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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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BAe Sea Eagle, Anti-surface-ship missile

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1984-2000, London, Hangar Six, X008-6310

Sea Eagle was a medium-range, stand-off, air-launched, anti-surface-ship missile, carried by Buccaneer and Tornado.

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Patron's Medal, Royal Air Force Museum

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1985, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1997/0090/C

Gold Patron’s Medal awarded to Sir Dermot Boyle by the Royal Air Force Museum to mark his contribution to its formation

Gold circular medal engraved with a crown star and laurel wreath with R A F Museum at the top and patron’s medal at the botto, RAF Museum

No. 601 Squadron wall plaque

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1985-JUL 2012, In Storage, X006-0357

Wall plaque wooden shield with No. 601 (County of London) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, crest.

Wall plaque wooden shield with No. 601 (County of London) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, crest which has a winged sword at its centre., © RAF Museum / Crown

Royal Air Force Cycling Jersey, 1980-1990s

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1990, London, Hangar Six, X008-4157

RAF cycling jersey worn by Richard Sowden in inter-service and civilian cycling competitions. Sport has been an important part of RAF life since the RAF was established in 1918.

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Operation GRAPPLE Commemorative Beer Mat

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1990, In Storage, X008-4700

Operation GRAPPLE was the codename given to the trials of Britain's first hydrogen bomb. The RAF's No. 49 Squadron was responsible for the air dropping of the weapon. The first trial took place on 15 May 1957, over Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean.

Blue circular cardboard disc with a nuclear cloud in red, © RAF Museum

Cigarette Lighter from 303 Signals Unit

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1990, London, Hangar One, X004-1261

303 Signals Unit operate a site on the summit of Mount Kent on the Falkland Islands and provide radar cover for the airfield at RAF Mount Pleasant.

Chrome flip top lighter with puffin motif, © RAF Museum

Handley Page Victor K2 Beer Mat

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1990, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-6678

Handley Page Victors served as the RAF's refuelling tanker from 1965–1993. This beer mat commemorates the fleet's role in the Gulf War in 1991. Eight Victors from Nos. 55 and 57 Squadrons were deployed to Bahrain to support the coalition's air forces against Iraqi targets. Nearly 300 operational refuelling sorties were completed without incident, despite all the Victor airframes being over 30 years old.

Oval cardboard disc with picture of Victor K2 and inscribed For Demanding Drinkers, © RAF Museum

Nimrod Sidewinder Sticker

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1990, London, Hangar One, X003-6681

During the Falklands Conflict, Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft were fitted with Sidewinder air-to-air missiles to discourage Argentine reconnaissance aircraft from spying on the UK Task Force.

Sticker with cartoon Nimrod aircraft armed with missile, © RAF Museum

RAF Hendon wall plaque

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1985-JUL 2012, In Storage, X006-0356

Wall plaque wooden shield with RAF Hendon station crest and motto 'Endeavour'.

Wall plaque shield design; dark-varnished wooden shield with station crest, of star and crown, and motto Endeavour in scroll below., © RAF Museum / Crown

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