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Siskin Aircraft Fabric

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1930, London, Hangar One, 79/Y/936

Squadron emblems frequently refer back to a period in their history. The Cross of Lorraine adopted by No. 41 Squadron was taken from the arms of the French town of St Omer where the squadron was based during the First World War.

Rectangular fabric with complex red cross topped with golden crown, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Bristol Bulldog Mk IIA

Aircraft & Exhibits, JUN 1930-SEP 1964, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1994/1386/A

The Bristol Bulldog was the RAF fighter of the early 1930s. It was the force's standard fighter, equipping 10 of its 13 home defence squadrons.

Bristol Bulldog MkIIA biplane on display at the RAF Museum London, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Union Flag

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1930, In Storage, 66/Y/431

Union Flag flown on the stern of Airship R. 101 when it crashed in 1930.

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Box for Toc H Rushlight

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1930s-1998, In Storage, X008-8377

This box is the purpose-built container for the Toc H rushlight. On the inside has been written the list of Toc H branches the light was used at. Starting at Stockton in Warwickshire in 1933 then Shipston on Stour in 1936 and Foleshill in 1939, it transferred to RAF High Ercall in 1944.

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Armstrong Siddeley Lynx

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1935 {cg}, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1988/0262/E

The Lynx series of aero engines came into service during the 1920s. The basic engine was a single row 7-cylinder radial developing between 180-215 horse power.

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Rolls-Royce Kestrel XVI

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1935, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1997/0106/E

In 1925, Rolls-Royce began designing a radically new 12-cylinder engine in which each of the two banks of six cylinders were formed from a single aluminium-alloy block. Named the Kestrel, the engine was fitted with hand-starting gear and could achieve up to 745 hp at 14500 ft. in later models.

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Bristol Jupiter VIIIF.P

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1931-1967, London, Hangar Three/Four, 67/E/974

The nine-cylinder radial Bristol Jupiter engine was designed by Sir Roy Fedden and Leonard Butler. Many of these popular engines were built overseas. This version of the Jupiter was fitted to Westland Wapitis, forerunners of Westland Wallaces.

Bristol Jupiter VIIIF.P | 67/E/974, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Schneider Trophy Miniature

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1931, London, Hangar Three/Four, 81/C/1297

Miniature of the Schneider Trophy presented to Reginald Mitchell, who headed the design team at Supermarine, which designed a series of to compete in the Schneider Trophy.

Schneider Trophy Miniature | 81/C/1297, Royal Air Force Museum

Projector Searchlight 90CM Mark VI

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1936-Circa 1945, London, Hangar Five, 79/O/554

Searchlights were used to illuminate enemy aircraft at night. They saw little use at the start of the Battle of Britain but became important once night raids started on Britain's towns and cities.

Large light in green metal casing, on a green metal base with four continuous tracks, and a handle, © RAF Museum

Schneider Trophy 1931, R.J. Mitchell

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1931, In Storage, 81/C/1293

When the UK won the Schneider Trophy in 1931 for the third time in a row, those involved received miniature replicas of the trophy. This one was presented to Reginald Mitchell, the aircraft designer. Mitchell would later design the Supermarine Spitfire.

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