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Medal Bar of 4 of Flight Lieutenant Bertram Arthur "Jimmy" James

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X006-1328

Pilot Jimmy James, shot down and captured in the Netherlands in 1940, was a persistent prison escaper, including during the Great Escape of 24 March 1944. He was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of his numerous escape attempts. The medals are, from left to right, Military Cross, 1939-1945 Star, Aircrew Europe Star, 1939-1945 War Medal with Mention in Despatches oakleaf.

4 medals mounted alongside each other with multi coloured medal ribbons, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Blohm und Voss Bv 246 Hagelkorn

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/O/168

Radio-controlled glide bomb with high aspect ratio wings.

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Wedding cake doll lucky charm

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/C/406

Air Gunner Jim Chapman hung his wedding cake charm from the gunsight of his Lancaster while on operations. He was shot down on 21 February 1944 but managed to grab his mascot before baling out.

Small charm of a baby in pink hat, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

WAAF High Leg Rubber Boot, 1940 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X006-5934

Rubber was a scarce commodity in war-time Britain. Boots such as these would only be issued when weather conditions justified there use.

WAAF High Leg Rubber Boot, 1940 Pattern, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Propeller Blade Tally Board

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 78/C/2

Single propeller blade mounted on concrete base with silhouettes of seven different aircraft types with bars painted alongside. A Luftwaffe Flak Artillerie Flagge above the number 765 is painted on the lower part of the blade.

Propeller blade from a Fairey Battle used as a tally board by a German flak unit. Damaged blade has faint markings indicating 'kills' of allied aircraft., RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Rheinmetall-Borsig Rheintochter R3

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/O/162

Rear section of liquid fuelled surface-to-air guided missile. Contains fuel tanks, nozzle and motor.

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Type R Mk 2 Supply-dropping Container

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1987/0029/S

Twenty-eight gore parachute with rigging lines and canvas pack attached to supply dropping container.

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Flying Boot, RAF, 1940 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 76/U/1158

The zip closure of these sheepskin lined boots eased their donning over bulky flying trousers.

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Flying Boot, RAF, 1940 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 76/U/1157

The zip closure of these sheepskin lined boots eased their donning over bulky flying trousers.

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Type R Mk 2 Supply-dropping Container

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1987/0028/S

Twenty-eight gore parachute with rigging lines and canvas pack, all packed into a supply-dropping container.

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