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Envelope labelled "Mr Chew - just a personal and private matter between men"
Archives, In Storage, X003-1037/007/002/002
The text "Mr Chew - just a personal and private matter" is typed while the words "between men" are handwritten in ink. The envelope was labelled by Mr Horrocks for the attention of Mr Chew so as not to upset Mrs Chew.
No. 417 Squadron Air Training Corps badge, Alan Chew
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X003-1969
Navigator Alan Chew died on 12 August 1944 when his Lancaster was shot down. Prior to joining the RAF Alan was a cadet in his local Air Training Corps squadron, No. 417 based in Bilston.
Documents enclosed in pilot's flying log book of Sqdn Ldr Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson, 1938-circa 1990
Archives, In Storage, X003-7892/001/001/001
Among the miscellaneous papers enclosed in Squadron Leader Bird-Wilson's log book is a collection of letters and documents relating to his shooting down and baling out of his Hawker Hurricane during the Battle of Britain on 24 September 1940.
Wireless Operator's flying log books of Flight Lieutenant Cyril Kidd, 1941-1961
Archives, In Storage, X008-9271
Two flying log books belonging to Wireless Operator Flight Lieutenant Cyril Kidd document his service history. From June 1942 to November 1943, Kidd served with No. 279 Squadron at RAF Bircham Newton, flying on Air-Sea Rescue operations
Four aircrew flying log books of Flt Lt Niall Rath, 22 November 1974-2 March 2008 {cg}
Archives, In Storage, X008-9299
Flying log books of Flt Lt Niall Rath. Flt Lt Rath joined the RAF in 1974, after his training he served initially as an Air Electronics Operator on British Aerospace Nimrod MR.1s with No.206 Squadron.
No. 601 Squadron Pennant
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 76/Y/1825
This pennant was worn by an aircraft participating in an air show at RAF North Weald in 1954. It depicts the County Arms of London beside the Winged Sword of No. 601 (County of London) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, whose Meteor fighters were resident at the base at the time.
Gosport Tube Assembly
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 66/R/608
The Gosport tube was a speaking funnel connected via rubber tubes to ear plates which were fitted inside a pupil's helmet. It allowed the flying instructor in a tandem open cockpit to speak and give their pupil instructions while in the air. Before its introduction, verbal instruction had been impossible.
Target folder, operation number GO. 1204, Gebersdorf, 1942
Archives, In Storage, AC84/1/2/13
Target information folder prepared by the Air Ministry Target Section giving details of the Gebersdorf thermal electric power station in the suburbs of Nuremburg.
Target folder, operation number GO. 1207, Schwandorf, 1941-1944
Archives, In Storage, AC84/1/2/14
Target information folder prepared by the Air Ministry Target Section, giving details of the Schwandorf thermal electric power station.
Commander, Civil, Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Badge of Group Captain John Ferguson Barton
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1992/0476/D
Awarded in the New Years Honours List 1953.
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