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Junkers Ju 88 Recognition Model

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 75/M/237

This is a German-made model of a Second World War Junkers Ju 88 used to train aircrew, particularly pilots and gunners, in the vital skill of aircraft recognition. It was made by Wiking, a model company still in existence.

Model of an aircraft in dark khaki green, © RAF Museum

Messerschmitt Bf 110 Recognition Model

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 75/M/245

This is a German-made model of a Second World War Bf 110 used to train aircrew, particularly pilots and gunners, in the vital skill of aircraft recognition. It was made by Wiking, a model company still in existence.

Model of an aircraft in khaki green with plastic roundels as the propellers, © RAF Museum

Head and Breast Set

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 67/R/448

This standard General Post Office equipment was widely used by RAF personnel during the Second World War. It enabled the wearer to make and receive calls while freeing their hands for other tasks.

Telephone system with a mouthpiece and phone connector on a neck strap, attached to headphones by a thin cord, © RAF Museum

Observer Corps Armband

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 76/U/1371

The Observer Corps, later Royal Observer Corps, was a civil defence organisation formed in 1925 to detect, identify, track and report aircraft in the skies over the UK.

Armband in black and white striped fabric with a metal clasp and ‘Observer Corps’ in red stitching, © RAF Museum

Medal Bar of Wing Commander Eric James Brindley Nicolson

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 83/D/1062

As a pilot during the Battle of Britain in 1940, Nicolson was awarded RAF Fighter Command’s only Victoria Cross.

Seven medals on individual ribbons with different stripe patterns in multiple colours, RAF Museum

Fordson Sussex fitted with a Wild Balloon Winch

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938-1945, London, Hangar Five, 1995/0886/V

Balloons were an important deterrent to low-level attack, usually sited on the approach to important targets. If an aircraft hit the balloon's cable, it would then be cut by explosive links, which in turn activated two parachutes. These would rapidly slow the aircraft, forcing it to stall and crash.

Six-wheeled dark grey metal vehicle with wire cage behind the driver's cab, © RAF Museum

Study: A Radar Operator at a Planned Position Indication Tube by Walter Thomas Monnington, pastel on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA02297

In this study for a watercolour (Imperial War Museums collection), Thomas Monnington depicts radar operators charting the position of enemy aircraft on a cathode ray tube (CRT).

Study: A Radar Operator at a Planned Position Indication Tube by Walter Thomas Monnington, pastel on paper, The artist's estate / RAF Museum / The artist's estate / RAF

Recording of an interview with Air Marshal Sir Kenneth Porter, part two, 17 November 1980

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/34

Sir Kenneth Porter continues to discuss working with communications in the Battle of Britain and Operation Overlord, including tours with 11 Group Fighter Command, 83 Group and 2 Tactical Air Force.

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Auxiliary Fire Service Jacket

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X006-5580

The Auxiliary Fire Service was formed in 1938 to supplement the work of local fire brigades. It was formed of volunteers, many of whom were too old or too young to serve in the military.

Double-breasted black jacket with silver buttons, two red stripes on each shoulder and a red 'NFS 34' badge on the chest, © RAF Museum

Projector Searchlight 90CM Mark VI

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1936-Circa 1945, London, Hangar Five, 79/O/554

Searchlights were used to illuminate enemy aircraft at night. They saw little use at the start of the Battle of Britain but became important once night raids started on Britain's towns and cities.

Large light in green metal casing, on a green metal base with four continuous tracks, and a handle, © RAF Museum