Peter Elliott
@flyingarchivist.bsky.social
Curator Emeritus; Private Pilot; Expatriate Yorkshireman; PhD on the development of aviation museums. FRAeS
My daughter made me a birthday cake - a few days after the event - with candy floss "smoke". Thanks, Fi - Wizard show!
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 PM
My daughter made me a birthday cake - a few days after the event - with candy floss "smoke". Thanks, Fi - Wizard show!
Another splendid, if cold, Boxing Day with the St Albans Mummers. Good crowds at the five venues (only two of them pubs) who seemed to enjoy the updated script containing at least one new joke... Some £800 in donations, most of which will go to local charities. stalbanstimes.co.uk/events/in-pi...
December 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Another splendid, if cold, Boxing Day with the St Albans Mummers. Good crowds at the five venues (only two of them pubs) who seemed to enjoy the updated script containing at least one new joke... Some £800 in donations, most of which will go to local charities. stalbanstimes.co.uk/events/in-pi...
Splendid afternoon with Saskia - my Research Tutor, now at the University of Munich - including a tour of the buildings and a discussion on the students who protested about the Nazis.
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Splendid afternoon with Saskia - my Research Tutor, now at the University of Munich - including a tour of the buildings and a discussion on the students who protested about the Nazis.
Very interesting article which shows that #Archives can be a much-underused resource.
Undiscovered after 44 years - Britain's secret design for a Mach 2 superfighter from the designers of #Concorde #avgeek www.aerosociety.com/news/raiders...
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Very interesting article which shows that #Archives can be a much-underused resource.
My paper on government departments and aviation history is now available to download free from the @aerosociety website: www.aerosociety.com/publications...
JAH: Britain's Aircraft Heritage: How government departments have influenced its preservation
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December 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
My paper on government departments and aviation history is now available to download free from the @aerosociety website: www.aerosociety.com/publications...
Grand to be back in #Bridlington for the Old Bridlingtonian Club Annual Dinner. A bracing breeze and a good sunset.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Grand to be back in #Bridlington for the Old Bridlingtonian Club Annual Dinner. A bracing breeze and a good sunset.
Very interesting visit to The London Library with colleagues from the RAF Club Library. It's a fascinating, labyrinthine building with a massive collection.
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Very interesting visit to The London Library with colleagues from the RAF Club Library. It's a fascinating, labyrinthine building with a massive collection.
One of the pleasures of archive work is finding a mundane document next to a rather special one. In Sir John Charnley's papers, when he is made Knight Bachelor, the Grter King of Arms invites him to apply for a Grant of Arms, while BT ask whether his entry in the Telephone Directory needs changing.
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
One of the pleasures of archive work is finding a mundane document next to a rather special one. In Sir John Charnley's papers, when he is made Knight Bachelor, the Grter King of Arms invites him to apply for a Grant of Arms, while BT ask whether his entry in the Telephone Directory needs changing.
A pleasant bimble around Herts., Beds., Bucks., and Cambs., but I'd fogotten about the cold draught in that aeroplane!
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A pleasant bimble around Herts., Beds., Bucks., and Cambs., but I'd fogotten about the cold draught in that aeroplane!
My article 'A national aviation museum for the United Kingdom for the United Kingdom: missed opportunity, or lost hope?' has just been published, and is available to read at www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GQ7VC...
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My article 'A national aviation museum for the United Kingdom for the United Kingdom: missed opportunity, or lost hope?' has just been published, and is available to read at www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GQ7VC...
Splendid #fireworks at last night's display in #StAlbans - we heard that there were 15,000 people in the crowd - raising funds for a local hospice.
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Splendid #fireworks at last night's display in #StAlbans - we heard that there were 15,000 people in the crowd - raising funds for a local hospice.
Two sessions covering a variety of topics, presented by erudite speakers. And me.
I look forward to you seeing me there!
I look forward to you seeing me there!
Reminder! Only 2 days to the free online Logbooks & AvDocs.
Did Guy Gibson 'fudge' his logbook? And one of our experts' 'smoking gun' document: "...reminding audiences that you can’t always trust the people you think you should be able to trust."
Join us! -JDK
aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
Did Guy Gibson 'fudge' his logbook? And one of our experts' 'smoking gun' document: "...reminding audiences that you can’t always trust the people you think you should be able to trust."
Join us! -JDK
aviationcultures.org/spotlights/l...
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Two sessions covering a variety of topics, presented by erudite speakers. And me.
I look forward to you seeing me there!
I look forward to you seeing me there!
Very pleased to see @midgegillies.bsky.social and @spitfirefilly.bsky.social in our local #WetRocks.
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Very pleased to see @midgegillies.bsky.social and @spitfirefilly.bsky.social in our local #WetRocks.
Spiffing evening at the Air Pilots Trophies and Awards Banquet at #Guildhall, with @dotee2025.bsky.social Complete with #Pikemen aand #Musketeers!
October 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Spiffing evening at the Air Pilots Trophies and Awards Banquet at #Guildhall, with @dotee2025.bsky.social Complete with #Pikemen aand #Musketeers!
This #fox is the rather annoying blighter who has been digging in the flower pots and beds on our patio. We've tried various "deterrents" to no avail - any suggestions that won't involve horses and red coats?
October 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This #fox is the rather annoying blighter who has been digging in the flower pots and beds on our patio. We've tried various "deterrents" to no avail - any suggestions that won't involve horses and red coats?
For #MainplaneMonday, a couple of images from this afternoon's trip: the first shows the drive leading to Wimpole Hall, north of Royston, and the second is clouds and fields near Peterborough.
September 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
For #MainplaneMonday, a couple of images from this afternoon's trip: the first shows the drive leading to Wimpole Hall, north of Royston, and the second is clouds and fields near Peterborough.
Exercising my right, as a Freeman of the City, to drive sheep 🐑 across a London bridge.
September 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Exercising my right, as a Freeman of the City, to drive sheep 🐑 across a London bridge.
Our wedding anniversary usually coincides with #StAlbansBeerFestival - 44 years today with @dotee2025.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Our wedding anniversary usually coincides with #StAlbansBeerFestival - 44 years today with @dotee2025.bsky.social
That's 100 armful done for @givebloodnhs.bsky.social - I'm the #GivingType!
August 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
That's 100 armful done for @givebloodnhs.bsky.social - I'm the #GivingType!
So much for bird-proofing!
August 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
So much for bird-proofing!
Same technology they use to keep cereal crispy in ice cream. Everyday there is more and more scientific evidence ice cream is good for you.
NEW: Scientists made a sugar-coated nanoparticle that blocks the SARS-CoV-2 virus from binding to human cells — cutting infection in lab tests by ~99%.
Not a vaccine. A microscopic shield. 🛡️🦠 www.news-medical.net/news/2025081...
#BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #SciSky#fmsky #pedsky
Not a vaccine. A microscopic shield. 🛡️🦠 www.news-medical.net/news/2025081...
#BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #SciSky#fmsky #pedsky
August 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Splendid trip to #Popham with @dotee2025.bsky.social for the Air Pilots fly-in. Rather challenging conditions, but we all got gizzits, including a miniature windsock!
August 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Splendid trip to #Popham with @dotee2025.bsky.social for the Air Pilots fly-in. Rather challenging conditions, but we all got gizzits, including a miniature windsock!
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🎓 Applications are now OPEN for the RAF Museum Academic Awards 2025! ✈️
💷 £3,000 PhD Bursary
💷 £350 Master’s Prize
💷 £250 Undergraduate Prize
Research in RAF history, air power, strategy, museology & more welcome.
🗓️ Deadline 24 Oct
📧 Questions? [email protected]
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/4lz46wa
💷 £3,000 PhD Bursary
💷 £350 Master’s Prize
💷 £250 Undergraduate Prize
Research in RAF history, air power, strategy, museology & more welcome.
🗓️ Deadline 24 Oct
📧 Questions? [email protected]
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/4lz46wa
July 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🎓 Applications are now OPEN for the RAF Museum Academic Awards 2025! ✈️
💷 £3,000 PhD Bursary
💷 £350 Master’s Prize
💷 £250 Undergraduate Prize
Research in RAF history, air power, strategy, museology & more welcome.
🗓️ Deadline 24 Oct
📧 Questions? [email protected]
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/4lz46wa
💷 £3,000 PhD Bursary
💷 £350 Master’s Prize
💷 £250 Undergraduate Prize
Research in RAF history, air power, strategy, museology & more welcome.
🗓️ Deadline 24 Oct
📧 Questions? [email protected]
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/4lz46wa
The Botanic Gardens in Porto are well worth visiting, with an impressive exhibition on biodiversity. Like #KewGardens, it has a good view of airliners approaching the airport.
March 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The Botanic Gardens in Porto are well worth visiting, with an impressive exhibition on biodiversity. Like #KewGardens, it has a good view of airliners approaching the airport.