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Head and Breast Set

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 67/R/448

Combination instrument comprising a pair of headphones mounted on a polished steel support made up of two strips on metal with screw clamps at the ends permitting the headphones to be raised or lowered and a Y shaped Bakelite piece holding a microphone and a speaking horn suspended round the operator's neck by a clip-on cotton tape. The microphone and headphones connected by electrical wiring terminating in a large jack plug.

Medal Bar of Air Chief Marshal Baron Dowding of Bentley Priory

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1997/0254/D

1914 Star with clasp 22ND August - 5TH NOV 1914, reverse impressed CAPT. H.C.T. DOWDING. R.G.A. ATTD: R.F.C. War Medal 1914-1918, edge impressed LT. COL. H.C.T. DOWDING. R.F.C Victory Medal with Mention in Despatches, edge impressed LT. COL. H.C.T. DOWDING. R.F.C Defence Medal War Medal 1939-1945 Silver Jubilee Medal 1935 Coronation Medal 1937 Coronation Medal 1953 King Feisal War Medal (Iraq) Mounted overlapping, sewn down.

GAF 1933-1945, Model LKp N101

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 65/U/598

Dark brown cotton net flying helmet with leather covered telephone holders and leather brow band. The interior of the telephone holders padded with fleece fabric or fine sheepskin. The earphone electrical wiring enters at the lower rear of the helmet and attached in the same position is the suspension rig for the throat microphone. Two flat hooks are positioned below the earphone housings and two studs are positioned on their inner edges to which fasten the oxygen mask.

No. 1 1920 Pattern Officer’s Jacket of Baron Newall of Clifton

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 66/U/244

Single-breasted, four button jacket with roll-step collar, two flap and button, pleated breast pockets, two flap and button bellows pockets in skirt and centre rear vent. The lower button shows below the belt. Detachable fabric belt with two prong gilt buckle and gold aiguilette over right shoulder. Black and pale blue rank lace at cuffs to the rank of MRAF. Pilot's wings above left breast pocket. Medal ribbons for ...,

Type H Bomb Trolley (22,000Lb)

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 65/O/1124

Very long four wheeled bomb trailer specifically for carrying the 22,000lb 'Grand Slam' bomb. Painted dark green overall. Heavy steel channel framed chassis and front towbar and pivotting front axle; steerable rear axle with horizontal steering wheel mounted low down and rear treadplate for the operator. Rear mounted, red painted towing hook. Four corner mounted screw jacks; lidded tool box at front.Four channelled side frames and four winches to permit the bomb, supported on two trestles, to be winched up into the aircraft bomb bay. Rear nearside mounted handbrake.

The Enigma Machine

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 82/R/503

Build 1. Portable encoding machine, in rectangular wooden case with hinged lid. The main unit has letters on push-down keys forming a typewriter like keyboard and a photocopy of the operating manual, plus the original printed operating instructions, in German, inside the wooden lid, partly covered by a detachable transparent green plastic cover. Row of 10 light bulbs along top inner edge of lid. Drop down lid at front to access plugs which plug into numbered and lettered sockets. One lid hinge detached and with copy instruction manual.

Raytheon Paveway III (UK)

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X002-3444

Laser guided 2,000 lb high penetration bomb based around BLU-109 high explosive bomb. Painted dark green overall with blue nose band and white stencilled 'inert bomb' front and rear. Green/brown bodied detachable laser guidance head with perspex nose cone and four fixed fins; at rear of bomb are mounted four spring loaded fins/wings that deploy when the weapon is dropped. There are four brass screw type carrying lug attachments along the top of the main bomb body. Rear mounted standard No.960 Mk.2 fuze.

Royal Air Force Prisoners of War Association Memorial Plaque

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X002-3411

Memorial to the 50 PoWs shot after the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III in March 1944. Rectangular memorial plaque with glass fronted deep wooden frame, topped by a brass eagle with outstretched wings. Features Royal Air Force Prisoners of War Association badge at the centre with RAF, Fighter Command and Bomber Command Association badges and RCAF, RAF, RNZAF and RAAF pilot's wings and central plaque inscribed 'Look at this Friend. Take the Freedom they strove to Give You and be in their debt.' Smaller individual name plaques bearing the names of those shot.

Distinguished Flying Cross

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X007-0047

A silver cross with bifurcated and curled ends bearing flaming grenades, overlaid vertically with a two-blade propeller and horizontally with a pair of wings. The centre medallion composed of a laurel wreath overlaid by a crowned Tudor rose bearing, centrally, RAF in monogram. The top branch without a grenade, fashioned with a decorative shape and loop for suspension. An intermediate ring connects to a plain suspender bar with laurel leaves below pierced to receive the intermediate ring. Reverse - Within a ring GRI 1918. Engraved at the bottom of the cross the date of award - 1943. Ribbon - white and purple in thin diagonal lines.

All Ranks, Ptn 1940

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1993/0077/U

Single-breasted, waist-length jacket with buttons concealed in fly to neck, stand and fall collar fastening with hooks, shoulder straps, buttoned cuffs. Flapped pleated breast pockets with concealed button. Waistband with belt extension to a metal buckle. Buttonholes inside waistband to engage with buttons on waistband of trousers. Rank insignia SAY WHERE AND IN WHAT FORM. Pilot's Air Gunner's Navigator's Observer's Signaller's Bomb Aimer's DELETE AS APPROPRIATE flying badge above left breast pocket. Mention any medal ribbons which may be below the flying badge. Pale blue shoulder eagles printed on black cotton patches on shoulders. (Delete as appropriate) Rank .... Flying badges ...