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Daimler-Benz DB 601A
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, X005-0838
Daimler-Benz DB 601A from a Messerschmitt Bf 110 C shot down by Flying Officer Ludwik Paszkiewicz, No. 303 (Polish) Squadron on 30 August 1940. The victory was shared with Pilot Officer Wicks of No. 56 Squadron
RAF Type B flying helmet, John Hannah
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, London, Hangar Five, 82/U/787
John Hannah was wearing this flying helmet on the operation of 15 September 1940 when he won his Victoria Cross.
Ashtray made of Rubble from the Houses of Parliament
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1945, In Storage, X005-2738
The text on the medallion of this ashtray, which features St Paul’s Cathedral, reads ‘Bombed Burned but Unbeaten’, reflecting London’s resilience during the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, 1940–1941.
Messerschmitt Bf 110 Fragments
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, X005-0836
Wreckage of a Messerschmitt Bf 110 C shot down by Flying Officer Ludwik Paszkiewicz, No. 303 (Polish) Squadron on 30 August 1940. The victory was shared with Pilot Officer Wicks of No. 56 Squadron. Paszkiewicz's victory was the first achieved by No. 303 Squadron in the Battle of Britain.
Tirpitz Anchor Chain Link
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1944, London, Hangar Five, 1992/0381/C
The Tirpitz was the largest battleship in the German Navy’s fleet with a loaded displacement of 52,600 tons. This single link of the anchor chain, which alone weighs 66lbs / 30kg was presented to the RAF Chief of the Air Staff by the Royal Norwegian Air Force on 9 June 1992.
Supermarine Spitfire Mark Ia
Aircraft & Exhibits, SEP 1940-FEB 1944, London, Hangar Three/Four, 78/A/872
More than any other aircraft, the Spitfire has become a much-loved symbol of winning against the odds. Designed by RJ Mitchell, its speed, agility and firepower made it one of the RAF's leading fighter aircraft of the Second World War.
de Havilland Tiger Moth Mk II
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941-1972, Cosford, Hangar Three, 72/A/455
This Tiger Moth was built in Cowley, Oxford, in 1941 and served briefly with No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School at Hatfield, Hertfordshire and later No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School at RAF Desford in Leicestershire between 1942 and 1946.
Ministry of Aircraft Production Plaque
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941, In Storage, X004-1354
This plaque was presented to Mrs Willard Kitchen from British Colombia, Canada, to commemorate the purchase of Hurricane Mk IIB ‘Wilmar Vancouver’ which served with Nos. 32 and 615 Squadrons during the Second World War.
Commemorative Cigarettes
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941, London, Hangar One, 80/C/1124
In an effort to raise morale, RAF aircraft would occasionally drop items that had become unobtainable in occupied countries.
Sweets, British War Relief Society
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941-1942, In Storage, X002-9956
During the Second World War, the British War Relief Society of the United States of America distributed boxes of Henry Heide Inc. candy to children orphaned by the Blitz.
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