This conference will take place between Thursday 4 September and Friday 5 September 2025.

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Hosted at the Royal Air Force Museum, London, the two-day conference will present research that offer new perspectives on military aviation, challenge the accepted historical consensus and review the powerful legacies of air power. The conference will have an interdisciplinary approach, including papers from  history, international relations and defence studies among other disciplines.

The full event will be livestreamed here on Crowdcast for free. The Conference will also be available to watch back in its entirety afterwards. If you wish to support the Museum you can donate directly through Crowdcast.

The Conference runs from Thursday 4 September through Friday 5 September, starting at 9am and finishing at 5.30pm on both days.

The programme will for the Conference is available to download on the event page for the Conference on the RAF Museum website. Please note that changes in circumstances may require the programme to be altered; please consult the programme to see the start time for each session.

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