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Medal Bar of 9 Air Marshal Sir Harold ‘Micky’ Martin

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1989/0003/D

‘Micky’ Martin was a highly decorated Australian RAF pilot who flew in the Dams Raid of May 1943. He was renowned for his skill at low level flying and completed 83 operations for Bomber Command in aircraft including Hampdens, Manchesters, Lancasters and Mosquitos.

Nine medals including a white enamel cross (DSO) two silver crosses (DFC and AFC, three bronze stars, and three silver medals, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Medal Bar of 6 of Squadron Leader Lawrence ('Benny') Seymour Goodman

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X008-7563

Benny Goodman was born in London and joined the RAF in 1939. He completed 30 operations with No. 617 Squadron including against the battleship Tirpitz. His medals are 1939-1945 Star with Bomber Command Clasp, Arctic Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Legion d'Honneur Order of the Chevalier.

6 medals with colourful ribbons mounted next to each other on a wearable bar, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

9250lb Cylindrical Anti-Dam Mine or 'Bouncing Bomb'.

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 66/O/1192

This is a replica of the famous ‘bouncing bomb’ used by No. 617 Squadron to destroy dams in the Ruhr Valley.

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