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No. 307 Squadron Badge
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 76/U/1380
After the German invasion of Poland in September 1939, many Polish airmen escaped to Britain. From 1940, Polish squadrons began to be formed within the RAF, playing an active role in the Battle of Britain.
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.
Medal Bar of Squadron Leader Anthony Garforth Miller
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1994/0354/D
After joining the RAF in 1935, Spitfire pilot Anthony Miller led No. 17 Squadron for much of the Battle of Britain.
Denholm - Air Battle with Italians
Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6331
Account of an engagement between Spitfires of 603 Squadron and CR.42s of 18 Gruppo off the south-east coast of England on 23 November 1940.
Medal Bar of Flight Lieutenant William Gethin Owen
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1989/0234/D
William Owen served as an Observer with No. 235 Squadron during the Battle of Britain, flying in Bristol Blenheim fighters that provided convoy protection, fighter patrols and anti-shipping patrols over the English Channel and North Sea.
Medal Bar of Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Neil Foxley-Norris GCB, DSO, OBE, FRSA
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X003-4016
Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris began his long service with the RAF in the University Air Squadron in 1936 and served throughout the Second World War.
Fellowship of the Bellows Badges
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1995/0550/U
The Fellowship of the Bellows was a fundraising organisation originating in Argentina in 1940 to collect money to purchase additional aircraft for the RAF during the Battle of Britain. The bellows referred to the need for ‘more air force’.
Medal Bar of Warrant Officer William Nathan Addison
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1992/0045/D
William Addison was initially a Wireless Operator but volunteered for aircraft duties at the start of the Battle of Britain in 1940. He flew as an air gunner in Bristol Blenheims with No. 23 Squadron.
Distinguished Flying Cross of Flight Lieutenant John Hunter Coghlan
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 79/D/1932
John Coghlan was a successful fighter pilot during the early days of the Second World War and destroyed at least six German aircraft. The citation for his DFC, awarded during the Battle of Britain on 30 July 1940, stated ‘at all times he has shown the greatest initiative and courage …’.
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- Battle of Britain, 1940
- Dynamo, 1940 [3]
- France, Invasion of, 1940 [3]
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- Battle of Barking Creek, 1939 [1]
- North West Europe Campaigns, 1939-1945 [1]
- RAF Hendon At Home, Battle of Britain Anniversary, 1948 [1]