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Bristol F.2b (Replica)

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1918, London, Hangar Two, 72/A/992

The Bristol Fighter was designed in 1916 as a replacement for the B.E. two-seaters. No.48 Squadron received the first production aircraft and introduced them into service during the Battle of Arras in April 1917. Flown in the tight defensive formations normal to two-seaters at the time, this baptism of fire was unsuccessful but it became an excellent fighting machine when the tactics were changed to allow it to be flown in the more aggressive manner of a single-seater. By the end of the war the type had been used for offensive patrols, photographic reconnaissance, escort fighting and ground attacks.

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Supermarine Southampton Mk I

Aircraft & Exhibits, JUL 1925-NOV 1928, London, Hangar Three/Four, 67/A/705

Supermarine Southamptons were the first RAF flying boat designed after the First World War. They entered RAF service in 1925 at RAF Calshot, Hampshire and were used for maritime patrol around the world.

Supermarine Southampton on display at the RAF Museum, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Napier Dagger VIII

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938-1968, London, Hangar Three/Four, 68/E/36

955 hp twenty-four cylinder vertically opposed H shaped aero engine as fitted to the Handley Page Hereford.

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Rolls-Royce Merlin III

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, London, Hangar Three/Four, 65/E/162

Rolls Royce Merlins were one of the truly outstanding engines of the Second World War. They powered fighters like Spitfires and Hurricanes and bombers such as Lancasters and Halifaxes.

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GS Tender, 4 x 2, 15 Cwt, Model MW

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942-1968, Cosford, Hangar Four, 68/V/595

Four-wheeled open-cab truck specially modified to tow the trailer carrying the coffin of MRAF Lord Trenchard during his funeral procession, February 21 1956.

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Friday the Thirteenth (Artwork from Halifax 'F' LV907)

Aircraft & Exhibits, FEB 1944-JUN 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 70/A/188

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

Friday the Thirteenth (Artwork from Halifax 'F' LV907) | 70/A/188, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Bristol Turret Type B.17, Mk. 6

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1950-1967, London, Hangar Three/Four, 67/O/653

Power operated dorsal turret as fitted to Lincoln and early Shackleton aircraft mounting two Hispano Mk V 20mm cannon. Mounted on turret servicing stand.

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Signaller's Flying Badge, Service Dress, 1943 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 70/U/465

Introduced as a separate aircrew badge under Air Ministry Order A 1019/43, Signallers operated the wireless set and, in some aircraft, monitored Radar equipment.

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Recording of an interview with William Patrick Elms, part two, 26 June 1974

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/12

Interview with William Elms, covering his interwar service in Malta, work for Imperial Airways and work as an instructor at Halton and Henlow.

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Royal Air Force educational service regulations

Library, In Storage, X004-3028

1st edition of Air Ministry Pamphlet AMP 43 ‘Royal Air Force educational service regulations.’ Issued by the Air Ministry September 1930

Cream coloured page with black text and RAF Museum Library stamp. With brown border visible on three sides of page, Royal Air Force Museum