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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.

Distinguished Service Order

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 1988/0591/D

A silver-gilt cross with curved arms, enamelled white with gold edges bearing centrally a red medallion within a laurel wreath; the obverse mounted with a crown, the reverse with GRI crowned in gilt metal. With a simple double ring suspender to a bar decorated with laurel leaves. The same bar, with a pin at rear, at the top of the ribbon. Ribbon - crimson with bright blue edges.

Sam Browne

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, X004-1871

Narrow, brown leather strap fitted with a brass stud and pierced leather tab at its rear end and shaped to a pierced point at its forward end. Attached to this end a short strap with single pin brass buckle at one end and a brass stud and pierced leather tab at the other. The strap fitted with two leather loops, one fixed and one running.

Maxim, Ground Use, 7.92mm

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, X004-9917

This type of belt with the extended metal tabs was used on ground machineguns only, not air machineguns. Woven cotton webbing belt rivetted together with brass separating strips between each of the tubes which accepts a single round of ammunition. Every third spacer is of an extended type designed so that the noses of the bullets do not get damaged or the round pushed backwards in the belt.

Short Sunderland, Tail Trolley

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X002-6589

Wood and metal structure. Square, wooden main body with single axle - double rubber tyred wheels each side. Tapered wooden tow bar with silver painted steel shackle halfway and wooden cross piece at end for man-handling. Top consists of four angled wooden posts and rubber pads to fit under the rear keel of the Sunderland, each side pair adjustable by hand gearing. Painted dark brown overall.

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.

KD, Officer's, Cross-over Type, Ptn 1930s

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 83/U/1048

Khaki drill knee length shorts with button fly. Two side pockets opening vertically down the side seems. The waistband fashioned as two extended straps which cross-over each other; the right one passing through a slit in the left side and thence to a pin buckle, the left one passing through a retainer on the right side and thence to a pin buckle (both buckles missing).

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.

SD, Field Officer's, Khaki, Ptn 1918

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 83/U/644

Peaked cap with khaki crown, black mohair band and black patent leather chin strap and peak. The peak decorated with one row of gold oak leaf embroidery. On the band the RAF officers' cap badge of a crown in gold and silver wire embroidery and coloured silks above a gilt metal eagle above two pairs of gold wire laurel leaves.