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Medal Bar of 6, Squadron Leader Walter Henry Park

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 79/D/2131

Walter Henry Park joined the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, earning the Military Cross in 1917. His Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded for operations in North Russia in 1919 and the Bar for operations in Kurdistan in 1922.

6 metal medals suspended on a bar by coloured silk ribbons, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAFM/Iain Duncan

Medal Bar of Squadron Leader Maurice James Adam

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 79/D/183

The medals of Squadron Leader Maurice Adam, comprising the Air Force Cross and India General Service Medal.

Medal Bar of Squadron Leader Maurice James Adam | 79/D/183

Coronation Medal 1953, Miniature

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1953, In Storage, 71/D/1167

Miniature medals were worn with Royal Air Force Mess Dress.

Coronation Medal 1953, Miniature | 71/D/1167

Medal Bar of Air Marshal Sir Leonard Horatio Slatter, DSC, DFC

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X007-3906

Medal Bar of Air Marshal Sir Leonard Horatio Slatter. He was awarded the DSC and bar for nine combat victories and for his bombing attacks on Zeebrugge Mole His DFC was a 1919 New Year's Honour and therefore without citation.

Medal bar of 12 medals, RAF Museum

Medal Bar of Group Captain Geoffrey Brunner

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1993/0470/D

During the Battle of Britain Geoffrey Brunner served with No. 43 Squadron. On 26 August 1940 in a raid off Portsmouth he was attacked by a Messerschmitt Bf 109. With no radio, engine or hydraulics, covered in petrol and wounded in the ankle, he successfully made a wheels-up landing at RAF Tangmere.

Six medals on individual ribbons with different stripe patterns in multiple colours, © RAF Museum

Africa General Service Medal 1902

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1995/0247/D

This medal was awarded to Aircraftman Second Class H. Taylor for his part in ending an uprising in Somalia which began in 1899. This is an early example of RAF aerial policing.

Silver medal with yellow and black ribbon.

Medal Bar of Flight Lieutenant William Gethin Owen

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1989/0234/D

William Owen served as an Observer with No. 235 Squadron during the Battle of Britain, flying in Bristol Blenheim fighters that provided convoy protection, fighter patrols and anti-shipping patrols over the English Channel and North Sea.

Eight medals on individual ribbons with different stripe patterns in multiple colours, © RAF Museum

Medal Bar of Squadron Leader Anthony Garforth Miller

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1994/0354/D

After joining the RAF in 1935, Spitfire pilot Anthony Miller led No. 17 Squadron for much of the Battle of Britain.

Six medals, including one with red and gold edging, on individual ribbons with different stripe patterns in multiple colours, © RAF Museum

Microtelephone Assembly Type 1

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 67/R/720

In addition to her rank and wireless operator's trade badges, Flight Sergeant Avis Hearn's Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) tunic also carries the ribbon of the Military Medal.

Blue-grey lady's military-style jacket with stripes and badges on the sleeves with earphones and microphone hung around the c, RAF Museum

Medal Bar of Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Allard

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1989/0210/D

‘Sammy’ Allard was an exceptional and highly popular pilot who destroyed at least ten German aircraft during the Battle of Britain.

Five medals on individual ribbons in multiple colours and patterns, © RAF Museum