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Rolls-Royce Merlin III

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, London, Hangar Three/Four, 65/E/162

Rolls Royce Merlins were one of the truly outstanding engines of the Second World War. They powered fighters like Spitfires and Hurricanes and bombers such as Lancasters and Halifaxes.

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Aircraft Fuselage and Wind Tunnel by Barbara Jones, watercolour and graphite on paper

Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA02454

This is one of three watercolours Barbara Jones painted of wind tunnel testing at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough.

Barbara Jones watercolour of a Fairey Battle Mk1 aircraft being modified with a Napier Sabre engine for wind tunnel testing, © The Estate of Barbara Jones. / RAF Museum

Recording of an interview with Wing Commander R D Pexton, 30 December 1977

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/32

Interview with Wing Commander R D Pexton who served as a pilot in the RAF before and during the Second World War, flying Spitfires, Gladiators, Hurricanes, Stirlings and Lancasters.

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Battle aircraft (standard trainer, towed target): Illustrated schedule of spare parts

Library, In Storage, 010947

Schedule of spare parts for all marks of Fairey Battle aircraft. Air Publication 1527A, B & C, Volume 3, Part 1, 3rd Edition, August 1940.

Battle aircraft (standard trainer, towed target): Illustrated schedule of spare parts | 010947, Crown