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Diary of Pilot Officer John Derek Bisdee, 3 October 1939-31 December 1939

Archives, 03 OCT 1939-31 DEC 1939, In Storage, X008-7751/001

John Bisdee joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1937 and was called up in September 1939. The diary covers the period where Bisdee was undertaking flying training prior to be being posted to an operational fighter squadron

Exercise books with manuscript entries.

7.92mm, MG15

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, In Storage, 70/O/103

The Maschinengewehr 15 or MG15 was the standard, flexibly mounted 7.92mm rifle calibre machine gun in service with the Luftwaffe form 1932 until 1945.

Image pending

Pilot's flying log book of Gp Capt William Arthur Darville (Bill) Brook, 28 February 1939-17 August 1953

Archives, 28 FEB 1939-17 AUG 1953, In Storage, X008-7740/005

Pilot's flying log book of Gp Capt William Arthur Darville (Bill) Brook, 28 February 1939-17 August 1953

Pilot's flying log book of Gp Capt William Arthur Darville (Bill) Brook, 28 February 1939-17 August 1953 | X008-7740/005

War Medal 1939-1945 of Sgt Charles Alfred Hilder

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1944, In Storage, X008-8796

The ribbon is not attached to Sergeant Charles Alfred Hilder's War Medal 1939-1945 because it was awarded posthumously.

silver medal depicting the King and ribbon of mirrored red, blue, white vertical bars ofdivided by a central red vertical bar, RAF Museum

Air Crew Europe Star of Sergeant Charles Alfred Hilder

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1944, In Storage, X008-8798

The ribbon is not attached to Sergeant Charles Alfred Hilder's Air Crew Europe Star because it was awarded posthumously.

Gold Star and a ribbon with black sides and a central vertical bar of light blue, with narrow yellow bars dividing the black and blue bars, RAF Museum

Gremlin-type lucky mascot Flight Lieutenant Gerard Lewis

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, In Storage, X002-9192

Flight Lieutenant Gerard Lewis DFC of No. 156 Squadron Pathfinder Force carried this lucky gremlin mascot to ward off bad luck, during his flying career.

doll shaped like a tall gremlin. Brown/burgundy coloured long leg. Short Dark brown body, with mini DFC ribbon. Pointed head., RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Air Ministry Weekly Intelligence Summary: Numbers 1-25

Library, 06 SEP 1939-23 FEB 1940, In Storage, PR01726

Bound volume of Air Ministry weekly intelligence summaries, nos. 1-25.

Typescript intelligence summary, Crown

Papers of Squadron Leader Henry Robert Figg, circa 1944-1982

Archives, Circa 1944-1982 {cg}, In Storage, X008-5385

Small collection of photographs and letters.

Papers of Squadron Leader Henry Robert Figg, circa 1944-1982 | X008-5385

Medal Bar of six medals awarded to Sqdn Ldr James Stanley Reed

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, In Storage, X008-8785

Squadron Leader James Reed was a wireless operator who completed a tour of bombing operations with No. 214 Squadron before undertaking a second operational tour with No. 138 Special Duties Squadron during which time he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Medal Bar of six medals awarded to Sqdn Ldr James Stanley Reed | X008-8785

Combination Set Identity Tags of Leading Aircraftwoman Gladys Ellison (nee Dewhirst)

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1944, In Storage, X002-9193

Second World War RAF identity tags of Leading Aircraftwoman Gladys Dewhirst (later Ellison). The tags were worn around the neck and if their owner died, the red disk was removed and used to report the fatality while the green disk remained with the body.

red disk, and octagonal disk with beige cord attaching, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan