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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

Instructions for flying the Messerschmitt 110

Library, In Storage, R006863

Unknown edition of Air Ministry Pamphlet 114C ‘Instructions for flying the Messerschmitt 110’. Issued by the Air Ministry 1941?

Beige page with title of pamphlet in black text inside a thin black border, Royal Air Force Museum

Aircraft Recognition Chart: Messerschmitt Me 110

Library, X004-7814

Ministry of Aircraft Production aircraft recognition chart of a Messerschmitt Me 110. Issue 1, Reprint February 1943.

Recognition chart showing images from different perspectives of a Messerschmitt Me 110, Crown ©

Brief history of 1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight, 1941-1945

Archives, In Storage, A192

1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight was a Royal Air Force flight established during the Second World War that tested German and Italian aircraft in order to evaluate and analyse their features.

Brief history of 1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight, 1941-1945, Crown © / RAFM

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 ©

Pilot Officer Dunn, 14 July 1940

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-1796

Recording in which Pilot Officer Dunn gives an account of daylight Spitfire sorties over northern France and an early night fighter sortie during which he destroyed two German bombers.

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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.

Image pending

Aerial combat: Camera gun films: Reel four

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC75/7/4

RAF gun camera film taken from Spitfire and Hurricane fighter aircraft during the Battle of Britain. Several German fighter and bomber aircraft are seen during aerial combat. Titles provide detail.

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Combat reports of No. 238 Squadron for 10 October 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/092/037

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.

typescript report, Crown