US SEAMEN "DOING FINE" IN BRITISH NAVAL HOSPITAL. 26 NOVEMBER 1943, KINGSEAT RN AUXILIARY HOSPITAL. TWO US SEAMEN FROM AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER SERVING IN NORTHERN WATERS ARE AMONG THE PATIENTS AT THE RN HOSPITAL. THEY WERE VISITED BY SURGEON REAR ADMIRAL H R B HULL ON HIS ROUNDS AT THE HOSPITAL. AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE 2/C M S BEAKES OF MIDDLE TOWN, NEW YORK, WHO LOST AN ARM IN A FLIGHT DECK ACCIDENT AND SEAMAN 1ST CLASS DAVID BOOTH, OF LEXINGTON SOUTH CAROLINA, RECOVERING FROM A CHEST INJURY, TOLD REAR ADMIRAL HULL THAT THEY WERE DOING FINE.

When protesters in Bristol pulled down a prominent statue of slave trader Edward Colston as part of the Black Lives Matter protests against the killing of George Floyd, it prompted a nationwide debate. How should we memorialise controversial aspects of our past? Watch a live debate on this topic, part of the IWM Institute's Hindsight in 2020 series.

Taking our collection beyond the walls of our museum, schools can book specially created loan box experiences inspired by the Second World War.