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Peter five

Library, In Storage, 027905

Construction of the United States Army Air Service base in France, 1917

Photographs, In Storage, X007-5450

Eighteen postcards. A) Two US Army Air Service officers and a civilian. B) USAAS building crew. C) Lecture huts. D) Technical Stores. E) Pupil Officers' Quarters close-up. F) Pupil Officers' Quarters - distant shot. G) Interior of a hangar - roof structure. H) View from top of water tank. I) Women's Hostel in course of construction. J) Women's Hostel completed. K) Pupil Officers' mess room, decorated with flags. L) Crane about to lift the first truss onto a hangar. M) General view from the valley. N) Hangars under construction. O) Roof of workshops. P) Hangar with two trusses in place. Q) Hangar with roof structure complete, but unclad. R) Hangar with roof cladding started.

Tropical, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Officers, Ptn 1908

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, X002-6460

Single-breasted, four button jacket with roll step collar and lapels. Pleated, flap and button breast pockets and bellows, flap and button skirt pockets. All buttons of Regimental pattern. Centre rear vent, false pointed cuffs, shoulder straps bearing R.W.F. gilding metal, straight shoulder-titles and two gilt brass pips for Lieutenant. Hanging from the rear of the collar the black silk Regimental flash. Above left breast pocket the RAF pilots badge. Above left cuff a single gold braid wound stripe.

Demon's Face/1466

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 70/C/987

Two fragments cut from fabric covering of Handley Page O/100. The largest, showing slight evidence of creasing, is an insignia showing a snarling, black faced demon with red horns, red eyebrows and red eyes painted on mud-brown fabric. Alongside the face are three rows of bombs, 14 in total, presumably mission tallies, painted a dull orange colour. The greyish-white serial 1466 is from the tail fabric and overlies the Demon fabric to one side. Mounted in portrait format glass fronted wooden frame.

Richthofen

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, X003-2035

Circular, matt silver with; Obverse - uniformed three-quarters facing bust of Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, encircled by RITTMEISTER MANFRED FRHR V RICHTHOFEN. Reverse - next to a gravestone, decorated with a knight's helmet with crest and mantling and a coat of arms and bearing the date 12 APRIL 1918, a standing eagle, its head raised in salute with the number 89 pierced by an arrow. Encircled by the words DER ROTE KAMPF FLIEGER. Signed by the artist at the base of gravestone.

Empire Gallantry Medal

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1995/0999/D

Circular, silver with straight bar suspender connected to the medal by a clasp of laurel leaves. Obverse - Britannia, seated, with shield, trident and a rising sun. Around the rim FOR GOD AND THE EMPIRE and below the figure, FOR GALLANTRY. Reverse - crowned GRI with V below all within a ring made up of lions passant regardant. Ribbon - purple with central, narrow orange stripe mounted with a silver laurel branch. Edge engraved 368345 L.G. A.C. NORMAN. G. BREADON. R.A.F.

British Empire, Most Excellent Order of the, Dame Commander, Civil, Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1992/0801/D

A four armed silver-gilt cross enamelled pale blue, the ends of the arms divided into three branches. The upper arm terminating in a gold crown with integral loop and articulated ring suspender. Centrally a gold medallion bearing the seated figure of Britannia within a crimson ring lettered FOR GOD AND THE EMPIRE. Reverse plain gold, the medallion bearing GRI crowned. Ribbon - purple, formed in a bow.

RAF, Type Q 18

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X004-8501

Pale grey-green rubber face cup with interior sealing lip and oxygen inlet pipe on left side, microphone mounted centrally and expiratory valve below it. The exterior overlaid by a black plastic reinforcing shell to which is attached the lever fitted with thin wire links and rod connectors which retain the mask in tight contact with the wearer's face. Short microphone lead with flat, 6 point connector. Black corrugated oxygen pipe terminating in a parallel sided connector.

Officer's, B/G, Ptn 1947

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1990/1038/U

Single-breasted, blue-grey, four button jacket - three visible uniform buttons, one flat button under waist belt - with roll step collar, flap and button, pleated breast pockets but none in skirt. Two small inset pockets let into the waist. Centre rear vent. Fabric belt with two prong gilt buckle. Rank lace on cuffs to the rank of Air Commodore. Medal ribbons for...Defence Medal, 1939-45 War Medal... Pilot's brevet in gold wire above left breast pocket.

RAF, Wading Dress, Ptn 1938

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 83/U/506

Rubberised fabric combination suit with belt and fitted with attachment points so that flotation aids can be clipped across chest and back. Rubber seals at wrists. The garment has a lace-up opening in the chest and to put it on the wearer has to climb into it. The foot part is made integral with the leg and covered over in use by 'brogues' - heavily reinforced leather ankle boots with protective toe caps and hob nails.