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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

Teleprinter message from HQ 11 Group to 2 Group and all stations, relating to the parachute dropping of Wg Cdr Douglas Bader's artificial leg over St. Omer, 19 August 1941

Archives, In Storage, DC76/65

Douglas Bader lost his legs in a flying accident in 1931, he learned to walk again with prosthetic limbs and on the outbreak of war managed to rejoin the RAF as a fighter pilot. He was shot down on an operation over France on the 9th August losing one of his artificial legs as he baled out of his Spitfire.

Teleprinter message, Crown

Recording of an account of RAF service life by Mr and Mrs Ronnie Byford, part one, 29 January 1982

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/54

Mr and Mrs Ronnie Byford discuss their respective careers in the RAF during the Second World War. Mr Byford served in ground roles with 91 Squadron and 121 Wing.

Image pending

Recorded interview with Captain Eric Melrose Brown, 3 December 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6791

Recorded interview with Eric Brown, who served as a pilot with the Fleet Air Arm and as a test pilot, working on deck landing and the testing of captured aircraft.

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Brief history of 1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight, 1941-1945

Archives, In Storage, A192

1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight was a Royal Air Force flight established during the Second World War that tested German and Italian aircraft in order to evaluate and analyse their features.

Brief history of 1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight, 1941-1945, Crown © / RAFM

Recording of an interview with Mr V E Williams, part two, 8 September 1978

Film & Sound, In Storage, SC85/49

Interview with Mr V E Williams, who served in armoured cars in Aden, Iraq, Palestine and the Western Desert in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Image pending

Instructions for flying the Messerschmitt 109

Library, In Storage, R006861

Unknown edition of Air Ministry Pamphlet 114A ‘Instructions for flying the Messerschmitt 109’. Issued by the Air Ministry December 1940?

Beige page with title of pamphlet in black text inside a thin black border, Royal Air Force Museum

Combat report of No. 145 Squadron for 12 October 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/060/009

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single page typescript report, Crown ©

Combat Report of No. 145 Squadron for 27 July 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/060/005

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single page typescript report, Crown ©

Combat report of No. 145 Squadron for 27 October 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/060/011

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single page typescript report, Crown ©