DHF AGM & Conference

About RAF Cosford

The RAF Museum is the National Museum of the RAF. Its purpose is to share the story of the Royal Air Force – past, present, and future – using the stories of its people and the Museum’s collections to engage and inspire.

The dhf conference will take place in the National Cold War Exhibition, where you will journey back in time to the unparalleled narrative of the Cold War. The exhibition is the first of its kind and houses an extensive range of unique exhibits and rare aircraft unseen anywhere else in the world.

Guest speaker - Flight Lieutenant John Nichol

/media/membership/library/john-nichol-speaking.jpg Shot down during the first Gulf War in 1991, John Nichol describes himself as an ‘ordinary guy who just happened to find himself in extraordinary circumstances’. The first the world saw of RAF navigator Flight Lieutenant John Nichol was as a tortured British prisoner-of-war, beaten and humiliated by his captors. The ensuing pictures were flashed around the world and became an enduring symbol of the first Gulf war.

Since leaving the RAF in 1996 to pursue a career as a broadcaster and writer, he has written for The Times, Observer and Mail On Sunday and has published 18 books including the Sunday Times best-sellers, Tornado Down, SPITFIRE, LANCASTER, TORNADO & EJECT! EJECT! He has been a consultant and reporter for Newsnight, The One Show, CNN, BBC News, ITN, and World In Action.

John’s message is one of optimism, inspiration and personal motivation. His personal triumph lies in having discovered his potential to cope with extremes and achieve goals way beyond his perceived horizons. John leaves his audience in no doubt - that potential exists in all of us.