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Pilot's flying badge of Sergeant Robert Bayley

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1943 {cg}, In Storage, X008-9474

Pilot's wings badge that Sergeant Robert Bayley gave to his wife as a memento of him, on which he has written on the reverse 'With all my love to my beloved wife from your adoring husband'.

Pilot's flying badge of Sergeant Robert Bayley | X008-9474, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Hawker Hind (Afghan)

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938-1956, In Storage, 69/A/104

The Hawker Hind was a single engine day bomber which entered RAF service in 1935. Hinds were also exported widely, with some, like our example, built for the Afghan Air Force

Hawker Hind (Afghan) on display at Cosford., © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAFM/Iain Duncan

Cup, King's, 1938

Aircraft & Exhibits, 02 JUL 1938, In Storage, X002-7349

In 1938 Alex Henshaw, flying a Percival Mew Gull aircraft, won the prestigious King’s Cup Air Race.

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Collection of miscellaneous papers and photographs relating to the RAF service of Flight Lieutenant Frederick William Arthur Hendry, 1943-1999

Archives, Circa 1943-1999, In Storage, X003-9938/010

Flight Lieutenant Hendry served as a navigator in the RAF, flying two tours of operations firstly with No. 467 Squadron and then No. 97 Squadron. After the war he remained in the RAF and was instrumental in setting up 'RAF News', the RAF's newspaper which is still published to this day.

Collection of miscellaneous papers and photographs relating to the RAF service of Flight Lieutenant Frederick William Arthur Hendry, 1943-1999 | X003-9938/010

Medal bar of Warrant Officer Michael Moloney

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1963, In Storage, X008-8795

Warrant Officer Michael Joseph Moloney was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945 and Long Service Medal for his RAF service. Maloney was a volunteer from the Irish Republic.

Medal Bar of two gold stars and three round silver medals on coloured ribbons, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

1939-1945 Star of Sergeant Charles Alfred Hilder

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1944, In Storage, X008-8797

The ribbon is not attached to Sergeant Charles Alfred Hilder's 1939-1945 Star because it was awarded posthumously.

Gold Star and a ribbon of three equally sized bars of colour, light blue, red and dark blue, RAF Museum

Pilot's flying log book of Gp Capt William Arthur Darville (Bill) Brook, 28 February 1939-17 August 1953

Archives, 28 FEB 1939-17 AUG 1953, In Storage, X008-7740/005

Pilot's flying log book of Gp Capt William Arthur Darville (Bill) Brook, 28 February 1939-17 August 1953

Pilot's flying log book of Gp Capt William Arthur Darville (Bill) Brook, 28 February 1939-17 August 1953 | X008-7740/005, Royal Air Force Museum

7.92mm, MG15

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, In Storage, 70/O/103

The Maschinengewehr 15 or MG15 was the standard, flexibly mounted 7.92mm rifle calibre machine gun in service with the Luftwaffe form 1932 until 1945.

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13mm, MG131

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, In Storage, In Storage, 71/O/132

The Maschinengewehr 131 or MG131 was a heavy machinegun in service with the Luftwaffe form 1940 until 1945. Small and lightweight, it was less than 60% of the weight of the comparable US 0.5in Browning Machinegun.

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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.

Handley Page Hampden, RAF Museum / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan