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Pilot's flying log book of Squadron Leader Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson, 28 September 1937-18 June 1943

Archives, 28 SEP 1937-18 JUN 1943, In Storage, X003-7892/001/001

Bird-Wilson joined the RAF in 1937, after completing his flying training he was posted to No.17 Squadron. In September 1938, Brid Wilson was involved in a crash and suffered severe facial injuries, undergoing pioneering plastic surgery.

Two pilots flying log books bound together in black leather. See documentation tab for digital copy, Two pilots flying log books bound together in black leather. See documentation tab for digital copy

Combat Report of No. 19 Squadron for 9, 15 and 18 September 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/007/002

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single page typescript report, Crown ©

Combat Report of No. 145 Squadron for 15 July 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/060/004

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single page typescript report, Crown ©

Rheinmetall, 7.92mm, MG17

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 79/O/1733

The Maschinengewehr 17 or MG 17 was the standard, fixed 7.92mm rifle calibre machine gun in service with the Luftwaffe form 1934 until 1945.

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Recorded interview with Captain Eric Melrose Brown, 3 December 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6791

Recorded interview with Eric Brown, who served as a pilot with the Fleet Air Arm and as a test pilot, working on deck landing and the testing of captured aircraft.

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List of aerial combat successes of Flying Officer George Charles Boyce Peters, August-September 1940

Archives, In Storage, DC76/19

During the Battle of Britain, Flying Officer George Peters flew with No. 79 Squadron. His ‘successes in aerial combat against the enemy in 1940’ are listed in this document.

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