at The de Havilland Aircraft Museum, St. Albans, Herts. AL2 1BU
Although tickets to the VIP theatre are fully sold out, you can still attend the Museum and enjoy all the other attractions on offer as well as being present for the Memorial dedication service with Colin Bell DFC BEM in attendance. Normal museum prices will apply – see here for details:
Other attractions/exhibitors on the day:
The People’s Mosquito
307 Squadron (Polish) Project
RAF Bircham Newton Heritage Centre
Carpetbaggers Supply Drop
Squadron X (Bomber Command Re-enactors)
The Polish Heritage Flight
Polish Air Force Memorial Committee
THE MAIN EVENT DETAILS (SOLD OUT)- for those with tickets
The People’s Mosquito is proud to announce Mosquito International Day – a collaboration with The Polish Heritage Flight and The de Havilland Aviation Museum to honour international aircrew and the support teams that made the De Havilland Mosquito such a success in WWII.
Held at the home of the prototype aircraft’s development, Salisbury Hall near St. Albans, the day will feature guest speakers and our VIP veteran, 105 year-old Colin Bell, DFC BEM.
As well as admission to the superb museum, your ticket allows access to the upstairs VIP area and seated theatre, where you will be able to mingle with invited guests and experience two wonderful talks. Each talk will last 1 hour, including a Q/A session, with opportunities for book dedications and chat with fellow aviation enthusiasts.
A remembrance ceremony will also be included as part of the day, as will be exhibits by various Mosquito related associations.
Tickets are priced at £35 per person for the day – to include Museum admission and all presentations.
Our Guests:
Colin Bell DFC BEM
Dr Robert Lyman MBE FRHistS
Dr Sarah-Louise Miller
RAF veteran, TPM Ambassador and charity fundraiser.
Writer, Historian & TPM Ambassador
Historian, Author, Presenter & TPM Ambassador
Perhaps needs little introduction to regular readers, but at nearly 105-years of age, Colin remains as sharp as a tack and tells remarkable stories from a life lived to the full.
Colin joined the RAF aged just 19, and after his flying training joined 608 Squadron (Pathfinder Group) based at Downham Market in Norfolk. He carried out 50 bombing raids over Germany, 13 of them over Berlin
Since finishing a twenty year career in the British Army in 2001 he has published widely on the Second World War in Europe, North Africa and Asia.
He was the BBC’s historical adviser for the VJ commemorations in 2015 and 2020 and is a regular contributor to documentary films on aspects of the war.
Dr Sarah-Louise Miller is a historian of war and conflict, specialising in air and sea power, military intelligence and defence and security. She is a lecturer at the Defence Studies Department at King’s College London, and teaches at the Defence Academy of the UK.
She is also a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford’s Faculty of History.
Full timetable: (subject to any alteration on the day to be advised).
1030 – Museum opens for general admissions and viewing.
1100 – Talk 1: Dr. Robert Lyman MBE FRHistS
Talk on International crews within the Amiens Prison Raid
1200 – Lunchtime breakout/museum viewing.
(Onsite café facilities are available at additional cost).
1300 – Wreath Laying and Dedication Ceremony – with Colin Bell (All welcome).
1330 – Talk 2: Colin Bell in conversation with historian Dr Sarah-Louise Miller.
1430 – Meet and Greet – Book Signings / Museum viewing as desired.
1600 – Museum closes.
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