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Officer's Gold Aiguillette, Ptn 1925

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1993/0424/U

An arrangement of plain and plaited gold cords looped over the shoulder, and usually retained by a button or hook under a shoulder strap or board. The cords drawn together at the front and fitted with a small loop to connect to a uniform button. The extreme ends of the cords fitted with tapered gilt metal ferrules bearing devices in white metal SPECIFY WHAT DEVICES

George Cross of Pilot Officer Gerald Charles Close

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 79/D/2040

A plain silver cross with bevelled edges the arms of the cross linked by very small quarter-circle quadrants bearing GVI. Centrally a circular medallion of St. George and the dragon, within a border reading FOR GALLANTRY. Plain single link suspender to a straight bar decorated with laurel leaves. Reverse - plain, engraved P/O GERALD CHARLES CLOSE, R.A.F. 21st December 1937.

Royal Victorian Order, Knight Commander, Star

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1993/0397/D

On a silver cross pattee of facetted rays, the interstices partially filled with similar facetted rays, a Maltese cross enamelled white bearing a vertical oval red medallion with RVI in gold within a blue border with a spray of laurel at the top and VICTORIA at the bottom. The whole medallion surmounted by a crown in full colours. The reverse numbered K 719.

OR's, Ptn 1939

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 72/U/780

Black leather, lace-up shoe with five pairs of lace holes. The forward upper of the shoe formed from a rounded panel of leather stitched to the upper sides with three rows of stitching. This top panel extends backwards to become the tongue of the shoe beneath the lacing. Lined in pale buff leather. With leather sole and blocked heel both reinforced with iron nails.

Heston aerodrome, aircraft visible include Ford 5-AT-C (G-ABHO) de Havilland D.H.60X Moth (G-EBYH) and de Havilland D.H.60GIII Moth Major (G-ACPI), 1934

Photographs, In Storage, PC98/173/5444/1

12,000lb High Capacity Bomb Mk 2

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 65/O/871

Large blast bomb of modular construction painted dark green overall, each section being banded in light green and red. Consists of three 4000lb sections bolted together and is an adaptation of the HC 8,000lb bomb with the addition of a tail cone. Fitted with fore & aft pivotting suspension lugs and four additional fixed central lugs; slightly domed front face with two small spinners, one each side.

Two unofficial RAF Cosford forms showing AC2 Enoch as the Senior Man of his hut, dated January and February 1949

Archives, In Storage, X004-4361/002

Typed index card and paper slip

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Film & Sound, X008-5632

Interview with Charlie Hammerton, who served as an RAF MT driver and participated in a number of charity fundraising events in partnership with his ferret, Bandit.

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Film & Sound, X008-5612

Interview with Carl Austin-Behan, who served as an RAF firefighter during the 1990s before being discharged from the service due to his sexuality.

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Film & Sound, X008-5613

Interview with Ian Sweet, who served in the RAF Regiment, and his daughter Sophie, a member of the Air Training Corps.