📣 Our latest Archived Lecture is now LIVE on YouTube! 🎥 Join Dr Katharine Campbell as she explores the extraordinary—and often controversial—life of her father, Sholto Douglas ✈️ A pioneering RAF commander and radar advocate, Sholto rose through the ranks amidst war, political rifts, and personal trauma. In Trials, Triumphs and Trauma in the Controversial Life of Sholto Douglas, Katharine weaves powerful family memories with historical insight, original photographs, and a moving look at PTSD and moral injury 🧠💔 This free talk is part of the RAF Museum’s Research Lecture Programme. Watch now and uncover the story of a man shaped by war and duty. 🎬 Watch here: https://youtu.be/kq_igXLKmUY?si=1qaRCyGf4xSiVFuJ 💙 Support us: https://support.rafmuseum.org/Donate-Now #RAFMuseum #HistoryLecture #SholtoDouglas #PTSD #WWII #AviationHistory (fb)

✈️ For Valour: Captain Albert Ball VC 🏅 Our latest blog in the For Valour series honours one of Britain’s most celebrated WWI fighter aces — Captain Albert Ball VC, DSO**, MC. 🎖️🇬🇧 Flying solo missions against overwhelming odds, Ball was admired for his bravery, skill, and selfless determination. From April to May 1917, he engaged in 26 aerial combats, downing 11 enemy aircraft and damaging many more ✈️🔥 Tragically, he fell in combat at just 20 years old. His legacy lives on through his medals, his SE 5a aircraft, and the respect he earned on both sides of the war front. 🕊️ 👉 Read more about his story and sacrifice in our blog: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/blog/for-valour-lt-temp-capt-albert-ball-vc-dso-mc-legion-dhonneur-france-order-of-st-george-4th-class-russia-late-notts-and-derby-regiment-and-r-f-c/ Image shows: Ball sat in the front of his aircraft with squadron colleagues 17 April 1917: he died just 20 days later. #ForValour #AlbertBall #RAFMuseum #WWIHero #VC #RoyalFlyingCorps (fb)