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Smoking Pass for Apprentices' Squadron RAF Cranwell
Archives, 1943, Cosford, Hangar Two, X004-2467/004
RAF Apprentices were boys aged between 15 and 17 who had signed up for a three year technical training programme.
RAF Application for Mechanical Transport for Duty Form
Archives, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-7855/011
RAF Form 658 was used to request the use of a vehicle to complete service duties. Whether a motorbike or a minibus, vehicles had to be requested from the Motor Transport Section.
RAF Leave Form
Archives, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-8806/003
Annual leave or holiday could be requested and approved via Form 295. Leave was often granted in hours rather than days, and new recruits looked forward to the time in their basic training when they became entitled to the coveted first 48 hour pass.
Fighter Fund Card of Honour
Archives, Cosford, Hangar Two, A1191
Fighter Funds were set up in 1940 with £5,000 needed to purchase a fighter aircraft, which was then named after an individual, business, town or city. They enabled ordinary people to contribute to the war effort and brought communities and Allied counties together.
Chocolate and Sugar Confectionery Coupon Card
Archives, Cosford, Hangar Two, X004-2374/009
During the Second World War food and other essential items were rationed to protect their supply. 70% of the sugar consumed by the UK was imported, and it was subject to strict rationing from January 1940.
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