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Ferry Pilots by Ethel Gabain, lithograph
Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, L001-1883
Ethel Gabain produced two Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) subjects for her Official War Artist commission about ‘women doing men’s work in wartime’. In this work she represents female pilots departing from Hatfield aerodrome in a Tiger Moth.
Rolls-Royce Merlin XX
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942, London, Hangar Five, X001-2544
Although it was famous for powering Spitfires and Hurricanes, the Merlin was also used to power many bomber aircraft. The Merlin XX, fitted to the much larger Halifaxes and Lancasters, had a two-speed supercharger which improved performance at high altitude.
RAF Application for Mechanical Transport for Duty Form
Archives, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-7855/011
RAF Form 658 was used to request the use of a vehicle to complete service duties. Whether a motorbike or a minibus, vehicles had to be requested from the Motor Transport Section.
Target folder, operation number GO. 1441, Amstetten, 1943-1944
Archives, In Storage, AC84/1/2/30
Target information folder prepared by the Air Ministry Target Section giving details of the Amstetten hydro-electric power station in Austria.
Aircrew Helmet Mark 2A
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1988/1347/U
The first protective helmet to have integrated communications, the Mk 2 series had a weighted bar which would force the visor down to protect the face in the event of a cockpit ejection.
Dagger, Kurdish Type
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1932, London, Hangar Three/Four, X002-9965
This knife was acquired in 1932 by Flight Lieutenant Argur George Blagden when he was an airman in Iraq. Its curved shape is typical of knives used throughout the Middle East
Vickers, 0.303in, Gas Operated, Mk. 1, No 1
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 70/O/568
The 1930s saw major upgrades to aircraft-mounted machine guns. The Vickers Gas Operated machine gun was selected to replace the Lewis gun and was introduced into Royal Air Force service in 1937.
Airspeed Ambassador (G-AGUA), starboard front view in flight, 19 February 1948
Photographs, In Storage, P100002
Airspeed Ambassador (G-AGUA) in flight, 19 February 1948.
Airspeed Ambassador (G-AGUA), starboard front view in flight, 19 February 1948
Photographs, In Storage, P100001
Airspeed Ambassador (G-AGUA) in flight, 19 February 1948.
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