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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.

Nine medals and stars suspended from ribbons, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Women's Auxiliary Air Force Uniform of Avis Hearn

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 72/U/760

In addition to her rank and wireless operator's trade badges, Flight Sergeant Avis Hearn's Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) tunic also carries the ribbon of the Military Medal.

Blue-grey lady's military-style jacket with stripes and badges on the sleeves with earphones and microphone hung around the c, RAF Museum

Fighter Fund Card of Honour

Archives, Cosford, Hangar Two, A1191

Fighter Funds were set up in 1940 with £5,000 needed to purchase a fighter aircraft, which was then named after an individual, business, town or city. They enabled ordinary people to contribute to the war effort and brought communities and Allied counties together.

Card with seven stamps, a printed description of the 'Card of Honour' and a handwritten inscription by the owner, © RAF Museum

Medal Bar of Squadron Leader Alfred Whitby

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X002-6494

Alfred Whitby was rated as an exceptional pilot who flew Hurricanes with No. 79 Squadron at Biggin Hill in the Second World War.

Seven medals on individual ribbons with different stripe patterns in multiple colours, © RAF Museum

Fellowship of the Bellows Badges

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1995/0550/U

The Fellowship of the Bellows was a fundraising organisation originating in Argentina in 1940 to collect money to purchase additional aircraft for the RAF during the Battle of Britain. The bellows referred to the need for ‘more air force’.

Eleven badges affixed to a card printed with the letter 'V' in red, © RAF Museum

Medal Bar of Flight Sergeant Avis Hearn

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X004-7220

The Military Medal was awarded to Avis Hearn for gallantry during the Battle of Britain when she was an Acting Corporal.

Three medals on individual ribbons with different stripe patterns in multiple colours, © RAF Museum

Blenheim Mark I Recognition Model

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 65/M/196

This is a British-made model of a Second World War Blenheim Mk I light bomber used to train RAF personnel, particularly pilots, gunners and members of the Observer Corps, in the vital skill of aircraft recognition.

Model of an aircraft in camouflage with a blue and red roundel on each wing, © RAF Museum

Junkers Ju 88 Recognition Model

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 75/M/237

This is a German-made model of a Second World War Junkers Ju 88 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.

Model of an aircraft in dark khaki green, © RAF Museum

Observer Corps Armband

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 78/U/619

The Observer Corps, later Royal Observer Corps, was a civil defence organisation formed in 1925 to detect, identify, track and report aircraft in the skies over the UK.

Armband in black and white striped fabric with a metal clasp and ‘Observer Corps’ in red stitching, © RAF Museum

GQ Parasuit

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1994/0362/U

In the mid 1930s, the GQ Parachute Company developed a parasuit exclusively for the air gunners of Boulton Paul Defiant two-seat fighters, as the gun turret had no space to store parachutes.

Full-body beige suit with separate brown dungaree-style top layer and elbow-length brown leather gloves, © RAF Museum