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SD, Female Officer's, B/G, Ptn 1994
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-3557
Peaked cap with an angled crown in blue-grey fabric, deeper at the front than the rear. The top of the crown so cut and stitched as to provide an oval indented shape with a raised centre. A wire stiffener inside the crown to retain the shape. Black mohair band bearing the standard officers' cap badge. Blue-grey fabric covered peak. Plastic chin strap.
Service Dress Hat of Women's Auxiliary Air Force Other Ranks
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X003-3619
Blue-grey, soft fabric cap with the crown gathered into a band covered by a separate black mohair band bearing the RAF Airmen's cap badge in gilding metal. Plain black leather peak and chin strap. Repair (poorly) made to crown of cap above right side of peak; owner's name and service number written on inside of peak.
Service Dress Cap of a Chaplain
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 68/U/131
Peaked cap with blue-grey fabric crown and peak, black mohair band and black, patent leather chin strap. The badge consisting of a Queen's crown in gold and silver wire above a pair of gilt metal wings bearing a black Maltese cross overlaid with RAF within a wreath in gilt metal, all on a black Melton patch.
RAF Officer's 1948 pattern No.2 uniform of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X008-7072
Single-breasted, waist-length jacket with lapels and a falling collar. Buttons concealed in fly to base of lapels. False pointed cuffs. Flapped, pleated breast pockets with visible black plastic button. Waistband with belt extension ending in a flat trouser hook to engage with metal loop. Buttonholes inside waistband to engage with buttons on waistband of trousers.
Gosport Tubes
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 66/R/828
A pair of cotton covered rubber (?) tubes joined at the lower end into a single white alloy connector and terminating at the upper ends in chrome plated tubes which connect to perforated circular shallow, plastic cups held against the ears inside a flying helmet. Sound is transmitted accoustically into a speaking trumpet connected to the lower end and thereby to the wearer's ears.
Aircrew Helmet Mark 1
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 66/U/1166
Moulded shell made from bonded, laminated nylon fabric, lined throughout in leather and with a leather-covered brow cushion across the front. The edge of the casing trimmed with black moulded rubber binding. The interior fitted with a light, man-made fibre webbing harness to hold the shell off the head. Harness attached to the shell by white metal tabs riveted through. The helmet is worn over a Type F blue cotton flying helmet.The exterior of the helmet fitted with two male press-studs on the lower rear sides to retain straps for a detachable visor. Adjustable light webbing chin strap fitted on press-studs (missing). The shell painted silver overall.
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Aircraft & Exhibits, Array, 1996/0435/U
Rigid helmet shell fitted with a pressure bladder assembly. White helmet shell incorporating a pressure visor mounted on pressure hinged assemblies, a manual pressure visor control, an anti-glare visor, microphone selector switch on the left, large red mouth door held by a release catch mechanism on the lower front of the shell and the oxygen tube, emergency oxygen tube attachment and microphone cable all exiting the shell on the right. The bladder assembly attaches to the shell via a pressure visor seal around the face aperture and three pairs of adjustment straps in the rear. The rear opens down the centre with a sliding fastener fitted with a braided lanyard. The bladder incorporates radio telephones and is fitted with a removable fabric liner. This example has two large leather pads in the rear and comes with a storage box, two spare liners and a visor cover, small bottle of anti-mistant and applicator cloth.
Distinguished Flying Medal
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 67/D/1314
Oval, silver, with curved bar suspender in the form of wings. Obverse - the sovereign's head in left profile with full title round the rim and a narrow border of laurel leaves. Reverse - a winged and helmeted female figure sitting on an aeroplane with an eagle perched on her outstretched arm. At top 1918, below arm FOR COURAGE. A narrow border of laurel leaves. Ribbon - white and purple in narrow diagonal lines falling to wearer's left. The edge blank.
Helmet of a Police Motorcyclist
Aircraft & Exhibits, Array, 70/U/859
Standard Pattern No. 35/R/1149 Protective helmet consisting of a resin shell covered in leather and lined with cork. Peak in the front, leather curtain in the rear which extends over ears and is fitted with a buckled chin strap. Webbing cradle with padded leather head band. Helmet provided with a series of rubber lined ventilation holes. Blackened brass RAF badge sewn to the front. Black and red band runs round the helmet.
RAF, Type V 9
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1994/0230/U
Green rubber face cup with interior sealing lip and oxygen inlet pipe on left side, inspiratory valve on the right, microphone mounted centrally and expiratory valve below it. The exterior overlaid by a black plastic reinforcing shell to which is attached the suspension chains and lever which retain the mask in tight contact with the wearer's face. Short microphone lead with connector. Green corrugated oxygen pipe terminating in a bayonet fitting to attach to a man mounted regulator.