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Spitfire Mark I Windscreen
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, 80/A/1142
This armoured windscreen from a Spitfire Mk I was damaged by machine gun fire on 9 September 1940 during the Battle of Britain. The pilot was Sub Lieutenant Arthur Blake RN from No. 19 Squadron based at Fowlmere.
Plotting Block, Hostile Raid
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, London, Hangar Five, X002-6552
Plotting blocks and counters were used in Operations Rooms in the Second World War and particularly in the Battle of Britain to track the movements of incoming formations of enemy aircraft.
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.
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.
Log Book of Group Captain Douglas Bader
Archives, In Storage, B354
This logbook belonged to Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader. His life was encapsulated in the film 'Reach for the Sky' (1956).
Ministry of Aircraft Production Plaque
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941, In Storage, X004-1354
This plaque was presented to Mrs Willard Kitchen from British Colombia, Canada, to commemorate the purchase of Hurricane Mk IIB ‘Wilmar Vancouver’ which served with Nos. 32 and 615 Squadrons during the Second World War.
Medals of Corporal Ernest Gladstone Reeves
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X001-2418
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 Group Captain Geoffrey Brunner
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1993/0470/D
During the Battle of Britain Geoffrey Brunner served with No. 43 Squadron. On 26 August 1940 in a raid off Portsmouth he was attacked by a Messerschmitt Bf 109. With no radio, engine or hydraulics, covered in petrol and wounded in the ankle, he successfully made a wheels-up landing at RAF Tangmere.
'Figaro' Emblem of Ian Gleed
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1940, London, Hangar Five, 71/A/222
Flight Lieutenant Ian Gleed flew his Hurricane Mk I throughout the Battle of Britain. He had the wily cartoon cat Figaro, from the Disney film Pinocchio, swatting a swastika, painted on his cockpit door.
Medal Bar of Squadron Leader Anthony Garforth Miller
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, In Storage, 1994/0354/D
After joining the RAF in 1935, Spitfire pilot Anthony Miller led No. 17 Squadron for much of the Battle of Britain.
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- Battle of Britain, 1940
- France, Invasion of, 1940 [10]
- Dynamo, 1940 [8]
- Blitz, The, 1940-1941 [7]
- Cold War, 1946-1989 [7]
- Overlord, 1944 June [7]
- United Kingdom, Bombing of, 1939-1945 [6]
- Dunkirk, Battle of, 1940 [5]
- "Battle of Britain", Filming Of, 1969 [3]
- Falklands Conflict, 1982 [3]