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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

Papers of Sqdn Ldr James Stanley Reed, 1942-1995

Archives, 1942-1995, In Storage, X008-9272

Collection of papers comprising of a flying log book, scrap book, miscellaneous letters, periodicals and photographs.

Papers of Sqdn Ldr James Stanley Reed, 1942-1995 | X008-9272, Royal Air Force Museum

A brief history of 172 Squadron, 1942-1945

Archives, In Storage, A48

Three page typescript history of No.172 Squadron.

A brief history of 172 Squadron, 1942-1945 | A48

Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Bernard Alan Lacy, 6 April 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4834

Interview with Alan Lacy, who served as an RAF pilot in Sunderland flying boats during the Second World War. He describes attacks on German U-boats in the Bay of Biscay.

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Bomb aiming by Flight Lieutenant Mackintosh

Film & Sound, In Storage, X003-6356

Recording in which Flight Lieutenant Mackintosh, a bomb-aimer, discusses various aspects of his work.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Brynach Lewis, 30 November 2016

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3348

Recorded interview with Bryn Lewis, who served as an RAF meteorological air observer during the Second World War and as a navigator in Shackleton and Vulcan aircraft following the war.

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Recorded interview with Flying Officer Joseph Sudell, 30 January 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4822

Joseph Sudell served as a navigator in Lancaster bomber aircraft at the end of the Second World War. He participated in air attacks on Dresden and Operations Manna and Exodus.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Peter Michael Goodwin, 17 September 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6788

Peter Goodwin was a pilot in Venom and Javelin aircraft in the UK, Malta, Aden and Germany. As a civilian, he was a hostage in Iraq in 1990 and 1991.

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Aircraft Recognition Chart: Wellington III (2-Hercules)

Library, X004-7602

Ministry of Aircraft Production aircraft recognition chart of a Vickers Wellington Mark III. Issue 2, December 1942.

Recognition chart showing images from different perspectives of a Vickers Wellington Mark III, Crown ©

Aircraft Crash Axe

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 78/T/346

Multi-crew and multi-engine aircraft were equipped with an axe to assist the crew in escaping from it in a crash. These sturdy steel axes had insulated rubber handles designed to allow the axe to be used to cut through live electrical cables.

Chrome-headed axe with black rubber handle, RAF Museum