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Supermarine Stranraer 920/CF-BXO
Aircraft & Exhibits, NOV 1940-AUG 1966, London, Hangar Three/Four, 70/A/645
The Stranraer was the final development of the Southampton flying boat to be put into production and was one of the world’s last biplane flying boats. The Museum's example served in Canada during the Second World War.
Operation GRAPPLE Commemorative Beer Mat
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1990, In Storage, X008-4700
Operation GRAPPLE was the codename given to the trials of Britain's first hydrogen bomb. The RAF's No. 49 Squadron was responsible for the air dropping of the weapon. The first trial took place on 15 May 1957, over Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean.
Panavia Tornado F.3
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1990-MAR 2010, X005-2796
The Tornado F.3 was designed to conduct long-duration combat air patrols. First flown in November 1985, and in training use with No. 229 OCU at Coningsby from July 1986, the Tornado F.3 entered Squadron service with No 29 Squadron, at RAF Coningsby, in April 1987.
Royal British Legion Pilgrimage, circa 1995
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1980s {cg}, In Storage, X008-9372
Badge worn by Gladys Hilder, the widow of Sgt Charles Hilder, during a visit to the his grave in the Hanover War Cemetery, in the mid 1990s. Sgt Hilder was killed on an operation to bomb Berlin in March 1944, whilst flying in a Lancaster of No.115 Squadron.
Hawker Hurricane Wreck
Aircraft & Exhibits, JUN 1940-31 AUG 1940, In Storage, 79/A/1722
Hawker Hurricane I P3175 was built by the Gloster Aircraft Company and issued to No. 257 Squadron in August 1940. From 17 August onwards it was flown most often by Pilot Officer Gerard Hamilton Maffett.
Medal Bar of Wing Commander Guy Gibson including: Victoria Cross replica; DSO and bar; DFC and bar dated 1940; 1939-1945 Star; Air Crew Europe Star with clasp; War Medal 1939-1945.
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1990/0608/D
Wing Commander Guy Gibson was awarded the Victoria Cross (RAF Museum collection 1990/0609/D) on 28 May 1943 for his outstanding skill, determination and courage demonstrated leading No. 617 Squadron during the iconic Dams raid of 16-17 May 1943.
Short Sunderland MR5
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1961, London, Hangar One, 71/A/1408
By the start of the Second World War three RAF squadrons were equipped with the Short Sunderland, a long-range reconnaissance and anti-submarine patrol flying boat.
British Aircraft Corporation Lightning F.6
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1967-1988, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1990/0690/A
The Lightning was the Royal Air Force’s first truly supersonic aircraft and its introduction to front line squadrons in 1960 heralded the start of a new era in Fighter Command.
IFOR Badge
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-6223
During the 1990s the RAF would undertake both offensive and peacekeeping role in the Balkans. The Implementation Force (IFOR) was a NATO-led peace-keeping force which operated in the former Yugoslavian provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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