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350lb AN/M40 Cluster Bomb

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1972, London, Hangar Three/Four, 72/O/389

Cluster bomb - American design with British modifications.

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American views on air power: Two papers by General Carl Spaatz and Professor Edward Mead Earle

Library, In Storage, 007404

Unknown edition of Air Ministry Pamphlet 238 ‘American views on air power: Two papers by General Carl Spaatz and Professor Edward Mead Earle’. Issued by the Directorate of Command and Staff Training, Air Ministry November 1947. (Reprinted March 1949)

Grey blue coloured cover of booklet with text in black. With brown border visible on three sides, Royal Air Force Museum

American views on air power: Two papers by General Carl Spaatz and Professor Edward Mead Earle

Library, In Storage, 007402

Unknown edition of Air Ministry Pamphlet 238 ‘American views on air power: Two papers by General Carl Spaatz and Professor Edward Mead Earle. Extracted from American journals’. Issued by the Directorate of Command and Staff Training, Air Ministry November 1947

Grey blue coloured cover of booklet with text in black, Royal Air Force Museum

De Havilland presents the Mosquito

Film & Sound, FC91/93

Film on the de Havilland Mosquito aircraft, illustrating the aeroplane’s concept, design, construction and operational roles. These include passenger flights with British Overseas Airways, bombing, reconnaissance, nightfighting and maritime strike.

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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 ©

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

35 Wing, 1944

Archives, In Storage, X003-8865/005

This report covers work of 35 Wing during the battle in and around the Falaise pocket in July and August 1944.

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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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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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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