'The Spirit of the Battle of Britain' Annual Banquet 2026
The Board of the RAF Museum American Foundation
looks forward to welcoming its guests to the annual
‘The Spirit of the Battle of Britain’ Banquet​
This year’s banquet recognizes aerial refueling – the critical cornerstone of modern air power. The evening also features the annual presentation of the RAFMAF Exchange Officers’ Swords of Honor, sponsored by:
Guests of Honor
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Squadron Leader Bob Tuxford AFC RAF (Ret)
Pilot of Victor K.2 on many of the acclaimed long-range refueling missions from Ascension Island during the South Atlantic conflict of 1982
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Colonel Joseph D. Wall USAF
Commander, 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas – one of the U.S. Air Force’s three core tanker wings
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In the presence of
Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth KCB OBE DFC ADC MA,
Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Air Force
