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Möhne Dam Fragment
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-1920
On the night of the 16/17 May 1943 the RAF's No. 617 Squadron carried out a low-level attack on dams in the Ruhr Valley using 'bouncing' bombs. Codenamed 'Operation Chastise' by the RAF, this audacious raid has become popularly known as the Dam Busters raid. The mission made the squadron's Commanding Officer, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, a household name.
Smoking Pass for Apprentices' Squadron RAF Cranwell
Archives, 1943, Cosford, Hangar Two, X004-2467/004
RAF Apprentices were boys aged between 15 and 17 who had signed up for a three year technical training programme.
GQ Parasuit
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1994/0362/U
In the mid 1930s, the GQ Parachute Company developed a parasuit exclusively for the air gunners of Boulton Paul Defiant two-seat fighters, as the gun turret had no space to store parachutes.
Flying Jacket of Wing Commander Eric James Brindley Nicolson
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 83/U/1061
The 1938 pattern Irvin jacket was widely issued and worn by RAF aircrew during the Second World War. This example was owned by Wing Commander Eric Nicolson.
Junkers Ju 88 Recognition Model
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 75/M/237
This is a German-made model of a Second World War Junkers Ju 88 used to train aircrew, particularly pilots and gunners, in the vital skill of aircraft recognition. It was made by Wiking, a model company still in existence.
Medal Bar of Wing Commander Alan Geoffrey Page, DSO, DFC and Bar
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-6855
Geoffrey Page was badly burned when he was shot down while attacking a German bomber formation over the English Channel on 12 August 1940 during the Battle of Britain.
UK AWACS Commemorative Plate
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X005-5954
The E-3D Sentry is an Airborne Early Warning platform, often known by the acronym of AWACS due to its Airborne Warning and Control System role. Its systems allow onboard operators to identify and track enemy and allied aircraft and to relay information to commanders on the ground.
'Figaro' Door
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1940, Cosford, Hangar Two, 71/A/221
Flight Lieutenant Ian Gleed flew his Hurricane Mk I throughout the Battle of Britain. He had the wily cartoon cat Figaro, from the Disney film Pinocchio, swatting a swastika, painted on his cockpit door.
Post Instrument Mark IIC
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1936-1945, Cosford, Hangar Two, 79/I/932
Post Instruments were used in the Second World War by members of the Observer Corps as an aide to assess the height, bearing and location of enemy aircraft.
Observer Corps Lapel Badge
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 78/U/622
The Observer Corps, later Royal Observer Corps, was a civil defence organisation formed to detect, identify, track and report aircraft in the skies over the UK.
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