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Studies for 'Take Off': Pilot (recto); Navigator's Map and Equipment (verso) by Dame Laura Knight, charcoal on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01181

Knight made these charcoal studies for her painting 'Take Off' (1943, Imperial War Museums), which represents a Stirling bomber crew preparing for flight. Based at RAF Mildenhall with No. 15 Squadron, Knight, who did not accompany the crew in flight, posed the men as if they were about to embark on a raid over Germany.

Studies for 'Take Off': Pilot (recto); Navigator's Map and Equipment (verso) by Dame Laura Knight, charcoal on paper, 1943. On the verso is a study of the flight navigator's map, pencils and navigation computer., The artist's estate, Bridgeman Images / RAF Museum

Window Bundle

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 75/R/704

Window consisted of strips of foil-backed paper dropped from an aircraft in bundles during a raid, and was designed to interfere with German radar.

Window Bundle | 75/R/704, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Menu card for luncheon at the Officers' Mess, RAF Amman

Archives, In Storage, X002-5422/012

A luncheon was held at the Officer’s Mess at Amman as part of a day of celebrations honouring the Emir Abdullah’s appointment as honorary Air Commodore in November 1940.

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Order of the British Empire, Dame Commander, Military, Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 71/D/934

The Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry awarded to individuals for outstanding contributions to public service. Dame Joanna Cruickshank received the Dame Commander class of the OBE in 1931.

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Flying Helmet, RAF, Type C, Wired

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 82/U/833

During 1941 the Type C started to replace Type B as the standard leather Flying Helmet used by the RAF. The refined ‘wired’ version was introduced during 1944 and included an integral wiring loom.

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Bahrein - Sharjah

Library, In Storage, X005-1152

Bahrein – Sharjah. GSGS4461, Strip number 14. Scale 1,000,000. Published by the War Office and printed by the Ordnance Survey 1945. Shows aerial route marked in red

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Papers of Mrs Mabel Simmons nee Castle 1941-1990

Archives, In Storage, X008-7611

Collection of papers relating to the service of Mabel Simmons nee Castle, who served as an accounting officer in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and then as a Chaplains' Assistant with the Churches' Work for Women in the Forces.

Papers of Mrs Mabel Simmons nee Castle 1941-1990 | X008-7611

Plan of Operation BIGOT, June 1944

Archives, In Storage, B3837

This document was created during the preparations for Operation Overlord.

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WAAF High Leg Rubber Boot, 1940 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X006-5934

Rubber was a scarce commodity in war-time Britain. Boots such as these would only be issued when weather conditions justified there use.

WAAF High Leg Rubber Boot, 1940 Pattern, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

4000lb High Capacity (HC) Bomb, Mk 4

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 70/O/144

The High Capacity series of bombs ranged in weight from 2,000lbs to 12,000lbs.

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