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Supermarine Southampton Mk I

Aircraft & Exhibits, JUL 1925-NOV 1928, London, Hangar Three/Four, 67/A/705

Supermarine Southamptons were the first RAF flying boat designed after the First World War. They entered RAF service in 1925 at RAF Calshot, Hampshire and were used for maritime patrol around the world.

Supermarine Southampton on display at the RAF Museum, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Sopwith 7F1 Snipe

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1926, London, Hangar Three/Four, X006-0349

This aircraft is a composite, incorporating parts from many different sources, painted in the markings of MRAF Sir Dermot Boyle who flew the type with No. 1 Squadron in Iraq.

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Siskin Aircraft Fabric

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1930, London, Hangar One, 79/Y/936

Squadron emblems frequently refer back to a period in their history. The Cross of Lorraine adopted by No. 41 Squadron was taken from the arms of the French town of St Omer where the squadron was based during the First World War.

Rectangular fabric with complex red cross topped with golden crown, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

MKVA Pressure Head

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1935, London, Hangar One, X004-1282

It is fundamentally important to know an aircraft's speed through the air. This can be achieved by the use of a Pressure Head.

Black metal y-shaped frame with two protruding silver tubes, RAF Museum

Unofficial No. 23 Squadron Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1934, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1990/0243/Y

This illustration of an eagle preying on a falcon is No. 23 Squadron's crest, and the Latin motto 'Semper aggressus' means 'Always having attacked'.

Drawing on fabric of an eagle with a falcon in its claws, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Sea Marker Float

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1939-Circa 1957, London, Hangar Three/Four, X002-7585

Boat-shaped wooden mooring/marking buoy, painted white overall, with bell-shaped metal fitting mounted on pole above the hull, and rope on top of deck.

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Art Needlework by Penelope Embroidery Kit, RAF Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1940, In Storage, 1996/0274/Y

This needlework kit includes all the materials required to complete an embroidered Royal Air Force Badge, including traced fabric, needles, coloured cotton thread, and an instructional chart.

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Fighter Fund Jigsaw

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1941, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1986/0962/C

Many products, including toys, were made and sold to raise money for aircraft during the Second World War. A London-based manufacturer created this jigsaw, which has over 200 pieces, for the Hendon Fighter Four Fund.

Mostly completed jigsaw of a poster image advertising the 'Four Fighter Fund', © RAF Museum

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

Short Stirling Tail Wheel Unit

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1943 {cg}, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1994/1359/A

The Stirling was so large that, uniquely amongst British heavy bombers of the Second World War, it had a twin tail wheel assembly.

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