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Trolley, Primer, Oil

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940s-1950s, London, Hangar Three/Four, X004-9280

Small but heavy spoked-metal wheeled oil primer with cylindrical oil container and two compressed air vessels to the rear, plus pair of handles for ease of movement and complete with flexible hose for delivering oil to the aircraft's engine.

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Commemorative Plaque from Hudson Aircraft T9465

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1943, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1994/0134/C

Large rectangular gilded metal plaque. Decorated edging plus inscription.

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Pilot's Flying Badge, Service Dress, 1920 Pattern of Wg Cdr Alfred Kitchener Gatward

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940s, In Storage, X008-8805

This qualification badge, commonly referred to as ‘Wings’, is awarded to individuals who have completed their pilot training and remains the most coveted badge in the Royal Air Force.

Pilot's Flying Badge, Service Dress, 1920 Pattern of Wg Cdr Alfred Kitchener Gatward | X008-8805, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

No. 32 Squadron Scoreboard

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, 66/C/90

Traditionally squadrons recorded their performance against enemy aircraft, showing victories, probables and damaged. This scoreboard is from No. 32 Squadron, based at Biggin Hill, a key target for the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain.

Wingtip with handwritten title, names and scores; RAF roundel design in the centre overlaid with a bow, pearls and horn, © RAF Museum

Eagle Series IV

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1945, In Storage, 75/I/301

In the 1920s the RAF developed a camera for aerial survey work, manufactured as the F8 for the RAF and the Williamson Eagle for the civil market.

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Spitfire Mark I Windscreen

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, 80/A/1142

This armoured windscreen from a Spitfire Mk I was damaged by machine gun fire on 9 September 1940 during the Battle of Britain. The pilot was Sub Lieutenant Arthur Blake RN from No. 19 Squadron based at Fowlmere.

Shattered glass in an arch-shaped thick metal frame, © RAF Museum

HMAFV Bridlington.

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1958, In Storage, 1992/0195/C

In 1946, HMS Bridlington was transferred to the Royal Air Force and was renamed His Majesty’s Air Force Vessel (HMAFV) Bridlington. HMAFV Bridlington was crewed by RAF personnel

Rectangular brass ship's nameplate with raised lettering and plate surround and 8 fixing bolt holes, RAF Museum

Pilot's flying log book of Squadron Leader John Fincher Brookes, 1940-1964

Archives, 1940-1964, In Storage, X008-9273

Pilot's flying log book of Squadron Leader John Brookes, who was awarded the DFC and bar and AFC. He began his operational career with No.103 Squadron, flying Wellingtons on bombing operations.

Pilot's flying log book of Squadron Leader John Fincher Brookes, 1940-1964 | X008-9273

Belt Feed Mechanism, Hispano, 20mm, Mk 3, Right Hand, 7G/1041

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1945, In Storage, X008-9066

By guiding an ammunition belt round a cam, a Belt Feed Mechanism extracts a round from its link and presents the round ready to be fed into the cannon’s breach.

Belt Feed Mechanism, Hispano, 20mm, Mk 3, Right Hand, 7G/1041 | X008-9066, Royal Air Force Museum

Hydraulic Pump, Bristol Blenheim Mark IV

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, 1997/0031/C

Recovered from its crash site near Kaas, this pump belonged to a Bristol Blenheim Mark IV R3802 that was shot down during RAF No. 82 Squadron’s raid of the Aalborg Airfield, Denmark, 13 August 1940.

Hydraulic Pump, Bristol Blenheim Mark IV | 1997/0031/C, Royal Air Force Museum

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