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Collection of miscellaneous papers and photographs relating to the RAF service of Flight Lieutenant Frederick William Arthur Hendry, 1943-1999

Archives, Circa 1943-1999, In Storage, X003-9938/010

Flight Lieutenant Hendry served as a navigator in the RAF, flying two tours of operations firstly with No. 467 Squadron and then No. 97 Squadron. After the war he remained in the RAF and was instrumental in setting up 'RAF News', the RAF's newspaper which is still published to this day.

Collection of miscellaneous papers and photographs relating to the RAF service of Flight Lieutenant Frederick William Arthur Hendry, 1943-1999 | X003-9938/010

Navigator's flying log book of Flight Lieutenant Frederick William Arthur Hendry, 29 June 1942-8 May 1945

Archives, 29 JUN 1942-08 MAY 1945, In Storage, X003-9938/009

Flight Lieutenant Hendry served as a navigator in the RAF, flying two tours of operations firstly with No. 467 Squadron and then No. 97 Squadron. After the war he remained in the RAF and was instrumental in setting up 'RAF News', the RAF's newspaper which is still published to this day.

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An Officer from Trinidad, 319: Sqdn Ldr Philip Louis Ulrich Cross DFC, DSO by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, 1944, In Storage, FA00930

Known as Ulrich, Philip Louis Ulric Cross (1917-2013) arrived in Britain from Trinidad and Tobago in November 1941 and trained as a navigator, after which he was commissioned as an officer and assigned to No. 139 (Jamaica) Squadron, based at RAF Marham.

Bust length coloured chalk portrait of an officer from Trinidad, facing forward without cap, wearing RAF uniform with Observer's brevet, DSO and DFC ribbons plus Pathfinders badge. Small associative landscape drawing of Trinidad in upper right corner of composition., RAF Museum

Medal Bar of Air Commodore John Searby

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X003-7393

John Searby was credited as the first Pathfinder "Master of Ceremonies" for the Peenemunde raid of August 17 1943, and for this was awarded the Distinguished Service Order seen in the medal bar.

Medal Bar, two crosses, two stars, four medals, of different material held on different coloured ribbons, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Victory message to the Pathfinder Force from AVM Donald Clifford Tyndall Bennett, 1945.

Archives, In Storage, A1272

VE Day victory message to the Pathfinder force from AVM Donald Bennett, 8 May 1945.

Victory message to the Pathfinder Force from AVM Donald Clifford Tyndall Bennett, 1945, Crown ©

Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Arthur Spencer, 22 May 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7423

Arthur Spencer was a navigator in Lancaster bomber aircraft of 97 Squadron, including raids on Peenemünde and Berlin. In Dakota transport aircraft, he participated in the Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949.

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Recording of recollections by Mr J Johnson, 6 June 1978

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/56

Recording of recollections by Mr J Johnson, a veteran of 101 Squadron who describes his experiences of night raids over France and Germany.

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Pathfinder Force badge of Flight Lieutenant Angus Caesar-Gordon DFC DFM

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X004-5202

Pathfinder crews identified and marked targets for the main bomber stream of aircraft. These crews underwent additional training and were expected to complete one Tour of 45 operations. A qualified Pathfinder was allowed to wear the coveted eagle badge over his left breast pocket.

Gilded brass eagle, wings outstretched, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Medal Bar of Wing Commander Raymond Hilton

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1993/0280/D

‘Ray’ Hilton was the pilot of our Lancaster R5868 on the first of its 137 operations, to Wilhelmshaven on 8 July 1942. Hilton captained the aircraft on a further 17 operations.

RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Medal Bar of Flight Lieutenant Frederick William Arthur Hendry

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X008-8787

The DFC was awarded to Hendry on completion of a tour of operations and following his navigating a severely disabled aircraft back to the UK after severe icing resulted in the loss of engines and height over enemy territory.

Medal bar comprising: DFC, 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star (France-Germany clasp), Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, RAF Museum