders' favour.⁠

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There is no need to book in advance for the service. Please note that entry to the Memorial is free, although parking charges apply (parking is £2 for two hours or £6 for all day). Donations are encouraged.

Dr Helen Doe will be at The Wing to tell the incredible story of her father, Wing Commander Bob Doe DSO DFC*, celebrated as one of the highest scoring Aces in the Battle of Britain.

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The talk begins at 2pm and is free to enter, but we suggest a minimum donation per person of £5 to help the charity continue its work. Please let us know if you are unable to make it so that we can allocate your place to someone on the waiting list. To book, call 01303 249292 or email enquiries@battleofbritainmemorial.org

Adrian Phillips will give his talk entitled “Winston's Bandits: Churchill's maverick friends, shaping the RAF in history and legend” in the next of our Sunday talks at The Wing.

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The talk begins at 2pm and is free to enter, but we suggest a minimum donation per person of £5 to help the charity continue its work. Please let us know if you are unable to make it so that we can allocate your place to someone on the waiting list. To book, call 01303 249292 or email enquiries@battleofbritainmemorial.org

In the last of our current line-up of Sunday afternoon speakers, Air Commodore Rick Peacock-Edwards CBE AFC will tell the remarkable story of his father, Squadron Leader Spencer Ritchie Peacock-Edwards, one of ‘the Few’.

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The talk begins at 2pm and is free to enter, but we suggest a minimum donation per person of £5 to help the charity continue its work. Please let us know if you are unable to make it so that we can allocate your place to someone on the waiting list. To book, call 01303 249292 or email enquiries@battleofbritainmemorial.org

Join us for a remarkable evening as Letters to the Moon brings to life the touching wartime correspondence between actress Celia Johnson, star of the classic 1945 film Brief Encounter, and her husband, writer and journalist Peter Fleming OBE.

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This unique performance will be staged on Thursday 30 October at the prestigious RAF Club in London’s Piccadilly, raising vital funds for the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust.

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Actress Lucy Fleming (Celia Johnson’s daughter) and Simon Williams (Yes, Prime Minister) will dramatise these personal letters, revealing Celia’s experiences of wartime Britain - from housing evacuated children and learning to drive a tractor, to coping with rationing and serving as an auxiliary policewoman.

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Alongside the performance, guests will enjoy a hot supper in the historic surroundings of the RAF Club.

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Event details:
Thursday 30 October
RAF Club, Piccadilly, London

Arrive at 6.15pm for a 6.45pm start
Tickets: £85 (including supper)

To book, call Patrick Tootal on 01732 870809 or email battleofbritain@btinternet.com