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Sector Room Clock (Replica)

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 79/I/1326

These clocks were used in Operation Rooms in the Second World War, and particularly during the Battle of Britain, to help track the movements of incoming formations of enemy aircraft.

Round clock face with triangular pattern in red, yellow and blue around the numbers, in wooden casing, © RAF Museum

Lightweight Gymnastic Club

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 71/Z/271

Exercises with Indian clubs such as the one shown here were popular in the early twentieth century.

Wooden club shaped like a rounders bat, © RAF Museum

RAF Cosford Hospital Key Tag

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 79/C/371

In 1940 a hospital opened at RAF Cosford, housed in a series of inter-connected wooden huts. During the Second World War over 42,000 patients were treated, including returning prisoners of war and burns victims in a dedicated maxilla-facial centre.

Brass disc inscribed Sisters Quarters 16 Number 2, RAF Museum

Aircraft Recognition Cards

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 69/K/414

Aircraft recognition was a vital skill for the Royal Observer Corps and aircrew. Many hours were devoted to studying photographs or drawings of aircraft. Illustrated playing cards added some fun to the process.

Aircraft Recognition Cards | 69/K/414, © RAF Museum

First World War Memorial Plaque

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1920, Cosford, Hangar Two, X002-5855

Charlotte Annie Day joined the WRAF on 4 November 1918. She died in hospital on 30 November 1918 while undergoing training at the WRAF Depot Blandford, a victim of the 1918/1919 flu epidemic.

Brass disk showing the goddess, Britannia, with a lion. The disk is inset into a dark wood ornate square frame, RAF Museum

Brass Button Stick

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 70/U/749

Brass buttons were fitted to RAF uniforms into the 1960s. They required daily polishing to maintain the standard of appearance required of RAF recruits.

Rectangle of brass with a large slot in the middle, © RAF Museum

Plotting Block, Friendly Forces

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, Cosford, Hangar Two, X008-4179

Plotting blocks and counters were used in Operations Rooms in the Second World War and particularly in the Battle of Britain to track the movements of incoming formations of enemy aircraft.

Wooden triangular prism-shaped block displaying numbers over two rows, with a metal rod topped by a yellow card, © RAF Museum

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.

Side view of a complex instrument made of metal, with a measuring stick fixed in the middle, © RAF Museum

Blenheim Mark I Recognition Model

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 65/M/196

This is a British-made model of a Second World War Blenheim Mk I light bomber used to train RAF personnel, particularly pilots, gunners and members of the Observer Corps, in the vital skill of aircraft recognition.

Model of an aircraft in camouflage with a blue and red roundel on each wing, © RAF Museum

RAF 4lb Incendiary Bomb 1944

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 72/O/37

This type of small incendiary bomb was used to start fires at a target. Usually dropped in containers of 90, they started multiple fires in a small area and were designed to overwhelm the fire-fighting services ranged against them.

Stick-shaped metal cylinder with protective cover and one end painted orange, © RAF Museum