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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 ©

USAAF Shoulder Badge, 8th Air Force

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1986/0457/U

While Bomber Command operated mainly at night, the US 8th Air Force conducted daylight raids against Germany and occupied Europe. By 1945, the 8th equalled Bomber Command in the tonnage of bombs dropped.

USAAF Shoulder Badge, 8th Air Force | 1986/0457/U, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

T1 Bombsight, Computer

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1988/1028/I

The T1 is a gyro-stabilized 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.

Black rectangular box, surrounded by green tubular metal, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

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, Royal Air Force Museum

Norden Bombsight Type M9

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 82/I/819

The US Army Air Force strategy for bombing Germany centred around the use of this highly accurate Norden Bombsight to conduct precision attacks on vital industries during daylight. Unfortunately, the cloudy European weather frequently obscured targets and reduced accuracy.

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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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Recording of a speech made by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris at a Bomber Command reunion held in London, 13 May 1978

Film & Sound, X005-6731

Speech by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris to Bomber Command veterans, covering the bombing campaign and its significance in the outcome of the Second World War.

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Recorded interview with Harry Silverman, 3 March 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6775

Harry Silverman was an airframe fitter in the UK and India and worked with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) in India during and immediately after the Second World War.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Thomas Francis Neil, 8 December 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3325

Tom Neil served as a pilot in Hurricane and Spitfire aircraft during the Battle of Britain and after in the UK and Malta during and after the Second World War.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Colin Bell, 7 December 2020

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5660

Dave Waring was an RAF pilot in Whirlwind and Puma helicopters, serving in various locations. During the 1991 Gulf War he was an air liaison officer with the British Army.

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