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Pilot's flying log book of Squadron Leader Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson, 28 September 1937-18 June 1943

Archives, 28 SEP 1937-18 JUN 1943, In Storage, X003-7892/001/001

Bird-Wilson joined the RAF in 1937, after completing his flying training he was posted to No.17 Squadron. In September 1938, Brid Wilson was involved in a crash and suffered severe facial injuries, undergoing pioneering plastic surgery.

Two pilots flying log books bound together in black leather. See documentation tab for digital copy, Two pilots flying log books bound together in black leather. See documentation tab for digital copy

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945-1983, In Storage, 83/A/1374

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress dropped more bombs than any other US aircraft in the Second World War, and was the main bomber of the United States Army Air Forces in Europe in the Second World War.

Starboard side view of Boeing B17 on a white background., © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / u00a9 RAF Museum / Iain Duncan

Recording of a lecture on black Second World War pilots given at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, part two, 1 October 1980

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/53

Lecture given by General Benjamin Davis, Alfred ‘Chief’ Anderson and Lee A Archer at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, on the achievements of black American pilots.

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RAF experiences - Ploesti raid: Squadron Leader Barwell

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1980

Recording in which Squadron Leader Barwell gives a first-hand account of a raid on the Ploesti oil production facilities.

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Wing Commander Baird Smith - Vegesack raid

Film & Sound, In Storage, X001-1979

Recording in which Wing Commander Baird Smith gives his impressions of United States Army Air Force bombing operations after flying on a raid as a passenger.

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The story of Pat Thornton Brown as told to Sir Ken Adam by his widow, Betty Mulcahy.

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6723

Betty Mulcahy remembers how her husband, Typhoon pilot Squadron Leader Patrick Thornton-Brown, was shot down and killed. She remembers being told of his death and her life after his loss.

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Recorded interview with Sergeant Frederick Victor Bashford, 21 February 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4772

Vic Bashford served as an RAF electrician during the Second World War, including participation in the Battle of France, Battle of Britain and 151 Wing’s deployment to Russia in 1941.

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Operation Manna Delftware Pendant

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 84/C/787

This small delftware pendant was made by Dutch ceramist Plateelbakkerij Schoonhoven. Featuring a young woman with a basket and an aircraft dropping parcels overhead, it appears to depict the events of Operation Manna.

Operation Manna Delftware Pendant | 84/C/787

Despatch by Air Marshal Sir Hugh P. Lloyd KBE, CB, MC, DFC, commanding Tiger Force, 1945, for British participation in the bombing of Japan.

Archives, In Storage, B1730

Report by Air Marshal Sir Hugh P. Lloyd KBE, CB, MC, DFC, concerning the proposed action of Tiger Force in the bombing of Japan.

Contents page of Tiger Force despatch, Crown ©

Recording of a lecture on black Second World War pilots given at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, part one, 1 October 1980

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/52

Lecture given by General Benjamin Davis, Alfred ‘Chief’ Anderson and Lee A. Archer at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, on the achievements of black American pilots.

Image pending