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Target map for Cologne, 1944

Library, In Storage, X001-3198

This target map of Cologne was issued in 1944. Maps like this were prepared for many German cities and were used to help RAF bomber crews identify particular targets during their attacks as part of the strategic air offensive in the Second World War.

Target map for Cologne, 1944 | X001-3198, © Crown

Target map for Cologne, 1944

Library, In Storage, X001-3197

This target map of Cologne was issued in 1944. Maps like this were prepared for many German cities and were used to help RAF bomber crews identify particular targets during their attacks as part of the strategic air offensive in the Second World War.

Target map for Cologne, 1944 | X001-3197, © Crown

Target map for Hamburg, 1942

Library, In Storage, X001-3158

This target map of Hamburg was issued in 1942. Maps like this were prepared for many German cities and were used to help RAF bomber crews identify particular targets during their attacks as part of the strategic air offensive in the Second World War. On this map shipyards and submarine slips are clearly marked.

Target map for Hamburg, 1942 | X001-3158, © Crown

Target Map for Berlin-Templelhof, railway marshalling yards, 1942

Library, In Storage, X001-3156

This target map of Berlin was issued in 1942. Maps like this were prepared for many German cities and were used to help RAF bomber crews identify particular targets during their attacks as part of the strategic air offensive in the Second World War.

Target Map for Berlin-Templelhof, railway marshalling yards, 1942 | X001-3156, © Crown

Target Map for Kiel, port area, 1943

Library, In Storage, X002-4907

This target map of Kiel was issued in 1943. Maps like this were prepared for many German cities and were used to help RAF bomber crews identify particular targets during their attacks as part of the strategic air offensive in the Second World War. Kiel's docks and submarine construction facilities are marked on the map. Notable targets marked are Kiel port area; Krupp's shipbuilding yard; Kreigsmarine Werft; oil store quay; torpedo boat harbour.

Target Map for Kiel, port area, 1943 | X002-4907, © Crown

Air-to-Air Refuelling Plan, Marham News, South Atlantic Special 1982

Library, In Storage, X008-4556

The refuelling plan on display is for Operation BLACK BUCK, which required 18 tanker sorties to fuel one Vulcan bomber on a 6,800-mile roundtrip to attack targets on the Falkland Islands. At the time, these were the longest bombing missions ever flown.

Air-to-Air Refuelling Plan, Marham News, South Atlantic Special 1982 | X008-4556, Consult Collection Curator before use

Royal Warrant – Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing)

Library, In Storage, X008-0828

On 13 April 1912, King George V issued a Royal Warrant for a new service, the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), the direct predecessor to the Royal Air Force.

Front page of printed paper booklet with white page and black type, © RAF Museum