@drmeganekelleher
Cultural Historian and Knitter War dead | Death and Bereavement | RAF History My website (including links to academic work): https://wargraveswanderer.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmeganekelleher/profilecard/?igsh=MWl4bGc4OXZmdGRlcw==
Great to spend today at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom where I spoke to Advanced Command and Staff Course students about popular representations of Air Power.
Huge thank you to Dr Maria Burczynska for the opportunity!
#CallforSubmissions: Wither Air Power Studies? balloonstodrones.com/2026/01/13/c... #airpowerstudies #airpowerhistory #aviationhistory #AvGeek
✈️ RAF Museum 2026 Lecture Series – Call for Papers
We’re inviting researchers at all career stages to apply with a talk title (70 chars), abstract (max. 300 words) and biography (200 words).
🗓 Deadline: 23 January 2026
📧 ResearchNews@rafmuseum.org
👉Full details at: bit.ly/4aGg9px
#Airpower #Talk
A black and white image of Section Officer Noor Inayat Khan GC
Incredible evening at the RAF Intelligence Association Annual Formal Dinner, where I had the privilege of giving an after-dinner speech about Section Officer Noor Inayat Khan GC.
Huge thank you to the RAF Intelligence Association for the invitation!
Our November #HuttedHistories on Wednesday 26th is the last one of 2025, and a home grown one too!
Lyndsay will be talking about Biscuits at War - ‘They Shall Grow Not Mould’.
It’s a great talk - come and join us. There’s cake and biscuits too!
Tickets: www.greatwarhuts.org/event-detail...
✈️💻 Even though next week's Half Term, our #VirtualLecture series goes on! Join us 6.00pm, 30 Oct for Air Power & the Irregular Warfare of the Polish Resistance in WWII with Dr Marcin Wilczek 🇵🇱🔥
Free on Crowdcast — register now!
👉https://crowdcast.io/c/vl-2025-wilczek
#PolishResistance
Megan stands at the front of the room mid speech
Finally visited the Great War Huts, almost two years after moving to Suffolk! It was great to talk about the commemoration of war dead buried in the UK, and have some fascinating conversations with the audience.
Huge thank you to those who came and @greatwarhuts.bsky.social for organising!
The entry hall to The National Archives
The exterior of The National Archives
Great to be at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy today talking about my research into the commemoration and care of war dead buried in the United Kingdom. It was wonderful to speak to the teams working with service records day to day, and share insights about how these records are vital resources
Oh thank you, so pleased you enjoyed it!
It’s an excellent read!
The entrance to the exhibition which includes a propellor, shown in the image above it
Clothing, including a wedding dress, from the period
A knitted blanket from the American Red Cross
A map of the bases across East Anglia in the Second World War
Fantastic evening at the opening of ‘Silver Wings: The US Army Air Forces in WWII Norfolk’ exhibition at The Forum, Norwich. Check it out for yourself if you’re interested in Second World War history and are in the East Anglia area.
Huge thanks to @runninghistorian.bsky.social for the invitation!
An F35 in flight through clouds
Final countdown to the 2025 @rafmuseum.bsky.social conference. A fantastic 2 day programme exploring NEW PERSPECTIVES IN MILITARY AVIATION organised by @drmeganekelleher.bsky.social
You can still join us online, without charge, from 10AM by using our livestream www.crowdcast.io/c/rafm-confe...
An excellent opportunity to share one of the many stories of Bomber Command, and its role in the Battle of Britain
An RAF F-35 Jet breaking through cloud cover to create a vapour cone.
✈️ The RAF Museum Annual Conference returns 4–5 Sept!
Explore New Perspectives in Military Aviation Research in London or watch FREE via Crowdcast 🌍💻.
Tickets £60 / £40 concessions (includes lunch and refreshments)
🎟️Don’t miss out – book now
👉https://bit.ly/45esnRG
#airpower #RAFMconference
I am looking forward to participating in the @rafmuseum.bsky.social conference again next week, giving a paper on reconceiving J. C. Slessor's Air Power and Armies as applied history, and engaging with the other fascinating papers. Thank you @drmeganekelleher.bsky.social for organising it.
In a large auditorium a group of scholars sit. In front of them is the holding slide of the conference
It’s a week of conferences for me! Following on from the fantastic @fasikcl.bsky.social conference, I’m back at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social for the Second World War Research Group Conference. Looking forward to being part of the discussions, chairing a panel today and presenting tomorrow!
A room is laid out in a lecture style, with chairs facing a stage with FASI branding
Really looking forward to the Postgraduate Air and Space conference today, hosted by @fasikcl.bsky.social. Looking forward to hearing the papers!
A branded ‘For You the War is Over’ podcast mug with a white thank you card
Huge thank you to the ‘For You the War is Over’ podcast team for dropping off a lovely gift as thanks for being on their podcast. Looking forward to the episode coming out soon!
🎙️ New BFBS Sitrep: "How Did the Allies Win? now live. Dr Megan Kelleher joins Kate & Mike to unpack the strategy behind the Allies' victory.
🎧 Listen now at:
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Delighted to have joined @forcesnews.com on Sitrep again for a special VE Day episode. You can hear me chatting about the war in the Far East and the fabulous @drmeganekelleher.bsky.social speaking about VE Day where ever you get your podcasts.
This morning, I had the privilege of speaking on BFBS Sitrep podcast this morning all about the day. Huge thank you to @harrietjenkins.bsky.social
for the opportunity, and to @lmbd1418.bsky.social for the introduction. Make sure to check out Lucy’s book, mentioned in the show!
bfbs.com/sitrep
Thank you for this! Very helpful to know
Two war graves marked with private memorials. They have a kerb around the grave, and one has a cross (presumably previously upright but later placed recumbent).
Four war graves, three of which have private memorials that take various forms. This includes two with kerbs, two with cruciform structures marking the grave and one with a shield like structure. The fourth one has a standard Commission headstone.
A wonderful Bank Holiday weekend spent exploring our local area, including a visit to the Euston Estate. In the churchyard, I was fascinated by the fact that all the war graves were buried in a cemetery particular section of the site. I’m hoping to find out more, and see if this was intentional!
Sounds fascinating - looking forward to reading it!
#ICYMI I had a brilliant time chatting all things archives and local history with @drmeganekelleher.bsky.social for the latest series of the @balhnews.bsky.social podcast, Local History Matters. Catch up on the BALH website: www.balh.org.uk/podcast.
In a field, there are students in PPE uncovering a simulated mass burial site.
Huge thank you to staff and students from @cranfielduni.bsky.social’s Forensic Archaeology department for letting me join them as part of their mass graves module. It was really interesting to see a simulated excavation, and learn more about the process from colleagues!
Funded Air Power PhD Studentship at the KCL Freeman Air and Space Institute www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMK037/p...
Megan stands at the lectern with a microphone in hand sharing her presentation
Excellent few days at the Tri Lateral Strategic Steering Group’s symposium about shaping the essence of Air Power for future conflicts. It was a privilege to share my thoughts about the cultural impact of Air Power and hear @rafhistory.bsky.social speak about Air Power and Geography
Interesting day at the tri-nation air power symposium in Paris, I'm now free having spoken on the air power and geography panel and now get to enjoy @drmeganekelleher.bsky.social speaking air power and culture
Great time chatting to @drmeganekelleher.bsky.social about @harchivestrust.bsky.social & #DigitalEngagement for the @balhnews.bsky.social #Podcast. V. excited for this episode & share all the wonderful things that HAT do to engage people with #LocalHistory & #Heritage. Thanks for inviting me 😃