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Kawasaki Ki-100 1b

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945, London, Hangar Five, 85/A/68

The Kawasaki Ki-100 1b was one of the finest Japanese fighters of the Second World War, but was not introduced until 1945.

Side view of Kawasaki Ki-1001b on a white background, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Operations Plotting Stand

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1950, London, Hangar One, X005-5739

Plotting rooms were vital to the defence of the UK. Information gathered from radar and the Observer Corps was collected together so defensive measures could be co-ordinated.

Freestanding metal frame topped with paper square with large letter B, © RAF Museum

De Havilland Mosquito cockpit door

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 75/C/539

Cockpit door from a No. 29 Squadron De Havilland Mosquito, hand painted with Wing Commander's Insignia, 14 swastika kill markings, and names of aircrew members, March 1945.

Inside of a De Havilland Mosquito cockpit door, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

de Havilland Mosquito B.35

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945-1959, London, Hangar Five, 1994/1351/A

This Mosquito is a late bomber variant. It was built at the end of the Second World War, and served with No 98 Squadron in Germany in 1950-51 before being replaced by Vampire fighter-bombers.

Side view of aircraft with green and dark grey camouflaged upper surfaces and a pale grey underside, (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Air Ministry Weekly Intelligence Summary: Numbers 290-299

Library, 24 MAR 1945-26 MAY 1945, In Storage, PR01747

Bound volume of Air Ministry Weekly Intelligence Summaries: Numbers 290-299, 24 March 1945-26 May 1945

Typescript intelligence summary, Crown

Type H Bomb Trolley (22,000Lb)

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945-1950, London, Hangar Five, 65/O/1124

The 22,000lb Grand Slam and the smaller 12,000lb Tallboy were specialist weapons devised by Barnes Wallis. They were designed to penetrate deep into the ground where the explosives created an underground cavern into which the surrounding area, and any nearby structure, collapsed.

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Collection of papers and photographs compiled by Sgt Stanley Nagele of the Special Investigation Branch into the torture and murder of Sergeant Arthur Banks GC, 1945-1946

Archives, 1945-1946, In Storage, X008-9266

File of papers investigating the torture and murder of Sgt Arthur Banks. For his endurance and courage, Sergeant Banks was posthumously awarded the George Cross.

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Tankard, North African Campaign, c.1950

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1950, In Storage, X004-1295

This tankard is made of salvaged brass and engraved with a map of North Africa that identifies significant Second World War battles in that region.

Air Ministry War Room: Air Staff Operational Summary: 15 April 1945-30 April 1945

Library, MAY 1945, In Storage, X008-5543

Bound volume of Air Ministry War Room Air Staff Operational Summary. Covers the period 15 April 1945-30 April 1945.

Title page for paper volume with black text on pink background, RAF Museum

Air Ministry War Room: Air Staff Operational Summary: 1 May 1945-13 May 1945

Library, MAY 1945, In Storage, X008-5544

Bound volume of Air Ministry War Room Air Staff Operational Summary. Covers the period 1 May 1945-13 May 1945.

Title page for paper volume with black text on pink background, RAF Museum

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