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German One Mark Banknote

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1914-1918, In Storage, X003-7956

RAF officers in German prisoner of war camps in 1918 were able to cash cheques and purchase items from their German captors. This note was brought back from Bayreuth prisoner camp by former prisoner of war Lieutenant Wilfred Harry Pollard.

Rectangular bank note with German Gothic script, © RAF Museum

1939-1945 Star of Sergeant Charles Alfred Hilder

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1944, In Storage, X008-8797

The ribbon is not attached to Sergeant Charles Alfred Hilder's 1939-1945 Star because it was awarded posthumously.

Gold Star and a ribbon of three equally sized bars of colour, light blue, red and dark blue, RAF Museum

War Medal 1939-1945 of Sgt Charles Alfred Hilder

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1944, In Storage, X008-8796

The ribbon is not attached to Sergeant Charles Alfred Hilder's War Medal 1939-1945 because it was awarded posthumously.

silver medal depicting the King and ribbon of mirrored red, blue, white vertical bars ofdivided by a central red vertical bar, RAF Museum

Air Crew Europe Star of Sergeant Charles Alfred Hilder

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1944, In Storage, X008-8798

The ribbon is not attached to Sergeant Charles Alfred Hilder's Air Crew Europe Star because it was awarded posthumously.

Gold Star and a ribbon with black sides and a central vertical bar of light blue, with narrow yellow bars dividing the black and blue bars, RAF Museum

Avro Lancaster Mk I

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942-1970, London, Hangar Five, 74/A/12

This Avro Lancaster is a rare survivor of the Second World War and among the most significant aircraft in the RAF Museum’s collection. On average, a Lancaster’s life expectancy was 21 operational sorties, yet this Lancaster flew a total of 137.

Four-engined aircraft with propellers and camouflage pattern, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Percy the Penguin Mascot

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 80/C/1656

During the Second World War many Bomber Command aircrew carried lucky charms like Percy the Penguin in the hope that they would protect them from the many hazards they faced while flying.

Grey and white soft toy with large bird-like beak and orange glass eyes, © RAF Museum

Berlin Wall Section

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Four, X003-8589

In 1961 the German Democratic Republic (GDR) built a wall to close the border between East and West Berlin, forming a barrier between the Soviet and Western sectors of the city.

L-shaped concrete slab with neatly painted graffiti, RAF Museum