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Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 70/O/309
Fitted to RAFM S.E.5A aircraft. Fitted with the various components which permit its fixture to the Foster Mounting on the S.E.5a.
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Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 73/O/55
Fitted with a linking device at the stirrup handle - precise purpose unknown - but possibly connected with the linking of the triggers when two Lewis guns were used in parallel.
Royal Aircraft Factory FE2b
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 84/A/450
Originally Original nacelle framework only; later fully restored and completed and incorporated into completely reconstructed FE.2b aircraft for display at RAFM Hendon. Firing pin in the machine gun mounted in the front gunners position (Lewis machine gun. The aircraft is suspended in H2 so is impossible to get to without height access equipment so is safe for now but if the aircraft is lowered care needs to be taken as it is a fully live weapon capable of firing ammunition. See photographs.
RFC, Kite Balloon Observer
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 80/S/1720
Several pieces of green canvas stitched together forming a harness with leather buckles and rope strap.
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Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 67/I/672
Telescopic compensating type. Vertical pedestal mounted on black wooden base. Pedestal has eye piece viewfinder. Mounted on base is brass plaque stating it is the gun sight from Zeppelin L.31. Also manufacturer's plate: Carl Zeiss Jena.
Boddy Pattern No. 5
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 1991/0371/S
Khaki waistcoat with quilted kapok filled sections in the front as well as the rear shoulders. Two buckled adjustment straps in the rear. Front fastening with a series of four tie tapes.
Unknown Part Of Skin
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 1994/0526/C
Small rectangular fragile fragment of linen fabric from Gotha biplane bomber with purple and green paint remains one side and inked "GOTHA S.960 shot down at Harty Point by Capt Haines, Date May 19th 1918 at 11.30pm".
Strut, Interplane, 41 Squadron 1917
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, X007-4601
One half of (probable) D.H.5 strut with end fitting. Inscribed both sides with some 54 signatures of squadron personnel c. November 1917, later marked with K (Kiilled) or M (missing)or S (?survived). Rather roughly cut/broken at top end.
Wakefield Medal for the Shooting down of Zeppelin L-15
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, X006-5542
Circular, gold medallion with a plain ring suspender silver soldered to the top. (Issued without a suspender.) Obverse - an anti-aircraft gun with L15 at the muzzle and a double scroll below lettered WELL HIT MARCH 31ST-APRIL 1ST 1916 in relief. Engraved at the top SAPR W.R. HAMMANT. Reverse -within a ring lettered PRESENTED BY THE LORD MAYOR COLONEL SIR CHARLES WAKEFIELD his coat of arms with crest and motto. Cased.
OR's, S/B, Blue, Ptn 1912
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 65/U/271
Dark blue, single-breasted, serge, four button jacket with turn-over collar and small lapels. Straight flapped, inset pockets in skirts, no vent at rear. Two small buttons, vertically, at each cuff. All buttons black horn with crowned fouled anchor. Red embroidered eagle badge on right upper arm. Red embroidered Leading Mechanic's Fouled Anchor badge on left upper arm.