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Aerial views of Peenemünde, before and one after the 1943 raid

Archives, 1943, In Storage, X004-2322/017

These press cutting were collected by Group Captain John Henry Searby, of No. 83 Squadron, who commanded Operation Hydra.

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Wasserfall Missile

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X002-9015

Black and white painted wood, aluminium and steel quarter scale model used to check the aerodynamic performance of the Wasserfall design.

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Combustion Chamber from A4 (V-2) Rocket

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X002-9719

The V-2 or A4 was the first practicable ballistic missile, and was used by Nazi Germany against targets predominately in Belgium and the UK in the closing stages of the Second World War. The rocket motor used a liquid fuel of oxygen and a mixture of ethanol with water.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Arthur Spencer, 22 May 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7423

Arthur Spencer was a navigator in Lancaster bomber aircraft of 97 Squadron, including raids on Peenemünde and Berlin. In Dakota transport aircraft, he participated in the Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949.

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Pilots flying log book of Wing Commander John Searby, 1940-1950

Archives, 1940-1950, Cosford, Hangar Three, X004-2322/002

This pilot’s flying logbook belonged to Gp Capt John Henry Searby.

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Vertical reconnaissance photograph of bomb damage to Peenemunde, August 1943

Archives, In Storage, AC71/14/7/24

Post-raid aerial reconnaissance photograph of the Rocket Research Establishment at Peenemunde following the attack by Bomber Command on 17/18 August 1943. This view shows the devastated staff married quarters.

Vertical reconnaissance photograph, Crown

Vertical reconnaissance photograph of bomb damage to Peenemunde, August 1943 {cg}

Archives, In Storage, AC71/14/7/23

Post-raid aerial reconnaissance photograph of the Rocket Research Establishment at Peenemunde following the attack by Bomber Command on 17/18 August 1943. This image shows bomb damage to Test Stand VII.

Vertical reconnaissance photograph, Crown

Vertical reconnaissance photograph of bomb damage to Peenemunde airfield, August 1943

Archives, In Storage, AC71/14/7/22

Post-raid aerial reconnaissance photograph of the Rocket Research Establishment at Peenemunde following the attack by Bomber Command on 17/18 August 1943. This view shows the concentration of bomb craters on the airfield and damage to technical buildings of the Luftwaffe Test Facility, Peenemunde West.

Vertical reconnaissance photograph, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Medal Bar of Air Commodore John Searby

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X003-7393

John Searby was credited as the first Pathfinder "Master of Ceremonies" for the Peenemunde raid of August 17 1943, and for this was awarded the Distinguished Service Order seen in the medal bar.

Medal Bar, two crosses, two stars, four medals, of different material held on different coloured ribbons, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan