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Pilots flying log book of Wing Commander John Searby, 1940-1950

Archives, 1940-1950, Cosford, Hangar Three, X004-2322/002

This pilot’s flying logbook belonged to Gp Capt John Henry Searby.

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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

Panel from Lancaster 'N' for 'Nan'

Aircraft & Exhibits, APR 1943-OCT 1944, Cosford, Hangar Three, 83/A/407

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

Black panel, yellow bomb tally, writing top and bottom relating to operational record, RAF Museum / IAIN DUNCAN

Original wartime material from the RAF career of Sqdn Ldr John Lyall Sayers 1943-1971

Archives, 1944-1945, In Storage, X005-5907/001/001

These items are the original wartime material that forms part of the collection of Squadron Leader John Lyall Sayers. The material of the overall collection spans from 1943 to 1971.

Photograph with message, Crown ©

Photograph of an Avro Lancaster Mk I (JE-C) of No. 195 Squadron dropping supplies over the Netherlands as part of Operation Manna, 1945

Photographs, In Storage, P007095

An RAF Lancaster of No. 195 Squadron, having swapped its usual payload of bombs for food, delivers essential supplies to grateful Dutch civilians.

Civilians cheer an aircraft dropping supplies, © Royal Air Force Museum / u00a9 RAF Museum

Vulcans and Lancaster at RAF Waddington c.1969

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC92/200

Film in which Lancaster and Vulcan bomber aircraft appear at RAF Waddington. A Vulcan is prepared for flight and the Vulcan’s crew prepare before boarding the aircraft and taking off.

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Film & Sound, In Storage, FC95/4

Film in which the crash of an Avro Lancaster bomber aircraft is thought to have resulted from unauthorised low flying, until a more thorough examination of the evidence proves otherwise.

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Recording made during a visit by 463 and 467 Squadron Associations to the RAF Museum Hendon, 5 May 1975

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/51

Recording in which members of the 463 and 467 Squadron Associations make speeches and presentations to veterans. The significance of the RAF Museum’s Avro Lancaster, R5868 ‘S-Sugar’ is also mentioned.

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Avro Lancaster I aircraft of 207 Squadron in flight, 20 June 1942

Photographs, In Storage, P100023

The Avro Lancaster was designed as a four-engined replacement for the Avro Manchester, using four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines instead of two Rolls-Royce Vultures. The prototype first flew on 9 January 1941.

Avro Lancaster I aircraft of 207 Squadron in flight, 20 June 1942 | P100023, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection

Avro Lancaster I of 207 Squadron in flight, 20 June 1942

Photographs, In Storage, P100025

The Avro Lancaster was designed as a four-engined replacement for the Avro Manchester, using four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines instead of two Rolls-Royce Vultures. The prototype first flew on 9 January 1941.

Avro Lancaster I of 207 Squadron in flight, 20 June 1942 | P100025, Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection