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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.
Observer Corps Lapel Badge
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 78/U/621
The Observer Corps, later Royal Observer Corps, was a civil defence organisation formed to detect, identify, track and report aircraft in the skies over the UK.
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.
Parachute Release Handle
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 79/S/152
Squadron Leader Henry Hogan was the Commanding Officer of No. 501 Squadron during the Battle of Britain, 1940.
Stevens Stopper - Fuze Immuniser Mark I
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 81/T/762
The Stevens Stopper was invented by Wing Commander James Stevens at the beginning of the Second World War.
Spitfire Fund Badge
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 84/U/1032
These badges were sold to raise money for Spitfire Funds, formed to buy aircraft for the RAF during the Second World War. This badge was purchased by Leading Aircraftwoman Osbon.
Medal Bar of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Andrew Henry Humphrey, GCB, OBE, DFC, AFC and Two Bars
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1988/0611/D
Sir Andrew Humphrey had a long and distinguished career in the RAF, beginning at RAF College Cranwell in 1939 as a Flight Cadet. He became Chief of the Air Staff in 1974 and was later promoted to Marshal of the Royal Air Force.
Medal Bar of Wing Commander Alan Geoffrey Page, DSO, DFC and Bar
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-6855
Geoffrey Page was badly burned when he was shot down while attacking a German bomber formation over the English Channel on 12 August 1940 during the Battle of Britain.
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.
Uniform Jacket of Baron Dowding of Bentley Priory
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 71/U/1224
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding was Air Officer Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. This jacket is typical of those worn by officers in 1940 and bears Sir Hugh Dowding’s medal ribbons, pilot’s brevet and rank tapes. It was bequeathed to the Museum after his death in 1970.
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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]