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Post Instrument Mark IIC
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1936-1945, Cosford, Hangar Two, 79/I/932
Post Instruments were used in the Second World War by members of the Observer Corps as an aide to assess the height, bearing and location of enemy aircraft.
Westland Wallace Mk. II
Aircraft & Exhibits, FEB 1936-NOV 1940, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1988/0208/A
The Westland Wallace was a general purpose two seat biplane operated by the Royal Air Force from 1933-1943. The Museum’s Wallace had a short operational life, serving with No. 502 Squadron between 1936 and 1937, before moving to the Electrical and Wireless School at RAF Cranwell.
Nylon Halex toothbrush
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1942, London, Hangar One, 72/S/1426
This may look like a normal toothbrush but a magnetised compass swinger is concealed within the handle.
Gloster Gladiator Mark I
Aircraft & Exhibits, AUG 1937-MAR 1948, Cosford, Hangar Two, 74/A/17
The Gloster Gladiator was the RAF's last biplane fighter and the first to feature an enclosed cockpit for the pilot. Deliveries began in 1937, with Gladiators continuing to serve in the early years of the Second World War.
Type F.N.1
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1937-1938, London, Hangar Three/Four, 70/O/428
Faster aircraft speeds made it hard for gunners to control their machine guns. Frazer-Nash produced a hydraulically powered turret which included a shield for the gunner. The ‘lobster back’ turret was fitted to the Hawker Demon fighter.
Playing Cards with Concealed Map
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1942, London, Hangar One, 72/S/1438
Packs of playing cards concealing escape maps were smuggled into prison camps in Germany inside Red Cross parcels to help British and American prisoners of war to plan their escapes.
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