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Mk XIV Bombsight Computor

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 66/I/370

The Mk XIV Bombsight is a gyro-stabilised bombsight which compensates for the movement of an aircraft by displaying the impact point of a bomb even when the aircraft is not in straight and level flight.

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Air Officer's Service Dress Cap, Blue Grey, Ptn 1954

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1993/0407/U

This Air Officer’s cap was worn by Sir Dermot Alexander Boyle as part of his ceremonial dress uniform. The Officers' badge on the band consists of a gold wreath with crown and lion, overlaid with a gilt metal eagle.

Air Officer's Service Dress Cap, Blue Grey, Ptn 1954 | 1993/0407/U

An Officer from Northern Rhodesia, 310: Flt Sgt Cowham by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00935

Edith Honor Earl made this portrait drawing for her exhibition 'Warriors of the Empire' with the Royal Empire Society, which opened in London’s Grosvenor House in December 1944. It is one of 22 portraits by her in the RAF Museum collection (besides others elsewhere) which celebrate the contributions of Service personnel from the British colonies and Commonwealth in the Second World War.

Head and shoulders coloured chalk portrait of an officer from Rhodesia, right profile, wearing RAF uniform with flying badge and decorations, and no cap. Small associative landscape drawing of Northern Rhodesia in upper right corner., RAF Museum

Physical Training Instructor Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 66/U/990

The Royal Air Force School of Physical Training was formed on the same day as the Royal Air Force, 1 April 1918. It is responsible for preparing instructors to lead physical training education and activities. It is currently located at RAF Cosford.

Circular brass badge formed of three arms holding exercise clubs with letters PTI in the centre, RAF Museum

Jungle survival

Library, In Storage, X004-3315

1st edition of Air Ministry Pamphlet 214 ‘Jungle survival’. Issued by the Air Ministry (A.D. Rescue) February 1950

Page with background showing jungle in green black and cream. Cream stripes with black text and black box with cream text, Crown

Air Marshal Sir Richard Peck

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1949

Recording in which Air Marshal Sir Richard Peck summarises the achievements of the British, US and Commonwealth Air Forces during 1943.

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Documents enclosed in pilot's flying log book of Sqdn Ldr Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson, 1938-circa 1990

Archives, In Storage, X003-7892/001/001/001

Among the miscellaneous papers enclosed in Squadron Leader Bird-Wilson's log book is a collection of letters and documents relating to his shooting down and baling out of his Hawker Hurricane during the Battle of Britain on 24 September 1940.

Documents enclosed in pilot's flying log book of Sqdn Ldr Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson, 1938-circa 1990 | X003-7892/001/001/001

No. 601 Squadron Pennant

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 76/Y/1825

This pennant was worn by an aircraft participating in an air show at RAF North Weald in 1954. It depicts the County Arms of London beside the Winged Sword of No. 601 (County of London) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, whose Meteor fighters were resident at the base at the time.

Triangular cloth flag with red and white cross and blue tip, RAF Museum

Commander, Civil, Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Badge of Group Captain John Ferguson Barton

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1992/0476/D

Awarded in the New Years Honours List 1953.

gold cross on red ribbon with white edging, RAF Museum

RAF, Type G.28 Camera Gun

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 72/I/1640

Gun cameras could be used to record combat or, in the case of this G.28 ‘Lewis’ type gun camera, used to train air gunners in the vital skill of sighting their weapon against a moving target.

pistol grip and trigger mounted to frame resembling gun barrel , with camera mounted within a drum cotainer above. Spade handle grip at rear., RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

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