Addition to the “Dougie” Melrose Collection ….. A leather Irvin flying jacket worn by Dougie Melrose has been donated to the Museum. This flying jacket will join the Mess Jacket and other exhibits that have been donated by his wife and family. The flying jacket is a hooded version with a distinctive yellow hood (see […]
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Link Room Display Part I …… This is a series of short blog postings explaining some of the items we have in the link room and associated display cabinets: Radio Valves. A display in the Link Room shows radio valves from the early days, resembling electric lamps through magnetrons to the last, sub miniature types.
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Observer Captain John Murphy BA ….. A Moment in Time I first met John Murphy soon after I joined the Royal Observer Corps in 1965. He was a full time observer officer stationed at Preston. He had previously been in the Parachute Regiment and could have been the only full time officer to have the
