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Solar Pith Helmet of Other Ranks

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 66/U/188

Low crowned, domed, light-weight helmet with a thick brim. The crown pierced with two pairs of ventilation holes and the whole structure covered with khaki drill cloth with the inside of the brim lined in green cloth. Five fold pugaree with RAF flash. Leather head band with webbing straps.

Duke Of Edinburgh's RAF Officer's Cap, 1932 pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X008-7071

Peaked cap with blue-grey fabric crown, black mohair band and black, patent leather chin strap and peak, the latter bearing two rows of gold wire oak leaf embroidery. On the band the Air Officers' badge consisting of a gold wire wreath with crown and lion above, overlaid with a gilt metal eagle.

Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service Service Dress Hat

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 68/U/634

White felt hat with domed crown and brim folded up to form four points. Mohair band with badge attached to the front. The badge consisting of a crown in gold and silver wire above a gilt metal eagle above two pairs of gold wire laurel leaves, all on a white Melton patch. Internal silk head band.

Service Dress Cap of a Group Captain in the Polish Air Force in the UK

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1986/0217/U

Peaked cap with blue-grey fabric crown, black mohair band and black, patent leather chin strap and peak, the latter bearing one row of gold wire oak leaf embroidery. On the band, a crowned eagle badge in silver and gold wire on a Melton patch.

Flying Gauntlet, RAF, 1943 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 69/U/446

Plain brown leather soft gauntlet with no fasteners at all. Made in 1943 in large sizes for use by Air Gunners particularly when wearing electrically heated gloves. Produced in the same style in the following year and known by that Pattern date, but in smaller sizes for wear with silks and chamois gloves but not heated ones.

Anti Glare Mk 8 Flying Spectacles

Aircraft & Exhibits, Array, 84/U/383

Yellow alloy, chromium plated frame with round eye pieces, nose bridge and two hinged oval, curved plastic pads to rest against the nose. Plain straight arms with spring hook ends. Windows blue-green. This example with rectangular steel box with spring lid, lined in velvet, with an outer covering of thin rexine.

Operation Manna Plaque

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 80/C/1200

Rectangular alloy plaque inscribed 'Presented by Dr. W. Scholten, Minister of Defence of the Netherlands.To Commemorate the aid given by the Royal Air Force between 29 April and 8 May 1945, when 3156 Lancaster sorties and 145 Mosquito sorties dropped 6,684 tons of food to the starving population of the still occupied part of the Netherlands, May 1980.'

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Aircraft & Exhibits, Array, 66/U/783

Blue-grey fabric helmet with internal, padded leather telephone holders retained by press-studs. Five press-stud male elements on each side of face aperture to receive suspension system from oxygen mask. Microphone socket below left ear. Communications lead emerges from lower centre rear of helmet. Two light webbing goggle retaining straps with press-studs at rear.

Firefighter's Mk 3

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1988/0986/U

Full face glass fibre helmet shell with removable fabric curtain secured by a metal band to the lower edge. Large acrylic visor with fine metal mesh pivoting round the side of the helmet. Plastic adjustable head band and webbing cradle. Padded curtain fitted with silver reflective material, covers the back of the neck, shoulders and chest.

Desert DPM

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X004-6420

Desert DPM, waistcoat style, body armour cover closing in the front with a full length Velcro flap. Velcro straps in the sides for girth adjustment. Zip opening on the inside for insertion of body armour filler. Large flapped pockets on the front and back for insertion of ceramic plates. Buttoned tab in centre of the chest for rank slide.