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Observer Corps Armband

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 76/U/1371

Band of boucle woven wollen fabric in dark blue and white vertical stripes with OBSERVER CORPS woven into the pattern in red. Chrome plated pinless buckle for fastening with loose end retaining loop in the same fabric as the armband.

500lb Medium Capacity (MC) Bomb Mk 4

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 65/O/1031

Large metal cylindrical body with a single suspension lug and a pointed solid nose. Fitted with a large tail cone assembly and tail fuse. Re-painted overall dark green with a pale green and red band around the nose.

RAF, Type C, Wired

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 68/U/841

Brown leather helmet lined in chamois constructed in strips passing from front to rear of the wearer's head with a brow band, lined in velvet. Fitted with circular, black rubber telephone holders. Combined microphone and earphone/telephone wiring enters at centre rear of helmet and is fed through to the earphones and to a microphone plug below the left ear. Three male press studs on each side of face aperture for connection of Type G Oxygen mask. Right side studs fitted with hook to receive loop from mask harness. Centre rear fitted with short buckled strap to retain goggles strap. Two vertical leather tabs sewn at top and with press studs at bottom placed behind telephone holders to steady goggles strap.

RAF, Type C, Wired

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 79/U/78

Brown leather helmet lined in chamois constructed in strips passing from front to rear of the wearer's head with a brow band, lined in velvet. Fitted with circular, black rubber telephone holders. Combined microphone and earphone/telephone wiring enters at centre rear of helmet and is fed through to the earphones and to a microphone plug below the left ear. Three male press studs on each side of face aperture for connection of Type G Oxygen mask. Right side studs fitted with hook to receive loop from mask harness. Centre rear fitted with short buckled strap to retain goggles strap. Two vertical leather tabs sewn at top and with press studs at bottom placed behind telephone holders to steady goggles strap.

Victoria Cross Awarded to Squadron Leader Ian Willoughby Bazalgette, 1945

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 72/D/568

Dark patinated bronze cross pattée with a semi-circular extension on the upper arm bearing a ring which engages with a V below the suspension bar which is decorated with two sprays of laurel leaves joined by a ribbon. Obverse - a crown with crowned lion above and below a sroll bearing the words FOR VALOUR. The cross edged with a double line border. Reverse - The cross edged with a double line border and a double lined central disc bearing an engraved date 11TH AUGUST 1945. The reverse of the suspension bar engraved ACT. S/L. I.W. BAZALGETTE, R.A.F. on top line and No.635 SQUADRON on second line. Ribbon - maroon.

Flying Helmet, RAF, Type C, Wired

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 82/U/833

Brown leather helmet lined in chamois constructed in strips passing from front to rear of the wearer's head with a brow band, lined in velvet. Fitted with circular, black rubber telephone holders. Combined microphone and earphone/telephone wiring enters at centre rear of helmet and is fed through to the earphones and to a microphone plug below the left ear. Three male press studs on each side of face aperture for connection of Type G Oxygen mask. Right side studs fitted with hook to receive loop from mask harness. Centre rear fitted with short buckled strap to retain goggles strap. Two vertical leather tabs sewn at top and with press studs at bottom placed behind telephone holders to steady goggles strap.

RAF, Mk. I (Mae West)

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1986/0384/S

CHECK EXTENT OF ASSOCIATED CONTENTS ON DISMANTLING. Yellow cotton waistcoat fastening with three buttons and with tie tapes across the breast and at waist level. The sections over the chest and behind the neck formed as a container for a rubberised fabric, inflatable bladder with a snap-neck gas cylinder in the right lower side and an oral inflation tube in the left breast. The snap-neck lever contained in a housing and the tube passing up round the neck in a fabric sleeve. Zip under neck pocket for access to inner compartments. Two webbing pockets at right side for electric torch and battery holder. Flourescine sea marker pad in a ripping panel on left lower side. Two pairs of webbing tapes front and back to tie between legs. Pair of webbing loop handles on chest for pulling helpless wearer out of water. Small patch pocket on left breast, closing with a press-stud for heliograph mirror. Toggle and cord let into lower left hem for securing to dighy when in the water. Fitted with set of three kapok flotation pads.

Reichsluftschutzbund Helmet

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 85/U/352

Protective steel helmet made from three sections of helmet shell, front brim and rear brim. Brim shaped to leave ears uncovered. Lined with a felt head band covered by a leather cradle (cradle missing). Helmet painted dark blue and has a Luftschutz transfer on the front.

Military Medal of Sergeant Helen Emily Turner

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 76/D/692

Circular, silver with scroll type suspender bar. Obverse - the sovereign in profile bust length portrait with title inscription around the rim. Reverse - within an open wreath of laurel FOR BRAVERY IN THE FIELD below a crowned cypher. Edge impressed

Medals of Corporal Ernest Gladstone Reeves

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X001-2414

Six point bronze star with articulated ring suspender. Obverse - within a strap bearing THE AFRICA STAR, GRI VI, crowned. Reverse - plain. Ribbon - pale yellow with central red stripe, narrow dark blue stripe to left, pale blue to right. With clasp NORTH AFRICA 1942-43.