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Fighter Fund Jigsaw

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1941, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1986/0962/C

Many products, including toys, were made and sold to raise money for aircraft during the Second World War. A London-based manufacturer created this jigsaw, which has over 200 pieces, for the Hendon Fighter Four Fund.

Mostly completed jigsaw of a poster image advertising the 'Four Fighter Fund', © RAF Museum

To Public Shelters Sign

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1945, In Storage, X005-5742

In 1938, when war seemed inevitable, local authorities were required to provide public shelters in case of enemy bombing. Signs such as this, a rare survivor, guided the public to their nearest shelter.

Rectangular wooden sign with a pointed end on the left, reading 'TO PUBLIC SHELTERS', © RAF Museum

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.

Card with seven stamps, a printed description of the 'Card of Honour' and a handwritten inscription by the owner, © RAF Museum

RAF Hendon Battle of Britain at home day, 1948

Library, In Storage, X001-0946

Souvenir programme for RAF Station Hendon’s Battle of Britain At Home Day on Saturday 18th September 1948 from 2pm to 6pm, in honour of the eighth anniversary of the Battle of Britain

Blue page with triple line border in red on two sides. Text in red and dark blue and RAF emblem in dark blue, Royal Air Force Museum

Pilot's flying log book of Air Vice Marshal Henry Algernon Vickers Hogan, 1937-1943

Archives, In Storage, AC94/2/4

Henry Hogan was a member of the Long Range Development Units, that in December 1938 broke the world non-stop distance record by flying from Ismailia, Egypt to Darwin, Australia. The aircraft that Hogan was piloting did not make Darwin, it landed in West Timor being short of fuel.

Pilot's flying log book, Crown