Free talk by Chris Wiseman on how RAF Exeter became a frontline Battle of Britain airfield, part of Torquay Museum's lecture series.
Chris Wiseman is at Torquay Museum on Tuesday 3 November, talking about RAF Exeter during the Battle of Britain. It's part of the Torquay Museum Society's lecture series, and it's a look at how a station in Devon became a frontline airfield during the Second World War.
Wiseman walks through the whole story: the rapid construction of the station, the operations of the three fighter squadrons based there, and the international pilots who flew from it to defend the south-west of England. It's a good way to see how a local airfield fit into the wider picture of the Battle of Britain, and to hear about the people who were actually stationed here.
The talk is one of the museum's regular lectures, which they present as a family day out focused on world culture and local history. If you're already there, you can explore 400 million years of Torbay's heritage through exhibitions, activities, lectures and trails, and an entry ticket gives you twelve months of access to all the galleries and exhibitions.
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It starts at 10:45 am at Torquay Museum, 529 Babbacombe Rd, Torquay, TQ1 1HG. Entry is free for Torquay Museum Society members, and £5 for the general public, payable on the door.
