News
OPERATION ECLIPSE REMEMBERED AT THE MUSEUM
On the night of 24 February 1943 a lone Special Duties Lysander of No 161 Squadron flown by Squadron Leader Hugh Verity took off from…
NEW AUDIO/VISUAL EXHIBIT OPENS
A new audio/visual exhibit featuring the Luftwaffe bombing raid on RAF Tangmere during the Battle of Britain on 16 August 1940 has recently opened at…
MUSEUM SPEAKER PROVIDES THE FIRST AIR ACES TALK
The Arun and Chichester Air Enthusiasts’ Society (Air Aces) is a recently formed society whose aim is to provide monthly talks on aviation subjects. For…
ACTIVITIES DURING THE MUSEUM’S CLOSED PERIOD
During the two months the Museum has been closed to the public, our dedicated volunteers have not been idle. Work has centred on refurbishing and…
CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW OF 2012
This was another successful year for the Museum. Various new display items included an exhibition featuring Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Rosier who served with…
2012 – ANOTHER YEAR
The number of visitors during 2012 peaked at 29,572, representing a decrease of 8.3% on last year’s total. We consider this a quite reasonable outcome…
End Of Year
As is our normal custom, the Museum will be closed from 1st December 2012 in order to facilitate redecoration, refurbishment and the provision of new…
‘AIR WAR OVER MALTA’ TALK
On 25 September the Museum’s Curator, David Coxon, gave an evening talk at the Museum to members of the ‘Friends of Valletta’, a society recently…
