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Vickers Wellington B Mk X
Aircraft & Exhibits, MAY 1944-JAN 1955, Cosford, Hangar Three, Cosford, Hangar Three, 69/A/171
This Wellington was constructed in 1944 and served with No. 1 Air Navigation Training School between 1949 and 1953. It was not operational in the Second World War but represents the role played in the bombing campaign against Germany. It is one of only two Wellingtons to survive into the present day.
Joint Force Space Component, UK Space Command badge
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X008-6763
In 2021 the UK established Space Command, its mission is to protect the UK and her allies interests in, to and from space. It is a joint service command with personnel from all three services, the civil service and civilian contractors.
Squadron Leader Arthur Scarf, VC
Photographs, In Storage, PC76/23/35
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
Medal Bar of 9 Air Marshal Sir Harold ‘Micky’ Martin
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1989/0003/D
‘Micky’ Martin was a highly decorated Australian RAF pilot who flew in the Dams Raid of May 1943. He was renowned for his skill at low level flying and completed 83 operations for Bomber Command in aircraft including Hampdens, Manchesters, Lancasters and Mosquitos.
'A' Flight, 3 Squadron, No. 17 Initial Training Wing, August 1942
Archives, AUG 1942, In Storage, X005-2140/002
A group of cadets of No. 17 Initial Training Wing at Scarborough, August 1942. At Initial Training Wings, recruits received ground instruction before posting to Elementary Flying Training Schools.
Birthday candle Leading Aircraftwoman Marion Gomm
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, X001-1530
Leading Aircraftwoman Marion Gomm was a cook at RAF Wyton, headquarters for the Pathfinder Force. This candle was a memento from Marion’s 21st birthday party held in the Sergeants’ Mess in March 1944.
Wedding cake doll lucky charm
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 85/C/406
Air Gunner Jim Chapman hung his wedding cake charm from the gunsight of his Lancaster while on operations. He was shot down on 21 February 1944 but managed to grab his mascot before baling out.
German POW Camp Identity Tag of Sergeant Leonard Clarke
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1995/0815/U
Flight engineer Sergeant Leonard Clarke was shot down and became a prisoner of war in 1944. He was issued with this identity tag in his POW camp, stamped with his prisoner number.
Gremlin-type lucky mascot Flight Lieutenant Gerard Lewis
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, In Storage, X002-9192
Flight Lieutenant Gerard Lewis DFC of No. 156 Squadron Pathfinder Force carried this lucky gremlin mascot to ward off bad luck, during his flying career.
Kangaroo mascot Sergeant Dennis Bunner
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X005-5966
This hand made kangaroo and joey mascot belonged to bomb aimer Sergeant Dennis Bunner, who flew on Lancasters with No. 467 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force.
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