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Fordson Model N Tractor
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939, London, Hangar Five, X003-2265
The Fordson agricultural tractor was introduced into RAF service during the 1930s when the increasing size and weight of aircraft often required mechanical assistance to move them.
Plotting Block, Hostile Raid
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, Cosford, Hangar Two, X002-6553
Plotting blocks and counters were used in Operations Rooms in the Second World War and particularly in the Battle of Britain to track the movements of incoming formations of enemy aircraft.
Plotting Block, Friendly Forces
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, Cosford, Hangar Two, X008-4179
Plotting blocks and counters were used in Operations Rooms in the Second World War and particularly in the Battle of Britain to track the movements of incoming formations of enemy aircraft.
Handley Page Hampden TB Mk I
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-04 SEP 1942, In Storage, 1994/1340/A
An RAF crew were flying this Hampden, a torpedo bomber variant, to the Soviet Union to help protect Arctic convoys, when it was shot down by German fighters on 5 September 1942.
Fragment of Hawker Hurricane fabric mounted in frame of aircraft aluminum
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1940, In Storage, 1988/0903/C
Fragment of doped fabric taken from fin flash of Hawker Hurricane Mk IIb Z3235 bearing flying sword painted in red on the white section.
Log book of Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske
Archives, 25 OCT 1939-16 AUG 1940, In Storage, X003-0363/001
Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske was an American pilot killed during the Battle of Britain whilst flying with No. 601 Squadron. Fiske's log book covers the period of 25 October 1939-16 August 1940.
Diary of Pilot Officer John Derek Bisdee, 3 October 1939-31 December 1939
Archives, 03 OCT 1939-31 DEC 1939, In Storage, X008-7751/001
John Bisdee joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1937 and was called up in September 1939. The diary covers the period where Bisdee was undertaking flying training prior to be being posted to an operational fighter squadron
War Medal 1939-1945 of Sgt Charles Alfred Hilder
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1944, In Storage, X008-8796
The ribbon is not attached to Sergeant Charles Alfred Hilder's War Medal 1939-1945 because it was awarded posthumously.
Air Crew Europe Star of Sergeant Charles Alfred Hilder
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1944, In Storage, X008-8798
The ribbon is not attached to Sergeant Charles Alfred Hilder's Air Crew Europe Star because it was awarded posthumously.
Wreck of Gloster Gladiator Mk II N5628
Aircraft & Exhibits, 22 APR 1939-25 APR 1940, London, Hangar Three/Four, 72/A/472
The Gloster Gladiator was the RAF's last biplane fighter and the first to feature an enclosed cockpit for the pilot. Deliveries began in 1937, with Gladiators continuing to serve in the early years of the Second World War. However, it had been rendered almost obsolete by newer monoplane designs such as the Hurricane even as it was being introduced. Though often pitted against more formidable foes during the early days of the Second World War, it performed reasonably well in combat.
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