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Royal Air Force identity card of Flying Officer Edgar John Wilcox, circa 1940

Archives, Circa 1940 {cg}, In Storage, X007-1390/009

Charred identity card of Flying Officer John Wilcox of no. 72 Squadron, who was shot down during the Battle of Britain on 31 August 1940.

CAUTION: Burnt identity card assumed to have been recovered from Fg Off Wilcox's body, this could distress some readers., CAUTION: Burnt identity card assumed to have been recovered from Fg Off Wilcox's body, this could distress some readers.

Bust-length portrait of Flying Officer Edgar John Wilcox, circa 1940

Archives, Circa 1940 {cg}, In Storage, X007-1390/008

Edgar Wilcox was born in 1917 and educated at Winton House School and Croydon High School. He joined the RAF in 1937 and after completing his flying training was posted No. 72 Squadron in July 1938.

Flg Off Wilcox wears service dress and wears pilot's wings above his left breast pocket., Flg Off Wilcox wears service dress and wears pilot's wings above his left breast pocket.

Pilot's flying log book of Squadron Leader Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson, 28 September 1937-18 June 1943

Archives, 28 SEP 1937-18 JUN 1943, In Storage, X003-7892/001/001

Bird-Wilson joined the RAF in 1937, after completing his flying training he was posted to No.17 Squadron. In September 1938, Brid Wilson was involved in a crash and suffered severe facial injuries, undergoing pioneering plastic surgery.

Two pilots flying log books bound together in black leather. See documentation tab for digital copy, Two pilots flying log books bound together in black leather. See documentation tab for digital copy

Log book of Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske

Archives, 25 OCT 1939-16 AUG 1940, In Storage, X003-0363/001

Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske was an American pilot killed during the Battle of Britain whilst flying with No. 601 Squadron. Fiske's log book covers the period of 25 October 1939-16 August 1940.

Front cover of a Pilot's Flying Log Book, Royal Air Force Museum / RAF Museum

Diary of Pilot Officer John Derek Bisdee, 8 May 1940-24 December 1940

Archives, 08 MAY 1940-24 DEC 1940, In Storage, X008-7751/002

John Bisdee was a fighter pilot with No. 609 Squadron in 1940. His diary records his involvement in the air fighting over Dunkirk in May and June 1940 and later in the Battle of Britain.

Black notebook with manuscript entries., Royal Air Force Museum

Western Union Cablegram received by Rose Fiske, 1940

Archives, 17 AUG 1940, In Storage, X003-0363/003/002

A Cablegram sent to Rose Fiske, the wife of Pilot Officer William Meade Lindsley Fiske, from the Adirondack Bobsled Club, 1940

Western Union Cablegram, Royal Air Force Museum / RAF Museum

Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske, 1940

Archives, 1940, In Storage, X003-0363/002

Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske was an American pilot killed during the Battle of Britain whilst flying with No. 601 Squadron. Fiske's log book covers the period of 25 October 1939-16 August 1940.

Large monochrome bust length print, right side on with head turned towards the camera, in RAF uniform., Royal Air Force Museum / RAF Museum

Letter to the wife of Pilot Officer William Meade Lindsley Fiske from a family friend at the Offices of the War Cabinet, 17 August 1940

Archives, 17 AUG 1940, In Storage, X003-0363/003/001

Letter to the wife of Pilot Officer William Meade Lindsley Fiske from a family friend at the Offices of the War Cabinet, 17 August 1940

Handwritten letter to the wife of Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske, Royal Air Force Museum / RAF Museum

Letter to Rose Fiske from Flight Lieutenant Waterlow, adjutant of No. 601 Squadron, 23 August 1940

Archives, 23 AUG 1940, In Storage, X003-0363/003/003

Letter to Rose Fiske from Flight Lieutenant Thomas Gordon (Tom) Waterlow, the adjutant of No. 601 Squadron, 23 August 1940

Handwritten letter to the wife of Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske, Royal Air Force Museum / RAF Museum

Letter to Flying Officer Edgar John Wilcox from his sister, 22 August 1940

Archives, 22 AUG 1940, In Storage, X007-1390/003/012

Letter written during the Battle of Britain to Flying Officer Edgar Wilcox, a fighter pilot on No. 72 Squadron, from his sister Jess.

Manuscript letter., Manuscript letter. / RAF Museum