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Medal Bar of 6 Squadron Leader Roland Wright
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, X004-6254
Corporal Roland Wright saw action on the North-West Frontier of India during the 1930s. As an air gunner he was awarded a Distinguished Flying Medal in 1932 following an operation to protect British troops at the garrison at Chitral (now in Pakistan).
Royal Aero Club gold medal
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1963, In Storage, 1996/0297/C
In recognition of his huge contribution to the development of aviation, Geoffrey de Havilland was awarded the Royal Aero Club gold medal in 1963. From the early 1920s, the de Havilland company produced many successful airliners and training aircraft for airlines, flying schools and record breakers.
Papers of Warrant Officer Michael Joseph Moloney, 1942-1956
Archives, 1942-1956, In Storage, X008-9249
Collection of papers relating to Warrant Officer Michael Joseph Moloney. Warrant Officer Moloney came from the Republic of Ireland. He voluntarily joined the RAF during the Second World War and remained in the RAF until 1963. The collection includes two aircrew flying log books, a warrant certificate and a quantity of photographs.
Medal Bar of Air Marshal Sir Leonard Horatio Slatter, DSC, DFC
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X007-3906
Medal Bar of Air Marshal Sir Leonard Horatio Slatter. He was awarded the DSC and bar for nine combat victories and for his bombing attacks on Zeebrugge Mole His DFC was a 1919 New Year's Honour and therefore without citation.
Africa General Service Medal 1902
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1995/0247/D
This medal was awarded to Aircraftman Second Class H. Taylor for his part in ending an uprising in Somalia which began in 1899. This is an early example of RAF aerial policing.
Medal Bar of 5, Flying Officer Ian Donald Roy McDonald
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1997/0310/D
Flying Officer Ian McDonald joined the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, becoming an ace fighter and earning both the Military Cross and Distinguished Flying Cross. He was shot down and killed while serving in Iraq in 1920.
Patron's Medal, Royal Air Force Museum
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1985, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1997/0090/C
Gold Patron’s Medal awarded to Sir Dermot Boyle by the Royal Air Force Museum to mark his contribution to its formation
Royal British Legion Pilgrimage, circa 1995
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1980s {cg}, In Storage, X008-9372
Badge worn by Gladys Hilder, the widow of Sgt Charles Hilder, during a visit to the his grave in the Hanover War Cemetery, in the mid 1990s. Sgt Hilder was killed on an operation to bomb Berlin in March 1944, whilst flying in a Lancaster of No.115 Squadron.
Medal Bar of 11, Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1998/0297/D
Frederick Bowhill had a varied career between the wars, and served in South Russia, Somaliland, Egypt and Iraq as well as holding many posts at home
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