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Black Cat lucky charm of Flight Lieutenant John Elwyn Charles

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X005-0851

A black cat crossing your path is a good luck superstition. This hand stitched black cat was carried on operations in 1943–1944 by navigator John Charles of No.192 (Special Duties) Squadron.

Small hand sewn black cat with safety pin securing hanging loop, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Combination Set Identity Tags of Squadron Leader Beswick

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1945, London, Hangar One, X002-8234

This set belonged to Squadron Leader Ernest Norman Beswick, who enlisted in 1936 and became an officer in 1941.

Two discs, one red and circular, one black and hexagonal, threaded on string, © RAF Museum

Air Defence Operator

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC76/25

Recruiting film on the role of RAF air defence operators. Aspects of the ground control system are illustrated as a Lightning fighter aircraft intercepts another aircraft over the North Sea.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander John Michael Bryant, 15 December 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6790/014

Recorded interview with John Bryant, who served as a radar fitter on Lightnings and as a pilot in Lightning and Jaguar aircraft. He discusses various aspects of operations in each.

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Uniform Brevet of a Pilot

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 72/U/1214

The RAF winged brevet showed that the wearer had qualified as a pilot. The award of the badge is often referred to as 'gaining one's wings'. The original Royal Flying Corps design from 1913 was based upon a pair of swift's wings. When the RAF was formed in 1918 the design changed slightly to eagle wings and the monogram became RAF.

Wing-shaped cloth badge with RAF in letters forming the middle, topped with a crown, © RAF Museum

No. 32 Squadron Scoreboard

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, 66/C/90

Traditionally squadrons recorded their performance against enemy aircraft, showing victories, probables and damaged. This scoreboard is from No. 32 Squadron, based at Biggin Hill, a key target for the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain.

Wingtip with handwritten title, names and scores; RAF roundel design in the centre overlaid with a bow, pearls and horn, © RAF Museum

Papers of Group Captain Claude C. O'Grady, 1925-1953

Archives, 1925-1953, In Storage, X008-7738

Papers of Group Captain Claude C. O'Grady, includes four pilots flying log books, ephemera and a large quantity of photographs.

Papers of Group Captain Claude C. O'Grady, 1925-1953 | X008-7738, RAF Museum

Medal Bar of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Alexander Boyle

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1993/0395/D

Sir Dermot Boyle was the first Cranwell graduate to become Chief of the Air Staff. He was also the first Chairman of trustees for the Royal Air Force Museum.

Medal Bar of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Alexander Boyle | 1993/0395/D

Recorded interview with Squadron Leader George Leonard Johnson, 29 May 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6748

Squadron Leader George “Johnny” Johnson, who was an air gunner and bomb-aimer with 97 Squadron and a bomb-aimer with 617 Squadron during the Second World War, including the dams raid.

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Pilot's flying log book of Captain Cyril Hamilton Blyth Readman, 27 April 1916-2 January 1918

Archives, 1916-1918, In Storage, X002-5497/001

Cyril Readman initially joined the Durham Light Infantry before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps.

Pilot's flying log book, Crown

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