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'Figaro' Door
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1940, Cosford, Hangar Two, 71/A/221
Flight Lieutenant Ian Gleed flew his Hurricane Mk I throughout the Battle of Britain. He had the wily cartoon cat Figaro, from the Disney film Pinocchio, swatting a swastika, painted on his cockpit door.
Avro Rota Mk I
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1934-1978, London, Hangar Three, 79/A/1785
The Avro Rota played an important role in the Dowding System during the Battle of Britain, being used to calibrate radar stations.
UK AWACS Commemorative Plate
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X005-5954
The E-3D Sentry is an Airborne Early Warning platform, often known by the acronym of AWACS due to its Airborne Warning and Control System role. Its systems allow onboard operators to identify and track enemy and allied aircraft and to relay information to commanders on the ground.
Flying Officer Guy Gibson by William Rothenstein, red chalk on paper
Fine Art, In Storage, L001-1963
This is one of over 200 portrait drawings William Rothenstein made of RAF personnel between 1939 and 1941, and one of 40 he published in his book, ‘Men of the RAF’ (1942).
Armband of an Orderly Officer
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 80/U/1477
Being Orderly Officer was a daily duty for officers of Flight Lieutenant rank or below. It involved various tasks including supervision of guards and saluting the raising and lowering of the RAF ensign.
Post Instrument Mark IIC
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1936-1945, Cosford, Hangar Two, 79/I/932
Post Instruments were used in the Second World War by members of the Observer Corps as an aide to assess the height, bearing and location of enemy aircraft.
Cap Badge of an ROC Officer
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1990/1275/U
The volunteers of the Observer Corps were a vital link in Britain's aerial defences. They reported the strength, height and direction of incoming raids. In 1941 the ROC was awarded the Royal title in recognition of the contribution it made during the Battle of Britain.
Observer Corps Armband
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 76/U/1371
The Observer Corps, later Royal Observer Corps, was a civil defence organisation formed in 1925 to detect, identify, track and report aircraft in the skies over the UK.
Observer Corps Lapel Badge
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 78/U/622
The Observer Corps, later Royal Observer Corps, was a civil defence organisation formed to detect, identify, track and report aircraft in the skies over the UK.
Heated Goggles
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1933, In Storage, 70/U/665
On the 3 April 1933 the chief pilot of the flight, Lord Clydesdale, the Duke of Hamilton, wore these goggles during the first successful flight over the world's highest peak.
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