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Air Electronics Officer/Operator’s Flying Badge, Service Dress, 1956 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X008-6976

The roles of Air Electronics Officer and Air Electronics Operator were established during the 1950s as the systems being fitted to aircraft became more complex and required specialist training.

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Two-wheel ¾ ton trailer, Land Rover

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1966-1977, Cosford, Hangar Four, X003-6771

Two-wheeled trailer with towing hitch, designed for use with the Land Rover. Part of an airdrop diorama, fitted to a medium stressed airdrop platform alongside a Series IIA Land Rover.

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Meteorological Observer's Flying Badge, Service Dress, 1945 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X004-5204

Meteorological Air Observers had been carried in Coastal Command aircraft from 1943 but it took two years before they were issued with their own Flying Badge under Air Ministry Order A 409/45.

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Observer's Flying Badge, Service Dress, 1918 Pattern, of Lieutenant Henry Godwin Pratt

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 79/U/1617

First introduced to the Royal Flying Corps in 1915 the Observer’s Badge was worn by aircrew who were not pilots but undertook a range of flying duties.

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Belt Feed Mechanism, Hispano, 20mm, Mk 1*, Left Hand, 7G/517

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942-1945, In Storage, X008-9065

By guiding an ammunition belt round a cam, a Belt Feed Mechanism extracts a round from its link and presents the round ready to be fed into the cannon’s breach.

Belt Feed Mechanism, Hispano, 20mm, Mk 1*, Left Hand, 7G/517 | X008-9065, Royal Air Force Museum

Belt Feed Mechanism, Hispano, 20mm, Mk 1*, Right Hand, 7G/518

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1942-1945, In Storage, X008-9062

By guiding an ammunition belt round a cam, a Belt Feed Mechanism extracts a round from its link and presents the round ready to be fed into the cannon’s breach.

Belt Feed Mechanism, Hispano, 20mm, Mk 1*, Right Hand, 7G/518 | X008-9062, Royal Air Force Museum

Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Lynn Hilditch, 23 February 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9934

Lynn Hilditch joined the Women’s Royal Air Force (WRAF) as an air traffic controller and served at various locations in the UK and Cyprus, with a break due to marriage.

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Recorded interview with Group Captain Lewis Cunningham, 23 April 2024

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9921

Lewis Cunningham served as a pilot in Harrier and Typhoon aircraft, including operations in Afghanistan. He later had responsibility for the Red Arrows and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

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Recorded interview with Corporal Suvanne Southgate, 23 February 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9935

Suvanne Southgate explains her role with the RAF’s trade group 10, including responsibility for discipline and training at RAF Swinderby, RAF Honington, RAF Hospital Ely, Berlin and the Falkland Islands.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Ian Shiells, 27 February 2026

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-9937

Ian Shiells trained as a workshop technician before commissioning as an officer. As a navigator he flew in Phantom aircraft, Puma helicopters, Hercules transport aircraft and Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft.

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