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Flying Gauntlet, RAF, 1943 Pattern
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 69/U/446
Plain brown leather soft gauntlet with no fasteners at all. Made in 1943 in large sizes for use by Air Gunners particularly when wearing electrically heated gloves. Produced in the same style in the following year and known by that Pattern date, but in smaller sizes for wear with silks and chamois gloves but not heated ones.
Operation Manna Plaque
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 80/C/1200
Rectangular alloy plaque inscribed 'Presented by Dr. W. Scholten, Minister of Defence of the Netherlands.To Commemorate the aid given by the Royal Air Force between 29 April and 8 May 1945, when 3156 Lancaster sorties and 145 Mosquito sorties dropped 6,684 tons of food to the starving population of the still occupied part of the Netherlands, May 1980.'
Operation Manna Decorative Tile
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1987/1402/C
An upright rectangular wood framed ceramic plaque of blue and white Delft Ware showing a woman and child waving at three aircraft which are dropping supplies, with a village and sunrise in the background and the words "VOEDSEL-VREDE-VRIHEID [Foodstuffs-Peace-Freedom] "29 APRIL.1945 5 MEI" [29 April - 5 May 1945] below.
Flying Gauntlet, RAF, 1943 Pattern
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 69/U/447
Plain brown leather soft gauntlet with no fasteners at all. Made in 1943 in large sizes for use by Air Gunners particularly when wearing electrically heated gloves. Produced in the same style in the following year and known by that Pattern date, but in smaller sizes for wear with silks and chamois gloves but not heated ones.
Defence Medal
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X007-0050
Circular, silver with plain bar suspender. Obverse - Uncrowned profile of KGVI left side. Round the rim GEORGIUS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: Reverse - A crowned oak sapling with lion supporters on a ground. Round the rim 1939 1945. Below THE DEFENCE MEDAL. Ribbon - bright green with orange centre and two black stripes.
Winch, (C Class Flying Boat)
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 83/A/170
Large, silver painted, tubular framed hand operated cable winch for hauling in refuelling hose to the receiving aircraft; carried by C Class flying boat during flight refuelling experiments. Red painted side crank handle operating drum via large red painted chain wheel. Brake pressure gauge mounted on front of unit. Yellow knobbed release lever at front.
OR's, B/G, Ptn 1940
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 67/U/13
Single-breasted, four button jacket with lapels and falling collar, separate fabric belt with two prong gilding metal buckle, held on two brass hooks let into waist, plain sleeves, no cuffs, flap and button pleated breast pockets, flapped inset skirt pockets. Centre rear vent. Printed pale blue eagles on very dark blue patches at shoulders.
Medals of Corporal Ernest Gladstone Reeves
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X001-2416
Circular, silver with plain bar suspender. Obverse - Uncrowned profile of KGVI left side. Round the rim GEORGIUS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: Reverse - A crowned oak sapling with lion supporters on a ground. Round the rim 1939 1945. Below THE DEFENCE MEDAL. Ribbon - bright green with orange centre and two black stripes.
Car, Armoured Scout, Ferret, 4 x 4
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X001-3475
Composite restoration of light 4 x 4 armoured scout car with crew of two or three; Manually rotating turret, minus its machine gun, with three smoke deflectors on each side of the hull. Spare wheel on nearside; front mounted radio aerial Internally complete with seat, wheel, controls, webbing straps etc. Repainted overall desert sand 2010.
Type E Bomb Trolley
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 65/O/872
Specialist heavy bomb trailer, painted overall dark green. Chassis consists of two long strong steel frame sections. Long, heavy front tow bar, pivoting front axle and steerable rear axle with horizontal steering wheel and rear tread plate for operator, and rear towing hook also. Tool box with lid behind front axle. Four screw jacks, two each side, fore and aft.