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Medal Bar of Group Captain John Alexander Kent
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1988/0713/D
Group Captain ‘Johnny’ Kent was one of the most decorated Spitfire pilots of the Second World War. His tally was 12 enemy aircraft destroyed, three probable, two damaged and one destroyed on the ground.
Handley Page V/1500 (J1936) HMA Old Carthusian at Karachi 1919
Photographs, In Storage, X003-9764
The Handley Page V/1500 was designed during the First World War as a long range bomber to attack Germany. Only three were available at the Armistice of 11 November 1918.
Jamaica Uniform Badge
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X005-1276
During the Second World War individuals from many Allied and Commonwealth nations joined the RAF. To acknowledge this multi-national support, uniform badges denoting the individuals' country of origin were authorised for wear.
GQ Parasuit
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1994/0362/U
In the mid 1930s, the GQ Parachute Company developed a parasuit exclusively for the air gunners of Boulton Paul Defiant two-seat fighters, as the gun turret had no space to store parachutes.
Medal Bar of Warrant Officer William Nathan Addison
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1992/0045/D
William Addison was initially a Wireless Operator but volunteered for aircraft duties at the start of the Battle of Britain in 1940. He flew as an air gunner in Bristol Blenheims with No. 23 Squadron.
Heliograph
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1994/0323/I
A heliograph can be used to send morse coded messages using a mirror to reflect flashes of sunlight. They were carried in survival kits on board RAF aircraft in the 1930s.
RAF Volunteer Reserve outline of conditions of service
Library, In Storage, X004-3298
4th edition of Air Ministry Pamphlet 199 ‘R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve: Outline of conditions of service’. Issued by the Air Ministry September 1951
Emergency panel signals used by US Navy and Army in life rafts (dinghies)
Library, In Storage, X004-3269
1st edition of Air Ministry Pamphlet 182 ‘Emergency panel signals used by United States Navy and Army in life rafts (dinghies)’. Issued by the Air Ministry 1945
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