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Victoria Cross awarded to Pilot Officer Cyril Joe Barton, 1944

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1996/0329/D

Cyril Barton was a Second World War bomber pilot. He was awarded his Victoria Cross for his actions during the raid on Nuremberg on the night of 30 March 1944.

Single bronze cross pattee on ribbon., RAF Museum

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

Soviet Union, 23mm, NR23

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1960-1990, Cosford, Hangar Four, 1995/0714/O

One of a pair of large single barrelled 23mm calibre aircraft cannon carried in individual port side upper nose fairings on MiG 15 aircraft.

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Parker Pen with Stand used by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1972, In Storage, 1993/0371/C

This writing set consisting of a pen, magnetic pen holder and onyx stone base was used by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II to sign the visitors book during the opening of the of the Royal Air Force Museum on 15 November 1972.

Parker Pen with Stand used by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II | 1993/0371/C, My Sport Photos/RAF Museum

Heated Goggles

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1933, In Storage, 70/U/665

On the 3 April 1933 the chief pilot of the flight, Lord Clydesdale, the Duke of Hamilton, wore these goggles during the first successful flight over the world's highest peak.

Clear oval goggles with brown leather surround and nose piece, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Short Stirling Mk III

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1998/0229/A

This Stirling served with No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit, where new aircrew gained the skills to fly heavy bombers. It crashed during a training flight in the Pennines on the night of 18–19 October 1944.

remains of an aircraft's tail section, dark paint and bare metal., (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

United Kingdom Space Command Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X008-6761

In 2021 the UK established Space Command, its mission is to protect the UK and her allies interests in, to and from space. It is a joint service command with personnel from all three services, the civil service and civilian contractors

United Kingdom Space Command Badge, (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Plotting Block, Hostile Raid

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, Cosford, Hangar Two, X002-6553

Plotting blocks and counters were used in Operations Rooms in the Second World War and particularly in the Battle of Britain to track the movements of incoming formations of enemy aircraft.

Wooden triangular prism-shaped block displaying numbers over two rows: ‘H01’ on yellow cards and ‘40+’ on blue cards, © RAF Museum

1,000lb General Purpose (GP) Bomb, Mk 2

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 65/O/1028

General Purpose bombs were the standard air dropped munitions used by the RAF at the outbreak of the Second World War.

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Aircraft Recognition Cards

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 69/K/414

Aircraft recognition was a vital skill for the Royal Observer Corps and aircrew. Many hours were devoted to studying photographs or drawings of aircraft. Illustrated playing cards added some fun to the process.

Aircraft Recognition Cards | 69/K/414, © RAF Museum

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