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Extract from interrogation notes of FM Gerd von Runstedt with regard to air action during "Overlord", circa 1945
Archives, In Storage, AC71/2/43
This is an extract from the interrogation of Field Marshal Von Rundstedt. In charge of the German Forces during the D-Day Landings, he recalls the operational difficulties they experienced first-hand.
Recording of an interview with Wing Commander R D Pexton, 30 December 1977
Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/32
Interview with Wing Commander R D Pexton who served as a pilot in the RAF before and during the Second World War, flying Spitfires, Gladiators, Hurricanes, Stirlings and Lancasters.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1961, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1998/0214/A
The FW190A-8 was a fighter-bomber version of the ‘Butcher Bird’, and was produced in greater numbers than any other sub-type.
Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a
Aircraft & Exhibits, MAR 1945-NOV 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/A/69
Me 262s were the first operational jet fighters to enter Luftwaffe service, in April 1944. This example was surrendered to the British in northern Germany at the very end of the war.
Luftwaffe Anti-Aircraft War Badge
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 66/U/941
Originally devised as qualification badges for aircrew, the use of some trade badges became linked to combat experience. The Anti-Aircraft Badge was awarded according to a points system reflecting the types of engagements that individual had undertaken.
Night Fighter Operational Flying Clasp (Gold)
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X004-0867
The Luftwaffe introduced flying clasps as a way of acknowledging an aircrew’s operational experience. A bronze clasp represented 20 operational flights, silver 60 and gold 110.
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