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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.

All Ranks, Ptn 1940

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1993/0077/U

Single-breasted, waist-length jacket with buttons concealed in fly to neck, stand and fall collar fastening with hooks, shoulder straps, buttoned cuffs. Flapped pleated breast pockets with concealed button. Waistband with belt extension to a metal buckle. Buttonholes inside waistband to engage with buttons on waistband of trousers. Rank insignia SAY WHERE AND IN WHAT FORM. Pilot's Air Gunner's Navigator's Observer's Signaller's Bomb Aimer's DELETE AS APPROPRIATE flying badge above left breast pocket. Mention any medal ribbons which may be below the flying badge. Pale blue shoulder eagles printed on black cotton patches on shoulders. (Delete as appropriate) Rank .... Flying badges ...

Auxiliary Fire Service Jacket

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X006-5580

Double-breasted, long skirted tunic type jacket with a stand collar open in front. Shoulder straps. Six pairs of buttons at front - plated 'silver' with AFS in relief - two in the small of the back above a box pleat in the skirt, and on the shoulder straps. Plain sleeves, no cuff. The shoulder straps furnished with two transverse strips of scarlet melton cloth indicating a Section Leader. Lined in coarse black woollen fabric in the body, black cotton in the skirts and white woollen fabric in the sleeves. Condition - good, but buttons and collar hooks corroded and the lining becoming unstitched. Two buttons missing.

Royal Air Force Prisoners of War Association Memorial Plaque

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X002-3411

Memorial to the 50 PoWs shot after the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III in March 1944. Rectangular memorial plaque with glass fronted deep wooden frame, topped by a brass eagle with outstretched wings. Features Royal Air Force Prisoners of War Association badge at the centre with RAF, Fighter Command and Bomber Command Association badges and RCAF, RAF, RNZAF and RAAF pilot's wings and central plaque inscribed 'Look at this Friend. Take the Freedom they strove to Give You and be in their debt.' Smaller individual name plaques bearing the names of those shot.

Victory Medal

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 1997/0379/D

Circular, gold with articulated ring suspender. Obverse - A winged figure of Victory. Reverse - Within a stylized wreath THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION 1914-1919. Ribbon - colours of the rainbow. The edge impressed 228527 2.A.M. F.W.A. BARBER. R.A.F.

Victory Medal

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, X003-9838

Circular, gold with articulated ring suspender. Obverse - A winged figure of Victory. Reverse - Within a stylized wreath THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION 1914-1919. Ribbon - colours of the rainbow. Missing when acquired. The edge impressed 2. LIEUT. A.P.F. RHYS DAVIDS.

Collection of German aerial photographs, mosaics and printed intelligence charts and material relating to targets in Allied areas of the Western Front, 1917-1918

Archives, London, Hangar Two, X003-0342

One box containing two folders and loose documents.

Communion Set, Ecclesiastical, RAF

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 83/C/928

Black leather covered box with handle and lock, lined in dark blue velvet. 5 separate compartments containing, 2 glass cruets with silver tops, a silver chalice, a silver paten and 5 white circular wafers in wood pyx.

Falklands Task Force Special Ale beer bottle

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X008-4701

Clear glass beer bottle containing original brown ale contents. Paper label on front reads 'Sunday Mirror Task Force Special Ale Brewed exclusively for the Sunday Mirror by The Newcastle Breweries Ltd Tyne Brewery Newcastle upon Tyne England'

Pilot's Wings

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 71/U/435

Standard pattern No. 29/1938 Attached to a Sealed Pattern board - On a patch of black melton cut to shape, RAF in monogram, within a crowned wreath between wings. Crown, monogram and wings in off-white embroidery, wreath brown. Unpadded.