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Medals of Corporal Ernest Gladstone Reeves
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X001-2413
The details of where Corporal Reeves served and what his role was are not known, other than that he worked as groundcrew during the Battle of Britain. He represents ‘the Many’ who supported ‘the Few’, without whom the Battle could not have been won.
Medals of Corporal Ernest Gladstone Reeves
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X001-2414
The details of where Corporal Reeves served and what his role was are not known, other than that he worked as groundcrew during the Battle of Britain. He represents ‘the Many’ who supported ‘the Few’, without whom the Battle could not have been won.
Score sheet of enemy aircraft destroyed by Coltishall squadrons, 1940-1941.
Archives, In Storage, A840
Penciled score sheet of enemy aircraft destroyed by RAF Coltishall squadrons on the back of an RAF message form, 1940-1941.
Medals of Corporal Ernest Gladstone Reeves
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X001-2415
The details of where Corporal Reeves served and what his role was are not known, other than that he worked as groundcrew during the Battle of Britain. He represents ‘the Many’ who supported ‘the Few’, without whom the Battle could not have been won.
Medal Bar of Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X002-5900
Hermann Göring was awarded the Iron Cross and Pour le Mérite (Blue Max) while serving as a fighter pilot in the First World War.
Women's Auxiliary Air Force Uniform of Avis Hearn
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 72/U/760
In addition to her rank and wireless operator's trade badges, Flight Sergeant Avis Hearn's Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) tunic also carries the ribbon of the Military Medal.
Commemorative booklet for the Battle of Britain reunion, RAF Bentley Priory, 15 September 1960.
Archives, In Storage, AC71/17/54
Commemorative booklet produced for the Battle of Britain 20th anniversary reunion at RAF Bentley Priory, 15 September 1960.
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.
Letter to Flying Officer Edgar John Wilcox from his sister, 22 August 1940
Archives, 22 AUG 1940, In Storage, X007-1390/003/012
Letter written during the Battle of Britain to Flying Officer Edgar Wilcox, a fighter pilot on No. 72 Squadron, from his sister Jess.
Fuze Extractor Freddy Mark 1
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1945, In Storage, 1990/0046/T
The Freddy Mk 1 was invented by Squadron Leader Eric Moxey at the start of the Second World War. It used compressed air to remove the fuze from unexploded enemy bombs, enabling RAF personnel to stay at a safe distance while it was disarmed.
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- Battle of Britain, 1940
- France, Invasion of, 1940 [10]
- Dynamo, 1940 [8]
- Overlord, 1944 June [7]
- Blitz, The, 1940-1941 [6]
- Cold War, 1946-1989 [6]
- United Kingdom, Bombing of, 1939-1945 [6]
- Dunkirk, Battle of, 1940 [5]
- "Battle of Britain", Filming Of, 1969 [3]
- Falklands Conflict, 1982 [3]