Do museums still want general WW2 RAF items?
Discussion
Been going through my Grandad's stuff as part of sorting out our inherited house, and found a load of his old WW2 training stuff, and also some from his later service in the RAF Fire Service.
The WW2 pile includes maps, basic training notes, uniform issue card, service record and letter of early discharge back to civilian service (he was a farmer so released early), and also a bound preflight checklist for his turret and phrase card in case they got shot down over the continent.
Is any of this of interest to museums or is it all too common?
The WW2 pile includes maps, basic training notes, uniform issue card, service record and letter of early discharge back to civilian service (he was a farmer so released early), and also a bound preflight checklist for his turret and phrase card in case they got shot down over the continent.
Is any of this of interest to museums or is it all too common?
Hendon would be interested I'm sure. I was given an escape comb that was made of wood and when broken open revealed a small hacksaw blade, my customers brother carried it in his pocket when flying over Burma in his Spitfire behind enemy lines, he was the last WO pilot in the RAF when he retired after spending all his life in the RAF.
The curator at Hendon said that he had never seen one and was also very pleased at the magazines that I also donated from when he was training in Canada to become a pilot. I don't see the point of just sticking stuff away in a draw when other people can benefit from viewing items in a museum.
The curator at Hendon said that he had never seen one and was also very pleased at the magazines that I also donated from when he was training in Canada to become a pilot. I don't see the point of just sticking stuff away in a draw when other people can benefit from viewing items in a museum.
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