VE Day 80th anniversary week talk
To celebrate 80 anniversary of VE day, join us in commemorating RAF Defford’s important role in WWII with an illustrated talk, entitled Worcestershire at War.
- Booking essential
- Free event (admission applies)
The talk looks at the work done by radar scientists, the so called “boffins”, based in Malvern College, and the men and women based at RAF station Defford, then the home of airborne radar testing, and now part of the National Trust property at Croome Court.
Secret throughout the war, and still largely unknown today, the work done here was as important in winning the war as that carried out at Bletchley Park.
The role of women was of vital importance and one type of radar, then called window and now known as chaff, invented by Joan Curran in 1942, is still in use today.
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This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.
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- Booking details
Call 0344 249 1895
- Suitability
Suitable for children
- Meeting point
Sergeant's and Orderlies quarters, black building near the outside toilet block.
- Accessibility
The talk will take place in our SOQ (sergeants’ and orderlies' quarters) and is fully accessible with accessible toilets and a changing place nearby.
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