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Wall Mural of No 199 Squadron Stirling LJ531

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X002-3414

Rectangular section of brick wall painted white with accurate mural of Short Stirling in flight. Glass fronted, in wooden frame. The aircraft is shown from a three-quarters ventral viewpoint. The undersides are in night black camouflage and it bears the fuselage squadron code EX-N.

Distinguished Flying Cross

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X007-0047

A silver cross with bifurcated and curled ends bearing flaming grenades, overlaid vertically with a two-blade propeller and horizontally with a pair of wings. The centre medallion composed of a laurel wreath overlaid by a crowned Tudor rose bearing, centrally, RAF in monogram. The top branch without a grenade, fashioned with a decorative shape and loop for suspension. An intermediate ring connects to a plain suspender bar with laurel leaves below pierced to receive the intermediate ring. Reverse - Within a ring GRI 1918. Engraved at the bottom of the cross the date of award - 1943. Ribbon - white and purple in thin diagonal lines.

Flying Gauntlet, RAF, 1943 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 69/U/446

Plain brown leather soft gauntlet with no fasteners at all. Made in 1943 in large sizes for use by Air Gunners particularly when wearing electrically heated gloves. Produced in the same style in the following year and known by that Pattern date, but in smaller sizes for wear with silks and chamois gloves but not heated ones.

Operation Manna Plaque

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 80/C/1200

Rectangular alloy plaque inscribed 'Presented by Dr. W. Scholten, Minister of Defence of the Netherlands.To Commemorate the aid given by the Royal Air Force between 29 April and 8 May 1945, when 3156 Lancaster sorties and 145 Mosquito sorties dropped 6,684 tons of food to the starving population of the still occupied part of the Netherlands, May 1980.'

Operation Manna Decorative Tile

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1987/1402/C

An upright rectangular wood framed ceramic plaque of blue and white Delft Ware showing a woman and child waving at three aircraft which are dropping supplies, with a village and sunrise in the background and the words "VOEDSEL-VREDE-VRIHEID [Foodstuffs-Peace-Freedom] "29 APRIL.1945 5 MEI" [29 April - 5 May 1945] below.

Flying Gauntlet, RAF, 1943 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 69/U/447

Plain brown leather soft gauntlet with no fasteners at all. Made in 1943 in large sizes for use by Air Gunners particularly when wearing electrically heated gloves. Produced in the same style in the following year and known by that Pattern date, but in smaller sizes for wear with silks and chamois gloves but not heated ones.

Winch, (C Class Flying Boat)

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 83/A/170

Large, silver painted, tubular framed hand operated cable winch for hauling in refuelling hose to the receiving aircraft; carried by C Class flying boat during flight refuelling experiments. Red painted side crank handle operating drum via large red painted chain wheel. Brake pressure gauge mounted on front of unit. Yellow knobbed release lever at front.

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.

Victoria Cross of Sergeant John Hannah

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 82/D/793

Dark patinated bronze cross pattée with a semi-circular extension on the upper arm bearing a ring which engages with a V below the suspension bar which is decorated with two sprays of laurel leaves joined by a ribbon. Obverse - a crown with crowned lion above and below a sroll bearing the words FOR VALOUR. The cross edged with a double line border. Reverse - The cross edged with a double line border and a double lined central disc bearing an engraved date 15TH SEPT 1940 . The reverse of the suspension bar engraved 652918 SGT. J. HANNAH. 83 SQ. R.A.F. Ribbon - maroon.