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Nose Artwork from Vickers Wellington Z1080

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1989/0224/Y

From its earliest days, RAF personnel used artwork on aircraft to boost morale. During the Second World War nose art became increasingly flamboyant.

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Avro Lancaster Mk I

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942-1970, London, Hangar Five, 74/A/12

This Avro Lancaster is a rare survivor of the Second World War and among the most significant aircraft in the RAF Museum’s collection. On average, a Lancaster’s life expectancy was 21 operational sorties, yet this Lancaster flew a total of 137.

Four-engined aircraft with propellers and camouflage pattern, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Cologne Raid - Flying Officer Friend

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1879

Flying Officer Friend, a Lancaster bomb-aimer, gives an account of a raid on Cologne, describing the flight across Holland and the sight of the burning city from the air.

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Bombing Raids - Pilot Officer R.H. Williams, 27/2/41

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6345

Recording in which Pilot Officer Williams, an air gunner, recalls various incidents that took place during bombing raids over Germany, France and Italy.

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The first one thousand - A radio impression of the raid on Cologne, May 30-31, 1942

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1878

Incomplete dramatised account of the first thousand bomber raid, on Cologne in May 1942. The recording covers planning at Bomber Command headquarters, preparations on one station and the raid itself.

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A yank in the RCAF

Archives, In Storage, B2445

This is the memoir of American Major Hubert Knilans of No. 617 Squadron detailing his time in the RCAF. He flew in Operation Taxable, a deception operation leading up to D-Day.

A yank in the RCAF | B2445