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The Deep Blue Sky

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5625

Film on the development of RAF jet aircraft in the 1940s and 1950s, featuring various scenes of Hunter and Javelin fighter aircraft and Canberra, Valiant, Victor and Vulcan bomber aircraft.

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Royal Air Force Cosford At Home Day souvenir book to commemorate the Battle of Britain anniversary, 19 September 1959

Library, In Storage, X005-3490

Souvenir book with the front cover by GW Heumann. Contains 72 pages, 24 of which are about the programme for the day and celebrating the 21st anniversary of RAF Cosford

Realistic image of grey aircraft circling a blue and grey globe. Red and black text on white and yellow backgrounds, Royal Air Force Museum

Recorded interview with Warrant Officer Bill Evans, 16 September 2022

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7351

Interview with Bill Evans, who served as an RAF airframe fitter on Washington, Canberra and Valiant bomber aircraft. He participated in British nuclear weapons testing in Australia and the Pacific.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Tim Willbond, 22 May 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9943

Tim Willbond served as an RAF fighter controller in the UK and overseas in the Middle East, Far East, and the Falkland Islands. He was station commander at RAF Boulmer.

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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.

Sheepskin jacket with zip fastening and zips on each sleeve to the elbow, © RAF Museum