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No. 601 Squadron Pennant

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 76/Y/1825

This pennant was worn by an aircraft participating in an air show at RAF North Weald in 1954. It depicts the County Arms of London beside the Winged Sword of No. 601 (County of London) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, whose Meteor fighters were resident at the base at the time.

Triangular cloth flag with red and white cross and blue tip, RAF Museum

Group photograph of No. 604 Squadron personnel with Gloster Meteors, North Weald, 1950s

Photographs, In Storage, PC95/66

No. 604 Squadron was formed at RAF Hendon in 1930 in the Auxiliary Air Force. All of the Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were embodied in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

A large group of men standing beside jet aircraft, Crown Copyright, RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Senior Aircraftsman Raymond Harris, 17 October 2018

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4804

Interview with Raymond Harris, who was an RAF driver during the 1950s. He served at RAF North Weald, acted as driver for senior officers and travelled in convoy to Germany.

Image pending

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

Recorded interview with Corporal Stanley Bellman, 4 December 2020

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-5659

Interview with Stan Bellman, who served as an RAF electrician in the UK and with 173 Squadron, operating Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, in the Middle East during the Second World War.

Image pending

Hawker Hurricane Wreck

Aircraft & Exhibits, JUN 1940-31 AUG 1940, In Storage, 79/A/1722

Hawker Hurricane I P3175 was built by the Gloster Aircraft Company and issued to No. 257 Squadron in August 1940. From 17 August onwards it was flown most often by Pilot Officer Gerard Hamilton Maffett.

Remains of an aircraft engine, © RAF Museum

Supermarine Spitfire Mark Vb

Aircraft & Exhibits, DEC 1941-DEC 1982, London, Hangar One, 82/A/1716

The Mk V was regarded by pilots as the best handling Spitfire, despite its very short development time. It was also the most widely produced, equipping over 140 RAF squadrons.

Single engine aircraft with camouflage pattern, © RAF Museum

Hawker Tempest TT.5

Aircraft & Exhibits, JAN 1945-1972, In Storage, 72/A/571

The Tempest was one of the last piston-engined front line fighters demonstrating the maximum performance that could be achieved with a piston engine and propeller combination.

Hawker Tempest on display at the RAF Museum, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Signed working script for the film "Battle of Britain", 26 February 1968.

Archives, 1968, In Storage, X005-2124

Working script for the 1969 film "Battle of Britain" with signatures from personnel who flew planes for the production and significant individuals who were present during the actual engagement.

The first headline page of the "Battle of Britain" script, RAFM

Heinkel He 111

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1947, London, Hangar Five, 78/A/1033

The Heinkel He 111, a German twin-engined medium bomber, was used extensively in the late 1930s and early years of the Second World War. Like many Luftwaffe military aircraft, its development was concealed by claiming it was for high-speed commercial transport.

Side view of an aircraft with a camouflaged upper and a turquoise underside; a cross and swastika painted on the fuselage and, © RAF Museum