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Recorded interview with Cpl Peter Ramrayka, 23 February 2018 disc 4

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4797/004

Interview with Peter Ramrayka, who served in the RAF medical branch before leaving the service for a career in the NHS.

Recorded interview with Cpl Peter Ramrayka, 23 February 2018 disc 3

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4797/003

Interview with Peter Ramrayka, who served in the RAF medical branch before leaving the service for a career in the NHS.

Demon's Face/1466

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 70/C/987

Two fragments cut from fabric covering of Handley Page O/100. The largest, showing slight evidence of creasing, is an insignia showing a snarling, black faced demon with red horns, red eyebrows and red eyes painted on mud-brown fabric. Alongside the face are three rows of bombs, 14 in total, presumably mission tallies, painted a dull orange colour. The greyish-white serial 1466 is from the tail fabric and overlies the Demon fabric to one side. Mounted in portrait format glass fronted wooden frame.

Richthofen

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, X003-2035

Circular, matt silver with; Obverse - uniformed three-quarters facing bust of Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, encircled by RITTMEISTER MANFRED FRHR V RICHTHOFEN. Reverse - next to a gravestone, decorated with a knight's helmet with crest and mantling and a coat of arms and bearing the date 12 APRIL 1918, a standing eagle, its head raised in salute with the number 89 pierced by an arrow. Encircled by the words DER ROTE KAMPF FLIEGER. Signed by the artist at the base of gravestone.

Empire Gallantry Medal

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1995/0999/D

Circular, silver with straight bar suspender connected to the medal by a clasp of laurel leaves. Obverse - Britannia, seated, with shield, trident and a rising sun. Around the rim FOR GOD AND THE EMPIRE and below the figure, FOR GALLANTRY. Reverse - crowned GRI with V below all within a ring made up of lions passant regardant. Ribbon - purple with central, narrow orange stripe mounted with a silver laurel branch. Edge engraved 368345 L.G. A.C. NORMAN. G. BREADON. R.A.F.

Officer's, B/G, Ptn 1947

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1990/1038/U

Single-breasted, blue-grey, four button jacket - three visible uniform buttons, one flat button under waist belt - with roll step collar, flap and button, pleated breast pockets but none in skirt. Two small inset pockets let into the waist. Centre rear vent. Fabric belt with two prong gilt buckle. Rank lace on cuffs to the rank of Air Commodore. Medal ribbons for...Defence Medal, 1939-45 War Medal... Pilot's brevet in gold wire above left breast pocket.

RAF, Wading Dress, Ptn 1938

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 83/U/506

Rubberised fabric combination suit with belt and fitted with attachment points so that flotation aids can be clipped across chest and back. Rubber seals at wrists. The garment has a lace-up opening in the chest and to put it on the wearer has to climb into it. The foot part is made integral with the leg and covered over in use by 'brogues' - heavily reinforced leather ankle boots with protective toe caps and hob nails.

Electrical, Ground Servicing, 6 kW, Mk. III

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 67/V/1041

Four wheeled rectangular box bodied electrical servicing trolley with pivotting towing/steering arm. Fitted with 10hp water cooled Ford petrol engine to power the generator. Hinged flaps at sides to allow access/cooling for the engine; small externally mounted, green painted fire extinguisher at rear and long flexible rubber coated power lead connecting rear of the trolley with the aircraft being serviced. Output dial on offside and radiator/fuel tank filler caps on top of body.

RAF Service 1926-1948

Photographs, X008-9382

Three officer members of the British Civil Aviation Mission to Japan, 1922

Archives, In Storage, X001-2315/030

Monochrome print. Group portrait of three officers.