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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

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