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Cap Badge of an ROC Officer

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1990/1275/U

The volunteers of the Observer Corps were a vital link in Britain's aerial defences. They reported the strength, height and direction of incoming raids. In 1941 the ROC was awarded the Royal title in recognition of the contribution it made during the Battle of Britain.

Circular brass and dark metal badge with laurel leaves and a figure holding a flaming torch, © RAF Museum

Observer Corps Lapel Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 78/U/621

The Observer Corps, later Royal Observer Corps, was a civil defence organisation formed to detect, identify, track and report aircraft in the skies over the UK.

Round metal badge with an engraved scene of an observer searching the skies, encircled by a motto in a blue border, © RAF Museum

Observer Corps Lapel Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 78/U/622

The Observer Corps, later Royal Observer Corps, was a civil defence organisation formed to detect, identify, track and report aircraft in the skies over the UK.

Round metal badge with an engraved scene of an observer searching the skies, encircled by a motto in a blue border, © RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Master Aircrew Paul Challice, 18 September 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4799

Interview with Paul Challice, who was a radio operator in Beverley transport aircraft and as crewman, winchman and winch operator in Wessex, Whirlwind and Sea King search and rescue helicopters.

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Plotting Counters

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 75/I/536

Plotting blocks and counters were used in Operations Rooms in the Second World War and particularly in the Battle of Britain to track the movements of incoming formations of enemy aircraft.

Nine counters in three shapes: a circle, an arrow and an arrowhead each in red, yellow and blue, © RAF Museum

Post Instrument Mark IIC

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 67/I/698

Post Instruments were used in the Second World War by members of the Observer Corps as an aide to assess the height, bearing and location of enemy aircraft.

Side view of a complex instrument made of metal, with a measuring stick fixed in the middle, © RAF Museum

Battle of Britain Royal Air Force exhibition, Horse Guards' Parade and Air Ministry Whitehall, 12-18 September 1960

Library, In Storage, X006-4202

Souvenir brochure for the 1960 Battle of Britain week on Horse Guards Parade and in the Air Ministry, Whitehall commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the Battle of Britain

Illustration of blue sky, white cliffs, green field, blue sea and yellow sand with red and black text against the sky, Royal Air Force Museum

Post Instrument Mark IIC

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1936-1945, Cosford, Hangar Two, 79/I/932

Post Instruments were used in the Second World War by members of the Observer Corps as an aide to assess the height, bearing and location of enemy aircraft.

Side view of a complex instrument made of metal, with a measuring stick fixed in the middle, © RAF Museum

Observer Corps Armband

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 78/U/619

The Observer Corps, later Royal Observer Corps, was a civil defence organisation formed in 1925 to detect, identify, track and report aircraft in the skies over the UK.

Armband in black and white striped fabric with a metal clasp and ‘Observer Corps’ in red stitching, © RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Raymond Hankin, 18 June 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6750

Recorded interview with Ray Hankin, who served as an air traffic control operations clerk at RAF Debden during his national service. He describes the role and operations from RAF Debden.

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