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Defence of Great Britain against air attack: Handbook for plotters at an observer centre

Library, In Storage, R009787

At the start of the Second World War the UK had a highly developed air defence network which was dependent on information gathering and dissemination. Providing commanders with timely intelligence with which to make decisions and deploy their forces accordingly.

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Score sheet of enemy aircraft destroyed by Coltishall squadrons, 1940-1941.

Archives, In Storage, A840

Penciled score sheet of enemy aircraft destroyed by RAF Coltishall squadrons on the back of an RAF message form, 1940-1941.

Notes of enemy aircraft shot down by individual pilots, RAFM

Pilot's flying log book of Squadron Leader Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson, 28 September 1937-18 June 1943

Archives, 28 SEP 1937-18 JUN 1943, In Storage, X003-7892/001/001

Bird-Wilson joined the RAF in 1937, after completing his flying training he was posted to No.17 Squadron. In September 1938, Brid Wilson was involved in a crash and suffered severe facial injuries, undergoing pioneering plastic surgery.

Two pilots flying log books bound together in black leather. See documentation tab for digital copy, Two pilots flying log books bound together in black leather. See documentation tab for digital copy

The Battle of Britain: Fighter Operations Room

Archives, In Storage, DC71/8/99

Summary of the events of the Battle of Britain and script for a conversation in a Fighter Command Operations Room during the Battle of Britain.

Fighter Operations Room Script Front Page, RAFM

Skynet satellite military communications

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC78/46

Film illustrating the preparation of a Skynet 2 communications satellite and its launch from the Kennedy Space Centre. The film shows satellite communications in use on land and at sea.

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Canberras at RAF Cottesmore

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC78/15

Film in which a number of Canberra aircraft, of various different versions, are seen at RAF Cottesmore in May 1974 to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Canberra’s first flight.

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Shawbury Flypast: Vol. 2 No. 4 September 1949 Battle of Britain "At Home"

Library, In Storage, X004-2740

Shawbury Flypast Volume 2, Number 4. Battle of Britain "At Home". September 1949.

Front cover of Shawbury Flypast Volume. 2 No. 4 September 1949 Battle of Britain "At Home", Crown ©

Signed working script for the film "Battle of Britain", 26 February 1968.

Archives, 1968, In Storage, X005-2124

Working script for the 1969 film "Battle of Britain" with signatures from personnel who flew planes for the production and significant individuals who were present during the actual engagement.

The first headline page of the "Battle of Britain" script, RAFM

Address to Battle of Britain pilots by Burgomaster of Overysche, 18 September 1946

Archives, In Storage, A335

Speech given by the mayor of Overysche, Victor De Waet, to honour the British and Belgian pilots who flew during the Battle of Britain.

Second Page of Address by Burgomaster of Overysche, RAFM

Flugzeugerkennungsdienft Unterrichtsfilm: Eindecker Einmotorig

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC78/12/1

German aircraft recognition training film in which Messerschmitt 109, Junkers 87, Blackburn Skua, Hawker Hurricane and Junkers 34 aircraft are seen on the ground, passing overhead and in air-to-air footage.

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