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Medal Bar of Pilot Officer Robert Alan Marshall

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1997/0384/D

Robert Alan Marshall trained in Canada as a navigator. Marshall joined the RAF as a Sergeant, before being promoted to Pilot Officer, and served with Nos. 12 and 619 Squadrons. Marshall was later seconded to BOAC.

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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.

Medal Bar of Group Captain John Alexander Kent, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

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.

Handley Page V/1500 (J1936) HMA Old Carthusian at Karachi 1919 | X003-9764

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.

Three cloth badges with names of countries in gold stitching, RAF Museum

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.

Full-body beige suit with separate brown dungaree-style top layer and elbow-length brown leather gloves, © RAF Museum

VE Day Thank God.....And now mine’s a pint!!!

Archives, In Storage, X005-4895/001

Serving in the Royal Air Force as a pilot at the time, Flight Lieutenant Chance recorded his reaction to Victory in Europe in his flying logbook.

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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.

A group of five medals, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

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.

Heliograph | 1994/0323/I, IAIN DUNCAN / RAFM/Iain Duncan

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

Cream coloured page with black text and black and red library stamps. With tan border visible on three sides, Crown

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

Tan coloured page with boxes and purple text. Inside boxes are black and orange designs. With brown border on three sides, Crown

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