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Large group photograph of personnel of No. 80 Squadron, Egypt, 8 February 1940

Archives, In Storage, AC98/61/41

No. 80 Squadron had reformed at RAF Kenley in March 1937 and after re-equipping with Gloster Gladiators were posted to Egypt in April 1938.

Formal group portrait of RAF personnel assembled in front of two biplanes, RAF Museum

"Thy will be done" memorial card relating to the service for the victims of the R101 airship disaster, 1930

Archives, In Storage, DC72/23

On 5 October 1930 the rigid airship R101 crashed near Beauvais in France and immediately caught fire. The largest airship in the world was reduced to a skeleton of metal. This incident happened during its maiden voyage to India which begun on 4 October 1930 from Cardington. This disaster stopped airship development in the United Kingdom, 54 men were on board the R101, six survived.

Left side of a card headed The Men Who Died and on the right side Thy Will Be Done illustrated with cross and wreath., RAF Museum

Royal Air Force Balloon Command, November 1938-June 1945

Archives, In Storage, B3054

Ring binder of typescript sheets, photographs and memoirs regarding the history and operations of Balloon Command during the Second World War complied by Flight Lieutenant William Forks.

Typescript sheets bound in blue A4 ring-binder., Typescript sheets bound in blue A4 ring-binder.

Menu for the "First Welcome Home Dinner for Worthing's repatriated POW's and their relatives", 29 May 1945.

Archives, In Storage, X001-3566/036

A menu produced by the British Prisoners of War Relative's Association for repatriated Prisoners of War and their families, 29 May 1945.

Front cover of menu for dinner of repatriated POWs and their relatives in the borough of Worthing, Crown ©

Welcome Home Certificate

Archives, In Storage, X001-3559/014

Welcome home certificate issued to servicemen on their return home from conflict, 1945.

Image pending

Pointie talkie in Chinese, English/Chinese phrasebook for use by British aircrew, circa 1945

Archives, In Storage, A941

This booklet was distributed to help airmen who were stranded behind enemy lines. To enable each speaker to indicate necessary phrases, each phrase is written with its Chinese equivalent.

Cloth booklet with cover image of flags, Crown

Handley Page Halifax Mk. III LW648 "Achtung! The Black Prince" and crew, circa 1944

Archives, In Storage, X007-9200

Flying Officer Akinfolabawale ‘Akin’ Shenbanjo, a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner from Nigeria with No. 76 Squadron crewmates. The crew named their bomber aircraft ‘Achtung! The Black Prince’ in his honour.

Aircew seated on the nose of a bomber aircraft

Vertical reconnaissance photograph of bomb damage to Peenemunde, August 1943 {cg}

Archives, In Storage, AC71/14/7/23

Post-raid aerial reconnaissance photograph of the Rocket Research Establishment at Peenemunde following the attack by Bomber Command on 17/18 August 1943. This image shows bomb damage to Test Stand VII.

Vertical reconnaissance photograph, Crown

VE Day Thank God.....And now mine’s a pint!!!

Archives, In Storage, X005-4895/001

Serving in the Royal Air Force as a pilot at the time, Flight Lieutenant Chance recorded his reaction to Victory in Europe in his flying logbook.

Image pending

Pilot's flying log book of Captain Graham Knight Palmer RFC, 1916-1919

Archives, In Storage, B421

Captain Palmer of the Surrey Regiment gained his Royal Aero Club aviator's certificate at Catterick on 1 April 1916.

Pilot's flying log book of Captain Graham Knight Palmer RFC, 1916-1919 | B421