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Royal Air Forces Escaping Society Resistance Memorial

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X002-3412

Relief plaque showing a wounded British airman being helped away by a man and a woman of the Resistance, with, in the background, three Lancasters, searchlight beams and a parachuting airman just being noticed by the woman as she looks behind her. Below are six lines of text. RAF Escaping Society badge in left corner.

RAF Irvin jacket, John Hannah

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 82/U/786

Fleece-lined, brown leather short jacket with full length zip closure and zips running up front of fore-arms. Around the bottom front, a leather half belt emerging from the side seams, fitted with a white metal buckle. On the underside of the collar a fastening loop and a strap to hold the collar up when worn in that position.

Blue Steel Missile Transporter, 4 x 2, 10 Ton, Mandator

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 71/V/376

Large missile transporter. Painted overall yellow with double rear tyres and strong steel chassis supporting four steadying jacks and hydraulically operated missile cradle with two davits with top mounted spotlights. Offside fuel tank and operator's platform with control console and gated gaurd rails.Forward mounted engine with enclosed half cab for driver. Loose covers stored in cab.

Medal Bar of Wing Commander Raymond Hilton

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1993/0280/D

Distinguished Service Order, top suspender engraved A/S/Ldr. R. Hilton DFC RAFVR 83 SQ, bottom suspender engraved 1943 Distinguished Flying Cross, rear engraved 1941 and privately engraved A/F/Lt R. Hilton RAFVR 214 SQ with bar engraved 1942 A/SQ/LDR R HILTON DFC RAFVR 83Sq 1939-1945 Star Air Crew Europe Star War Medal 1939-1945 Mounted side by side, sewn down.

Medal Bar of Group Captain John Alexander Kent

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1988/0713/D

Distinguished Flying Cross with bar, rear engraved 1940, Air Force Cross, rear impressed 1939, 1939-1945 Star with Clasp Battle of Britain, Air Crew Europe Star, Africa Star with Clasp North Africa 1942-43, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Coronation Medal 1953, Virtuti Militari, 5th Class (Poland) All standard, mounted, overlapping and sewn down.

No. 239 Squadron Scoreboard

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 83/C/1333

Framed plywood panel painted dark green on the face with a black painted wooden German cross screwed over a Balkenkreuz black and white painted cross. "239" (BS) over S-D SQUADRON RECORD of VICTORIES in white lettering with the recorded the Squadron victories for the period 28 January-6 November 1944 painted on the black cross. A "key" DESTROYED, PROBABLE and DAMAGED painted in the bottom right corner.

RAF Mk III GL* flying goggles, John Hannah

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 82/U/788

Light-weight metal frames lacquered black enclosing curved celluloid windows. Broad, padded leather surround and leather nose piece. Head band made up of cotton-covered steel springs joined to an adjustable leather strap passed through a steel buckle and turned so as not to pass back through the buckle. Showing signs of burn damage acquired during the exploit for which Hannah was awarded the Victoria Cross.

No. 239 Squadron Scoreboard

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 83/C/1334

Framed plywood panel painted dark green on the face with a black painted wooden German cross screwed over a Balkenkreuz black and white painted cross. "239" (B-S) SQUADRON RECORD of VICTORIES in white lettering with the recorded the Squadron victories for the period 2 January-14 April 1945 painted on the black cross. A "key" DESTROYED and DAMAGED painted in the bottom right corner. Slight paint reaction in top right corner.

'Figaro' Emblem of Ian Gleed

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 71/A/222

Starboard cockpit door panel from Hawker Hurricane. Decorated with the "Figaro" kitten personal emblem of Wing Commander Ian Richard Gleed. The hand painted black and white kitten is portrayed swatting a fractured swastika with its bloodied paw. The door is complete with all original features including cockpit canopy rail and interior instrument pouches and release catch. There is evidence of a lighter rectangular patch where an internal fitting has been removed.

1,000lb, 7 Store, Mk. 1

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 85/O/240

Cream painted steel and aluminium structure with electrical connections and raised three central sections forming part of the seven 1000lb bomb attachments as carried in Avro Vulcan bomb bay. The carrier consists of a front and a rear beam between which are secured seven channels and two carrier-locking units, and from the underside of which extend three pylons which carry the lower of the two tiers of bombs.