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No. 32 Squadron Scoreboard

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, 66/C/90

Traditionally squadrons recorded their performance against enemy aircraft, showing victories, probables and damaged. This scoreboard is from No. 32 Squadron, based at Biggin Hill, a key target for the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain.

Wingtip with handwritten title, names and scores; RAF roundel design in the centre overlaid with a bow, pearls and horn, © RAF Museum

Messerschmitt Bf 110 Fragments

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, X005-0836

Wreckage of a Messerschmitt Bf 110 C shot down by Flying Officer Ludwik Paszkiewicz, No. 303 (Polish) Squadron on 30 August 1940. The victory was shared with Pilot Officer Wicks of No. 56 Squadron. Paszkiewicz's victory was the first achieved by No. 303 Squadron in the Battle of Britain.

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Hawker Hurricane Wreck

Aircraft & Exhibits, JUN 1940-31 AUG 1940, In Storage, 79/A/1722

Hawker Hurricane I P3175 was built by the Gloster Aircraft Company and issued to No. 257 Squadron in August 1940. From 17 August onwards it was flown most often by Pilot Officer Gerard Hamilton Maffett.

Remains of an aircraft engine, © RAF Museum

Hawker Tempest TT.5

Aircraft & Exhibits, JAN 1945-1972, In Storage, 72/A/571

The Tempest was one of the last piston-engined front line fighters demonstrating the maximum performance that could be achieved with a piston engine and propeller combination.

Hawker Tempest on display at the RAF Museum, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

English Electric P1A

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1954-1982, In Storage, In Storage, 1987/0014/A

The first flight of P1 WG760 was on 4 August 1954, just 10 years after the RAF’s first jet aircraft, the Meteor, entered squadron service. It was experimental and was the basis for the RAF’s front line fighter, the English Electric Lightning.

English Electric P1A on display at Cosford, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

de Havilland Venom FB4

Aircraft & Exhibits, SEP 1956-JUN 1979, In Storage, 84/A/954

The Venom was a development of the Vampire, which entered service with the RAF in 1952 and was retired ten years later.

Image pending

Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a (D8434)

Photographs, In Storage, P020965

Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a. Aircraft serial D8434.

Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a, starboard view, on ground, Please contact Museum Copyright Officer or Collection Curator before using this asset / RAF Museum

Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a (D8434)

Photographs, In Storage, P020964

Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a. Aircraft serial D8434.

Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a, starboard front view on ground., Please contact Museum Copyright Officer or Collection Curator before using this asset / RAF Museum

Fiat CR.42 Falco (BT474), above port front view in flight, circa 1941

Photographs, In Storage, P004653

The Italian Fiat CR.42 was captured in November 1940 and evaluated as BT474.

Fiat CR.42 Falco (BT474), above port front view in flight, circa 1941 | P004653, Please contact Museum Copyright Officer or Collection Curator before using this asset

Messerschmitt Bf 110C after being shot down, Kent, 1940

Photographs, In Storage, P007945

Messerschmitt Bf 110C of I/ZG 26 after being shot down, Kent, 1940 {cg}

Messerschmitt Bf 110C after being shot down, Kent, 1940 | P007945, RAF Museum