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Medal Bar of Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Allard
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1989/0210/D
‘Sammy’ Allard was an exceptional and highly popular pilot who destroyed at least ten German aircraft during the Battle of Britain.
Three Aircraft by C.R.W. Nevinson, oil on canvas
Fine Art, In Storage, FA00982
This painting represents three Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft flying in formation in a cloudy sky over the British landscape during the Battle of Britain.
Bitwa nad wyspami Brytyjskiemi: Sierpien-Pazdziernik 1940, (The Battle of Britain: August-October 1940).
Library, In Storage, X001-0922
Air Ministry Pamphlet: The Battle of Britain: August - October 1940, In Polish.
It Happened to Us! by Carel Weight, oil on canvas
Fine Art, In Storage, FA00793
After writing to the War Artists’ Advisory Committee (WAAC) in December 1939, asking to become an Official War Artist, Carel Weight received a commission to represent ‘bombing in a suburban district with people still going about their daily affairs’.
Documents enclosed in pilot's flying log book of Sqdn Ldr Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson, 1938-circa 1990
Archives, In Storage, X003-7892/001/001/001
Among the miscellaneous papers enclosed in Squadron Leader Bird-Wilson's log book is a collection of letters and documents relating to his shooting down and baling out of his Hawker Hurricane during the Battle of Britain on 24 September 1940.
Flying Jacket of Wing Commander Eric James Brindley Nicolson
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 83/U/1061
The 1938 pattern Irvin jacket was widely issued and worn by RAF aircrew during the Second World War. This example was owned by Wing Commander Eric Nicolson.
Skin Panel, Kampfgruppe 100 Badge
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 65/Y/758
Kampfgruppe (KGr) 100 was a specialised unit of the German Air Force which pioneered the use of radio aids for bombing and target marking during the Second World War.
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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]