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Dornier Do 17Z Wing Section
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, In Storage, In Storage, X006-8340
On 26 August 1940, this Do 17 German light bomber was attacking RAF fighter stations when it was met by No. 264 Squadron flying Defiants. After exchanging fire, it was forced to ditch on the Goodwin Sands, off the coast of Kent.
The Enigma Machine
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1945, London, Hangar Five, 82/R/503
Engima was the trade name for the cypher machine used by the Germans to code their communications, the codes of which changed daily. British listening stations intercepted messages which were then passed to cryptographers at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park to decode.
Diary of Pilot Officer John Derek Bisdee, 8 May 1940-24 December 1940
Archives, 08 MAY 1940-24 DEC 1940, In Storage, X008-7751/002
John Bisdee was a fighter pilot with No. 609 Squadron in 1940. His diary records his involvement in the air fighting over Dunkirk in May and June 1940 and later in the Battle of Britain.
Western Union Cablegram received by Rose Fiske, 1940
Archives, 17 AUG 1940, In Storage, X003-0363/003/002
A Cablegram sent to Rose Fiske, the wife of Pilot Officer William Meade Lindsley Fiske, from the Adirondack Bobsled Club, 1940
Letters and cablegram to the wife of Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske offering condolences and support, 17 August 1940-26 August 1940
Archives, 1940, X003-0363/003
Letters and cablegram received by Rose Fiske, the wife of Plt Off William Meade Lindsley Fiske offering condolences and support. Rose and Billy were married in 1938
Westland Lysander Mk. III
Aircraft & Exhibits, AUG 1940-1971, In Storage, 74/A/21
Westland Lysanders are best known for transporting secret agents to and from occupied France during the Second World War. This Lysander first flew with No. 255 Squadron in 1940, but later flew with No. 161 (Special Duties) Squadron from October 1944.
Parachute Fabric from the final flight of Pilot Officer William Meade Lindsley Fiske
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, 78/C/1209
Fragment of charred silk parachute framed with written history and press cutting of Pilot Officer William Meade Lindsley (Billy) Fiske's funeral.
No. 32 Squadron Scoreboard
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, 66/C/90
Traditionally squadrons recorded their performance against enemy aircraft, showing victories, probables and damaged. This scoreboard is from No. 32 Squadron, based at Biggin Hill, a key target for the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain.
Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske, 1940
Archives, 1940, In Storage, X003-0363/002
Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske was an American pilot killed during the Battle of Britain whilst flying with No. 601 Squadron. Fiske's log book covers the period of 25 October 1939-16 August 1940.
Boulton Paul Defiant Mark I
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1944, Cosford, Hangar Two, 74/A/16
The Defiant introduced a new tactical concept in two-seat RAF fighter design by concentrating all armament in a four-gun turret behind the cockpit. During the Battle of Britain, it proved no match for German fighters and was quickly withdrawn from daylight operations and moved to a night-fighter role.
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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]