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Pilot Officer Cyril Barton’s Service Dress Cap
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 84/U/742
The Officer's, 1920 Pattern Service Dress Cap belonging to Pilot Officer Cyril Barton VC. The cap is signed on the inside by the crew members who survived the action for which Cyril was awarded his Victoria Cross.
Flying Jacket of Wing Commander Eric James Brindley Nicolson
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 83/U/1061
The 1938 pattern Irvin jacket was widely issued and worn by RAF aircrew during the Second World War. This example was owned by Wing Commander Eric Nicolson.
Fire damaged flying helmet wiring loom of Sergeant John Hannah, VC
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 82/U/789
This wiring loom shows signs of fire damage from the blaze which engulfed Handley Page Hampden P1355 after it was hit by anti-aircraft fire when bombing invasion barges in 1940.
Folding Wire Cutters
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 77/S/729
Devising escape attempts was a full-time occupation for many prisoners of war. Holzminden was a prisoner of war camp for British officers, located in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was the location of the largest Allied prisoner escape of the First World War, when 29 inmates escaped through a tunnel.
Skin Panel, Kampfgruppe 100 Badge
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 65/Y/758
Kampfgruppe (KGr) 100 was a specialised unit of the German Air Force which pioneered the use of radio aids for bombing and target marking during the Second World War.
King's Cup, 1933, commemorative lighter
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X002-7387
In 1933 Alex Henshaw, aged 20, competed in the King’s Cup Air Race. This commemorative lighter marks his participation.
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