Showing 11 to 20 of 45 search results

Air Ministry Bell

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 70/G/960

Bells have been used for hundreds of years to attract people’s attention. The RAF has used them to warn of fires, air raids, or for fighter pilots to scramble.

Bell engraved with ‘A. M. 1940’ and a crown motif; a rope attached to the top for hanging the bell, © RAF Museum

Hand Stamp

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 71/T/420

Like any organisation the RAF has to deal with a lot of administration. This hand stamp was used in the Air Ministry to mark the approval of a specific department.

Metal stamp with wooden handle, © RAF Museum

Certificate of death of Sergeant Harold Ellison, 1947

Archives, In Storage, X002-5788/002/034

This document issued by the Air Ministry Casualty Branch, officially confirms the death of Sgt Harold Ellison.

Printed certificate

Telegram stating that Sergeant Harold Ellison is believed to have been killed in action, 22 July 1944

Archives, London, Hangar Five, X002-5788/002/020

The Air Ministry used telegrams to communicate with the relatives of missing personnel.

sheet of paper titled 'Post Office Telegram' with crown cypher at top and typescript text in capitals, Crown

Aircraft recognition training - Valiant

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC74/25/23

Aircraft recognition training film on the RAF’s Vickers Valiant bomber aircraft, using animated graphics to illustrate the aircraft’s recognition features. Film shows Valiants in the air and on the ground.

Image pending

Aircraft recognition training - Bear

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC74/25/30

Aircraft recognition training film on the Soviet Tupolev Tu-95 bomber aircraft, using animated graphics to illustrate the aircraft’s recognition features. The Tu-114, the civilian version of the Tu-95, also appears.

Image pending

Report by General Smuts on Air Organisation and the Direction of Aerial Operations

Archives, In Storage, B404

This report by General Jan Smuts, a prominent South African military leader, was presented on 17 August 1917 to the UK War Cabinet. It recommends the establishment of a separate air service and is seen as the founding document of the Royal Air Force.

Foolscap page of typescript, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

RAF trade groups, outline of conditions of service, pay and allowances, January 1942

Archives, In Storage, A334

This leaflet (RAF Form 1306) was produced for prospective candidates for enlistment in the Royal Air Force.

Typescript leaflet titled 'Trade Group, Outline of Conditions of Service, Pay and Allowances', Crown

Letter to Mrs Albon from the Air Ministry

Archives, Cosford, Hangar Three, X001-3597/015

Letter dated 28 April 1945 from the Air Ministry informing Mrs Albon that her husband Flying Officer Eric Albon is now officially presumed to be dead.

Typescript letter, Crown

Letter to Mrs Albon from the Air Ministry regarding her husband Flying Officer Eric Albon

Archives, Cosford, Hangar Three, X001-3597/012

Letter dated 2 November 1944 to Mrs Albon from the Air Ministry informing her that her husband Flying Officer Eric Albon has not been traced and is still considered officially Missing.

Typescript letter, Crown