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Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding’s “No more fighters to France” letter to the Under Secretary of State for Air, 16 May 1940

Archives, In Storage, AC71/17/15

Letter from Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding to the Under Secretary of State for Air, stressing the need to stop sending fighter aircraft to France to preserve resources to face attacks on Britain, 16 May 1940

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Uniform Jacket of Baron Dowding of Bentley Priory

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 71/U/1224

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding was Air Officer Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. This jacket is typical of those worn by officers in 1940 and bears Sir Hugh Dowding’s medal ribbons, pilot’s brevet and rank tapes. It was bequeathed to the Museum after his death in 1970.

Single-breasted navy jacket with four pockets, a fabric belt, trimming at the cuffs and badges on the chest, © RAF Museum

Medal Bar of Air Chief Marshal Baron Dowding of Bentley Priory

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1997/0254/D

Given his huge influence in the success of the RAF in the Battle of Britain, Sir Hugh Dowding has relatively few medals.

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

Recording of an interview with Group Captain Theodore Studd, 9 February 1981

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/46

Interview with Group Captain Theodore Quintus Studd, who flew F.E.2b and Handley Page O/400 aircraft in the Royal Flying Corps and RAF. He served in the RAF until 1945.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Thomas Francis Neil, 8 December 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3325

Tom Neil served as a pilot in Hurricane and Spitfire aircraft during the Battle of Britain and after in the UK and Malta during and after the Second World War.

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Battle of Britain: A souvenir

Library, In Storage, X005-3486

Souvenir booklet published by the Royal Air Forces Association commemorating the Battle of Britain with a foreword by Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding

Light blue background depicting the sky with streaks of white and image of aircraft and a stained-glass window. Text in black, Royal Air Force Museum

Supplement to the London Gazette of Wednesday 10th September 1946: The Battle of Britain

Library, In Storage, PR02874

Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday the 10th of September 1946. Wednesday, 11th September 1946 ‘The Battle of Britain, The Air Ministry, September 1946’

Tan page with black text and image of the royal coat of arms of lion and unicorn supporting a shield and crown, RAF Museum