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Fishplate from Halifax III HX339

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1944, London, Hangar Five, 1998/0182/A

This fishplate (part of an aircraft's structure that holds two elements together) came from Halifax III HX339, and includes a 20mm round from a Messerschmitt Bf 109.

Fishplate from Halifax III HX339 | 1998/0182/A, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

RAF Pilot's Flying Logbook of Squadron Leader Lawrence Seymour 'Benny' Goodman

Archives, 01 OCT 1942-30 APR 1946, In Storage, X008-5374

Benny Goodman was born in London to a Jewish family and joined the RAF in 1939. He trained as a pilot and joined No. 617 (Dambusters) Squadron in 1944. His logbook contains the entry of his attack on the battleship Tirpitz on 29 October 1944.

RAF Pilot's Flying Logbook of Squadron Leader Lawrence Seymour 'Benny' Goodman | X008-5374

Percy the Penguin Mascot

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1943-1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 80/C/1656

During the Second World War many Bomber Command aircrew carried lucky charms like Percy the Penguin in the hope that they would protect them from the many hazards they faced while flying.

Grey and white soft toy with large bird-like beak and orange glass eyes, © RAF Museum

RAF flight engineer's flying log book of Sergeant Albert John Rogers, 22 November 1943-26 March 1944

Archives, 22 NOV 1943-26 MAR 1944, In Storage, X006-1372

Aircrew flying log book of Sergeant Albert Rogers.

RAF flight engineer's flying log book of Sergeant Albert John Rogers, 22 November 1943-26 March 1944 | X006-1372

Friday the Thirteenth (Artwork from Halifax 'F' LV907)

Aircraft & Exhibits, FEB 1944-JUN 1945, Cosford, Hangar Three, 70/A/188

From its earliest days, RAF personnel used artwork on aircraft to boost morale. During the Second World War nose art became increasingly flamboyant.

Friday the Thirteenth (Artwork from Halifax 'F' LV907) | 70/A/188, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Neil Gibson Harris, 4 April 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6797

Recorded interview with Neil Harris, who served as a navigator in Halifax aircraft during the Second World War and subsequently in Avro Lincolns before he retrained as a fighter controller.

Image pending

Papers of Sergeant David James Aggersberg 9 August 1944 - 18 January 1946

Archives, In Storage, X008-7603

Flight Engineers log book, typescript account and three airfield photographs

Papers of Sergeant David James Aggersberg 9 August 1944 - 18 January 1946 | X008-7603

Handley Page Halifax Mk. III LW648 "Achtung! The Black Prince" and crew, circa 1944

Archives, In Storage, X007-9200

Flying Officer Akinfolabawale ‘Akin’ Shenbanjo, a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner from Nigeria with No. 76 Squadron crewmates. The crew named their bomber aircraft ‘Achtung! The Black Prince’ in his honour.

Aircew seated on the nose of a bomber aircraft