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German Air Force 1933-1945, KW s/41 Flying Trousers

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X002-8886

To the victors, go the spoils. These trousers managed to escape destruction by American forces tasked with clearing out a Luftwaffe store and fell into the hands of Dutch civilians.

German Air Force 1933-1945, KW s/41 Flying Trousers | X002-8886, Royal Air Force Museum

FuG 212 Airborne Radar Indicator Unit

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1995/0922/R

The German Air Force started to deploy radar equipped night fighters during 1941. In 1943, an improved model of the Luftwaffe’s Lichtenstein radar, the Funkgerät (FuG) 212, was introduced. The indicator enabled the radio operator to guide the fighter to within visual range of Allied aircraft.

Rectangular light grey painted case housing three cathode ray tubes and ten switches fitted in the face., RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Ruhrstahl/Kramer X-4

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1987/0060/O

The X4, was developed as an Air-to-Air Missile (AAM), although its use of wire guidance paved the way for modern anti-tank missiles, which often used wire guidance for reliability and immunity to countermeasures.

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Luftwaffe Anti-Aircraft War Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 66/U/941

Originally devised as qualification badges for aircrew, the use of some trade badges became linked to combat experience. The Anti-Aircraft Badge was awarded according to a points system reflecting the types of engagements that individual had undertaken.

Badge shows a flak gun surrounded by a wreath with a Nazi eagle above., RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

Tripod for Flak Binoculars

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X008-7076

Flak binoculars were used during daylight to identify aircraft and provide initial heading information for German anti-aircraft artillery.

Tripod for Flak Binoculars | X008-7076, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Rheinmetall, 7.92mm, MG17

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 79/O/1733

The Maschinengewehr 17 or MG 17 was the standard, fixed 7.92mm rifle calibre machine gun in service with the Luftwaffe form 1934 until 1945.

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Skin Panel, Kampfgruppe 100 Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 65/Y/758

Kampfgruppe (KGr) 100 was a specialised unit of the German Air Force which pioneered the use of radio aids for bombing and target marking during the Second World War.

Semi-circular panel with an image of a ship with red and white striped mast; partial losses to top layer and edges, © RAF Museum

Female Flak-Helper’s Arm Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1986/0591/U

By 1943 a lack of manpower led the Luftwaffe to turn to auxiliary forces for personnel to operate their flak and searchlight defences. These included female auxiliaries, schoolchildren aged 16 and Russian prisoners of war willing to help in exchange for better conditions.

Female Flak-Helper’s Arm Badge | 1986/0591/U, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Night Fighter Operational Flying Clasp (Gold)

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X004-0867

The Luftwaffe introduced flying clasps as a way of acknowledging an aircrew’s operational experience. A bronze clasp represented 20 operational flights, silver 60 and gold 110.

Night Fighter Operational Flying Clasp (Gold) | X004-0867, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Junkers Ju 88 Recognition Model

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1991/0198/M

This is a British-made model of a Second World War German Junkers Ju 88, used to train RAF personnel, particularly pilots, gunners and members of the Observer Corps, in the vital skill of aircraft recognition.

Model of an aircraft in dark grey-green, with a black cross on each wing and a swastika on the tail, © RAF Museum