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Boulton Paul Defiant Mark I
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1944, Cosford, Hangar Two, 74/A/16
The Defiant introduced a new tactical concept in two-seat RAF fighter design by concentrating all armament in a four-gun turret behind the cockpit. During the Battle of Britain, it proved no match for German fighters and was quickly withdrawn from daylight operations and moved to a night-fighter role.
Luftwaffe Issue Dessert Spoon
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1944-1945, Cosford, Hangar Two, X005-0863
Flight Sergeant Allen Clifford was the navigator of Lancaster PD374 of No. 218 Squadron which was shot down over Germany on 8 November 1944. He became a prisoner in Stalag Luft VII located in Silesia, Germany.
Shoulder Badge of an RAF Chaplain
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X004-0056
The RAF Chaplain's Branch was established in 1918 and is responsible for providing spiritual welfare and pastoral care to RAF personnel and their families, irrespective of rank or religious background. Despite being non-combatants, RAF chaplains are deployed with personnel to war zones. During the Second World War some chaplains became prisoners of war or lost their lives.
Jamaica Uniform Badge
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X005-1276
During the Second World War individuals from many Allied and Commonwealth nations joined the RAF. To acknowledge this multi-national support, uniform badges denoting the individuals' country of origin were authorised for wear.
Berlin Airlift Commemorative Plate
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1950, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1998/0224/C
On 24 June 1948 Soviet forces in the Eastern Zone of Germany stopped all rail and road traffic between the British, United States and French Zones of Berlin and the corresponding Allied Zones in western Germany. The only way for the Allies to maintain a supply and communication route into the closed off zones was via the air.
Spitfire Fund Brooch
Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1940, Cosford, Hangar Two, X006-8819
Lapel brooches like this one, formed from an old penny, were sold to raise money for Fighter Funds. This example was purchased by Mary Avis Taylor, a member of the Woman’s Auxiliary Air Force.
Medal Bar of Flying Officer Michael Edmund Staples
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 80/D/1923
Michael Staples was a successful Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain, serving with No. 609 Squadron at RAF Middle Wallop in Hampshire.
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.
Microtelephone Assembly Type 1
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 67/R/720
In addition to her rank and wireless operator's trade badges, Flight Sergeant Avis Hearn's Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) tunic also carries the ribbon of the Military Medal.
Message Dropping Streamer
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 74/R/970
Before radio communication became available in military aviation, messages from aircraft to troops on the ground would be handwritten and dropped in a message bag.
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