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Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T.21 (VR599), October 1952

Photographs, P006449

The Balliols ordered by the Royal Navy in 1950 were fitted with naval features such as an arrester hook that the RAF aircraft did not have. The engine fitted to this T.21 prototype is a later variant of the famous Rolls Royce Merlin.

Boulton Paul Sea Balliol T.21 with markings Royal Navy VR599 on tail, RAF Museum

WAAF Other Ranks, Shirt, 1939 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1990/0386/U

The airwoman’s service dress uniform included an open necked jacket with lapels with which a shirt, collar and tie was to be worn.

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Photograph of Sgt L.W. Clarke with his crew

Archives, In Storage, AC95/45/6

Flight engineer Sergeant Leonard Clarke was shot down and became a prisoner of war in 1944.

Group portrait of seven aircrew in front of a building

Type C Mk II Bomb Trolley

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1945-Circa 1979, London, Hangar Five, 79/O/1724

Bomb trolleys were used to transport munitions from their storage area to aircraft. The versatile Type C trolley could carry a range of bombs of different shapes and sizes up to a weight of 6,000lb.

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GEE Ground Transmitter Type T1365

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1970, London, Hangar Five, 70/R/248

GEE was a navigation aid which a navigator could use to establish their position in relation to series of radio ground transmitters.

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Letter to be sent in the event of his death in action by Plt Off Cyril Joe Barton VC

Archives, In Storage, B1754

Last letters were written by personnel to be sent to relatives in the event of their death.

Manuscript letter and envelope, RAF Museum

Pilot Officer Cyril Barton’s Service Dress Jacket

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 84/U/741

The Officer's, 1920 Pattern, Service Dress Jacket of Pilot Officer Cyril Barton. Barton was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the notorious raid on Nuremberg on 30/31 March 1944.

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The Long March by Pamela Taylor, bronze and marble

Fine Art, London, Hangar Five, X003-2106

This memorial to commemorate the Long March was commissioned by the RAF Ex-Prisoners of War Association and unveiled in May 2003. Sculptor Pamela Taylor (1929-2014) based the figure of the airman on a wartime sketch by Ley Kenyon, artist and prisoner of war in Stalag Luft III who survived the march ('Marching Prisoners of War in Greatcoats', FA01916, RAF Museum collection).

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Mk XIV Bombsight Computor

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 66/I/370

The Mk XIV Bombsight is a gyro-stabilised 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.

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USAAF Memorial Stone

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1984-1986, London, Hangar Five, 1986/0515/C

This memorial was created for the 1984 Liverpool Garden Festival to commemorate the city’s link with the USAAF as a disembarkation point for personnel and equipment.

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