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Gremlin-type lucky mascot Flight Lieutenant Gerard Lewis
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, In Storage, X002-9192
Flight Lieutenant Gerard Lewis DFC of No. 156 Squadron Pathfinder Force carried this lucky gremlin mascot to ward off bad luck, during his flying career.
Wreck of Gloster Gladiator Mk II N5628
Aircraft & Exhibits, 22 APR 1939-25 APR 1940, London, Hangar Three/Four, 72/A/472
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. However, it had been rendered almost obsolete by newer monoplane designs such as the Hurricane even as it was being introduced. Though often pitted against more formidable foes during the early days of the Second World War, it performed reasonably well in combat.
Medal Bar of six medals awarded to Sqdn Ldr James Stanley Reed
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, In Storage, X008-8785
Squadron Leader James Reed was a wireless operator who completed a tour of bombing operations with No. 214 Squadron before undertaking a second operational tour with No. 138 Special Duties Squadron during which time he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Austin K2 Auxiliary Towing Vehicle
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1944 {cg}, London, Hangar Five, 80/V/1259
The Austin K2 Auxiliary Towing Vehicle was introduced in 1941 to replace numerous improvised vehicles in service with the Auxiliary Fire Service. Firemen and their equipment were carried inside and a trailer pump was towed behind. The pump could draw water from rivers or hydrants to supply the hoses.
Combination Set Identity Tags of Leading Aircraftwoman Gladys Ellison (nee Dewhirst)
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1944, In Storage, X002-9193
Second World War RAF identity tags of Leading Aircraftwoman Gladys Dewhirst (later Ellison). The tags were worn around the neck and if their owner died, the red disk was removed and used to report the fatality while the green disk remained with the body.
Westland Lysander Mk. III
Aircraft & Exhibits, AUG 1940-1971, In Storage, 74/A/21
Westland Lysanders are best known for transporting secret agents to and from occupied France during the Second World War. This Lysander first flew with No. 255 Squadron in 1940, but later flew with No. 161 (Special Duties) Squadron from October 1944.
4lb Incendiary Bomb Mk 4
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1945, London, Hangar Five, 72/O/30
Fires started by incendiary bombs were found to be the most effective way of destroying industrial and urban targets. The 4lb incendiary was the smallest but most effective device used by Bomber Command – 80 million were dropped during the war.
The Enigma Machine
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1945, London, Hangar Five, 82/R/503
Engima was the trade name for the cypher machine used by the Germans to code their communications, the codes of which changed daily. British listening stations intercepted messages which were then passed to cryptographers at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park to decode.
Boulton Paul Defiant Mark I
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1944, Cosford, Hangar Two, 74/A/16
The Defiant introduced a new tactical concept in two-seat RAF fighter design by concentrating all armament in a four-gun turret behind the cockpit. During the Battle of Britain, it proved no match for German fighters and was quickly withdrawn from daylight operations and moved to a night-fighter role.
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