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Messerschmitt Bf 109E
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1943, London, Hangar Three/Four, 78/A/624
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the Luftwaffe's principal fighter aircraft during the Battle of Britain. It could outclimb and outgun the RAF's Hurricanes and Spitfires. However, its limited range allowed pilots only 20 minutes flying time during raids over south-east England.
Supermarine Spitfire Mark Ia
Aircraft & Exhibits, SEP 1940-FEB 1944, London, Hangar Three/Four, 78/A/872
More than any other aircraft, the Spitfire has become a much-loved symbol of winning against the odds. Designed by RJ Mitchell, its speed, agility and firepower made it one of the RAF's leading fighter aircraft of the Second World War.
Belt Feed Mechanism, Hispano, 20mm, Mk 1, Right Hand, 7G/202
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941-1943, In Storage, X008-9068
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.
RAF Identity Disc Set
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941-1947, In Storage, X003-4312
These fibreboard discs are stamped with basic identity details. If the bearer was killed the green disc remained with the body while the red disc was taken to record the death.
Air Ministry Weekly Intelligence Summary: Numbers 101-125
Library, 06 AUG 1941-21 JAN 1942, In Storage, PR01733
Bound volume of Air Ministry Weekly Intelligence Summaries: Numbers 101-125, 6 August 1941-21 January 1942
Commemorative Cigarettes
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941, London, Hangar One, 80/C/1124
In an effort to raise morale, RAF aircraft would occasionally drop items that had become unobtainable in occupied countries.
Supermarine Spitfire Mark Vb
Aircraft & Exhibits, DEC 1941-DEC 1982, London, Hangar One, 82/A/1716
The Mk V was regarded by pilots as the best handling Spitfire, despite its very short development time. It was also the most widely produced, equipping over 140 RAF squadrons.
Sweets, British War Relief Society
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941-1942, In Storage, X002-9956
During the Second World War, the British War Relief Society of the United States of America distributed boxes of Henry Heide Inc. candy to children orphaned by the Blitz.
Ministry of Aircraft Production Plaque
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941, In Storage, X004-1354
This plaque was presented to Mrs Willard Kitchen from British Colombia, Canada, to commemorate the purchase of Hurricane Mk IIB ‘Wilmar Vancouver’ which served with Nos. 32 and 615 Squadrons during the Second World War.
de Havilland Tiger Moth Mk II
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1941-1972, Cosford, Hangar Three, 72/A/455
This Tiger Moth was built in Cowley, Oxford, in 1941 and served briefly with No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School at Hatfield, Hertfordshire and later No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School at RAF Desford in Leicestershire between 1942 and 1946.
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