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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.

Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X003-8906

White cloth veil embroidered on centre rear corner with blue crowned wings badge.

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Fine Art, London, Hangar Five, FA20003

Life-size portrait bust of Lord Dowding.

Ward Dress, Buckskin, White, Ptn 1960s

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 69/U/1224

Plain, white buckskin, low-heeled lace-up shoe. Right.

Ward Dress, Buckskin, White, Ptn 1960s

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 69/U/1225

Plain, white buckskin, low-heeled lace-up shoe. Left.

Flying Boot, RAF, 1941 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1993/0148/U

Dark brown suede boot to just below knee, lined throughout in sheepskin. Full length zip at front. Tan leather buckled strap round ankle retained by stitching at rear. Shallow rubber galosh foot. Leather pull-on tabs inside.

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.

7 Squadron (RAF)

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1998/0156/C

Varnished wooden shield with RAF seven squadron badge applied to the front.

Medal Bar of 6

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X008-7563

Medal bar of 6, comprising: 1939-45 Star with Bomber Command Clasp, Arctic Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Legion d'Honneur Chevalier.

Parachute Pack, RAF, Chest Type

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1988/0416/S