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Officer's, B/G, Ptn 1972
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X003-1977
Single-breasted, four button jacket with roll step collar and lapels, plain sleeves - no cuff - and no shoulder straps. The front opening of the skirts rounded. No vents. Small, inset pockets in front skirt with three point, buttoned flaps. All buttons annodized, almost silver, with crown and eagle. Lined throughout in man-made fibre fabric. Collar bears small A badges for Royal Auxiliary Air Force. Cuffs bear Wing Commander's Combination lace. Medal ribbon - Air Efficiency Award on upper left breast. Requires addition of medal ribbons - Jubilee 2003 and OBE to bring completely up to date.
Flying Helmet
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1993/0408/U
Brown leather helmet lined in chamois and with velvet brow band and chin strap lining. The ear positions pierced with a large hole fitted with a black plastic ring-housing for Gosport tubes. An adjustable elastic tightening strap threaded between the outer layer and the lining passes across the back of the helmet at low ear level. Adjustment is by a tiny hook on right side. Vertical buckled goggles retaining strap centre rear. Chin strap on right engages with leather-covered buckle on left. This example fitted with Gosport tubes. Condition - good, displayable but the foam rubber padding obviously hardened and fragmenting.
RAF, Mk. 30L
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1994/0232/S
Green nylon waistcoat with mesh backing, broad adjustment straps fitted to waistband and fastening in the front with a slotted plate which accommodates the oxygen regulator. The front part enclosing a Day-Glo orange inflatable stole, the waistband incorporating pockets for a radio beacon and other survival gear. A strap in the rear and a press studded flap on left waist provide support for the Personal Equipment Connector which supplies oxygen and communications linkage to the Ejector Seat. Small wedding loop for mike cord on the left breast. Pull for Co2 cylinder on the lower right (pull missing).
RAF, Suede, Ptn 1943
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 75/U/25
Black boot to just below knee. The foot formed as a leather lace-up shoe with toe cap, the leg of black suede with full length zip up outer, front side and with black leather fastening tab and buckle at top. The leg sewn to a projecting lip around the top of the shoe and designed to be cut away after baling out in enemy territory so as to leave an ordinary-looking black shoe. Leather soles and heels. Small pocket inside leg for a pen knife to modify boot when required. Both elements lined throughout in sheepskin. Right foot.
RAF, Anti-G, External, Green, Mk. 2A
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-1240
Olive green man-made fibre 'trousers' consisting of a broad belly band with legs, but no seat, the legs consisting of panels located over the main muscle groupings of the leg - thighs and calves - and voided in front and behind the knees to facilitate movement. The belly band formed of an inflatable envelope in front and a panel of of woven string-fabric behind. The inflatable envelope fitted with a length of tube with connector which attaches to the wearer's PEC from which compressed air is fed into the inflatable belly pad which is linked to the leg sections of the trousers covering the muscle groupings. These areas are made to fit the wearer very tightly by the provision of lacing panels allowing them to be profiled exactly to the contours of the user. Both legs have full length zips running down their insides and shorter zips on the outsides of the thigh portions. Small pocket on right side of belly band. Large patch pockets with pencil tubes on both upper legs with blank panels for writing boards or maps. Two small pockets with flap and Velcro closure on lower legs. Nylon patch on right upper leg for attachment of Aircrew Emergency knife.
Air Force Cross
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 76/D/828
A silver cross, the end of each branch terminating in a facetted arrow head and the space between the branches filled with a rounded diamond shape composed of feathered wings. The lower arrow head bearing a flaming grenade, the upper a crown and fixed ring suspender. The cross overlaid with a four-blade propeller, the left, top and right ends of which bear R G VI. Centrally a medallion of Hermes riding on an eagle and carrying a wreath. The fixed ring connecting to a plain bar suspender with a swag of larel leaves below, pierced to accept the ring. Reverse - within a ring RGI 1918. Ribbon - red and white horizontal in narrow stripes.
Flying Helmet Type B
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 77/U/636
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 rubber telephone cup. 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.
unknown
Aircraft & Exhibits, Array, 68/I/604
See Historical Notes. Large 14" faced wood cased clock ; RAF crest at centre of the clock face, which has inner ring numbered 13-24 and 1-12 and outer ring numbered in 5 second intervals to show the minute; faded coloured segments "facing inwards" divide the 1-12 hours ring. The clock case has three wall mounting brackets at the rear; the pendulum and weight are detached and stored inside the clock case, accessible by a hinged, latched flap at the rear.The glass covering the clock face hinges outward to permit the hands to be adjusted and is locked by a clip at the side. Sector paint faded and peeling.
RAF, Type D, Variant 2 (Repro)
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1990/0114/U
Reproduction of a Variant 2 mask with original wiring loom. Olive green woollen outer mask lined in chamois leather and with a chamois gusset under the chin. The fore-part of the mask fitted with a brass microphone retaining ring which is pierced on the left side and fitted with a short, serrated brass tube to which the oxygen supply pipe connects. The ring fitted with a chamois covered wooden former in imitation of a Microphone Type 19. The outer edges of the mask fitted with chamois lined fabric tabs with male press studs at each end for connection to the Type B helmet. Fitted with modern example of cotton covered oxygen tube and original bayonet connector.
Webbing Belt
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1987/1957/U
Made up of a single broad webbing strap with brass fittings. The ends terminating in metal tabs equipped with pairs of vertical hooks which engage with cavities fashioned in the inside surface of the belt. The outer face bearing a pair of square buckles stitched at an angle either side of the mid-point of the strap to receive the braces. The right end fitted with an adjustable buckle hook through which the belt passes and doubles back to fasten on the inner face. The left end fitted with an adjustable buckle slot to receive the corresponding hook. The adjustable ends pass through metal retaining loops then through the buckle pieces and then back through the retainers before being secured.