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OR's, B/G, Ptn 1936

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 84/U/1123

Blue cotton fall collar with three stud holes for attachment to shirt.

RAF, Ptn 1941

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 83/U/864

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, 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.

30 Squadron (RAF)

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X002-3487

Varnished wooden shield with a hand painted coloured badge of RAF 30 Squadron fixed to the face.

2000lb High Capacity Bomb Mk 2

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 65/O/1029

Large metal cylindrical body with a rounded nose having three fuse pockets. Re-painted overall dark green with a pale green and red band around the nose.

RAF, Type G

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1988/0549/U

STANDARD DESCRIPTION. THE EXAMPLE MAY NOT BE IN THIS CONDITION OR AS COMPLETE. CHECK WHEN FIGURE IS DISMANTLED. Grey-green rubber face cup, the inner edge lined in suede, shaped so as to fit over the nose and chin. Below the chin an oval section extension housing the expiratory valve and the oxygen supply inlet which bifurcates and is carried into the upper part of the mask in ducts fashioned within the wall of the mask. Inspiratory valve in lower left cheek. Above the oval extension, a large circular central aperture housing the microphone which is clamped in by a wire ring and sealed with a rubber collar. Around the oval extension, and attached by brackets to the microphone clamp ring, an adjustable, cotton webbing suspension harness terminating on the left in a leather pad with two female press studs and on the right with a single strap and a metal loop. The press studs engage with male studs on the left side of the helmet and the loop engages with a flat hook attached to the right side.

Window Bundle

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 78/R/301

Strips of paper backed silver foil.

Stingray

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X008-9005

Cylinder with tapering for end and fins and propellers aft.

BC-778D

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X003-7003

RAF Type B flying helmet, John Hannah

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 82/U/787

Dark brown leather helmet lined throughout in chamois, with a brown velvet brow band. Circular leather telephone holders with vertical zips, fitted internally with a plastic telephone cup and, usually, containing moulded foam rubber telephone pads. Inside the helmet, padded chamois ear cushions. On either side of the face aperture a pair of female press studs, facing inwards, intended for the attachment of the D Type oxygen mask. Leather chin strap with metal tip on right which engages with a quick release buckle on left. The rear of the helmet gussetted for several inches to allow adjustment and with a tightening strap running around the back. Short, buckled vertical strap in centre, lower rear for retaining goggles. Showing signs of burn damage acquired during the exploit for which Hannah was awarded the Victoria Cross.