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Medal Bar of 6 of Squadron Leader Lawrence ('Benny') Seymour Goodman

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X008-7563

Benny Goodman was born in London and joined the RAF in 1939. He completed 30 operations with No. 617 Squadron including against the battleship Tirpitz. His medals are 1939-1945 Star with Bomber Command Clasp, Arctic Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Legion d'Honneur Order of the Chevalier.

6 medals with colourful ribbons mounted next to each other on a wearable bar, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Pathfinder Force badge of Wing Commander Raymond Hilton

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1993/0281/U

Pathfinder crews identified and marked targets for the main bomber stream of aircraft. These crews underwent additional training and were expected to complete one Tour of 45 operations. A qualified Pathfinder was allowed to wear the coveted eagle badge over his left breast pocket.

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Leaflet advertising the Second illuminated night flying and firework display at Hendon aerodrome, 1912

Archives, In Storage, A1782

This poster advertises a display of night flying at Hendon in 1912. Such displays helped to generate popular interest in aviation and flying for pleasure and excitement.

black and white illustrated leaflet showing men and women watching an air display at night, RAF Museum

Squadron Leader Arthur Scarf, VC, 1941

Photographs, In Storage, X004-7598/042/022

As a pilot in 1941, Squadron Leader Arthur Stewart King Scarf was the only member of the RAF to be awarded the Victoria Cross for service in East Asia during the Second World War.

Portrait of a man in RAF pilot's uniform, Crown

Experiences in England film, 1940-1941

Film & Sound, X004-9321

In November 1940 two American employees of the Sperry Gyroscope Company, Fred Vose and Joseph Sailor, arrived in the United Kingdom. They carried with them a highly secret new piece of bomb-aiming equipment.

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Wall Mural of No 199 Squadron Stirling LJ531

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1945, London, Hangar Five, X002-3414

In 1983 a team of local volunteers and businesses, led by John Reid, worked to save the Stirling wall painting at the former station of RAF North Creake. The whole mural was safely stabilised and removed. The following June, it was unveiled at the RAF Museum and dedicated as a memorial to the lost crew and those who served in No. 100 Group during the war.

Painted wall section showing a four engine bomber with code EX N and RAF roundel, IAIN DUNCAN

Pathfinder Force badge of Flight Lieutenant Angus Caesar-Gordon DFC DFM

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X004-5202

Pathfinder crews identified and marked targets for the main bomber stream of aircraft. These crews underwent additional training and were expected to complete one Tour of 45 operations. A qualified Pathfinder was allowed to wear the coveted eagle badge over his left breast pocket.

Gilded brass eagle, wings outstretched, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Medal Bar of 4 of Flight Lieutenant Bertram Arthur "Jimmy" James

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X006-1328

Pilot Jimmy James, shot down and captured in the Netherlands in 1940, was a persistent prison escaper, including during the Great Escape of 24 March 1944. He was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of his numerous escape attempts. The medals are, from left to right, Military Cross, 1939-1945 Star, Aircrew Europe Star, 1939-1945 War Medal with Mention in Despatches oakleaf.

4 medals mounted alongside each other with multi coloured medal ribbons, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Portrait of Wg Cdr Raymond Hilton DSO DFC* and group photograph of 83 Squadron

Archives, In Storage, B3932

‘Ray’ Hilton was the pilot of our Lancaster R5868 on the first of its 137 operations, to Wilhelmshaven on 8 July 1942. Hilton captained the aircraft on a further 17 operations.

Photographic protrait of an airman, Crown

Black Cat lucky charm of Flight Lieutenant John Elwyn Charles

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X005-0851

A black cat crossing your path is a good luck superstition. This hand stitched black cat was carried on operations in 1943–1944 by navigator John Charles of No.192 (Special Duties) Squadron.

Small hand sewn black cat with safety pin securing hanging loop, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

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