As part of their topic on The Battle of Britain, Year 6 spent the day at RAF Cosford. After a long two hour drive they were finally able to come up close and personal with the very planes they had been learning about in school; the legendary spitfire (which was actually used in the Battle of Britain), hurricanes and the German Luftwaffe.
In addition, the children had the opportunity to touch and find out about artefacts and find out about some of the pilots who fought during the war for both sides. These included; Amy Johnson a member of the ATA; Lee Ashton, a Lincoln Bomber gunner; Hannah Reitcsh, a German pilot and the ghost of one of the planes in the hanger. They also had the chance to look around other parts of the museum and seeing RAF planes from the last 100 years as well as learning about the science of flight. A fantastic day was had by all and the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Once again the behaviour and enthusiasm of the children was a credit to the school.
