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GEE Radio Frequency Unit Type 24

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X005-2646

GEE was a radio navigation aid with few components, enabling it to be fitted easily to most aircraft requiring a navigator. It acquired a reputation of being simple to operate and gained the nickname ‘the goon box’ as anybody could use it.

GEE Radio Frequency Unit Type 24 | X005-2646, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Hand Stamp

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 71/T/420

Like any organisation the RAF has to deal with a lot of administration. This hand stamp was used in the Air Ministry to mark the approval of a specific department.

Metal stamp with wooden handle, © RAF Museum

Field Service Cap of Other Ranks

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 77/U/870

As an economy measure in 1943, black plastic buttons and badges replaced the brass examples previously found on the 1936 Pattern cap.

Blue grey fabric cap, with two plastic buttons at front, © RAF Museum

Women's Voluntary Service Jacket

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 84/U/543

During the Second World War over one million women volunteered with the Women’s Voluntary Service (WVS). Their work ranged from metal salvage, running mobile canteens for troops to providing rest centres for residents affected by bombing.

Blue single-breasted hip-length jacket in herringbone tweed, with two pockets and a badge stitched onto the arm, © RAF Museum

DPM Cap

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X007-8690

Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) was a form of camouflage. It became standard issue to military personnel in 1968.

Baggy peaked cloth cap in green, black, tan and sand camouflage pattern, © RAF Museum

General Service Combat Helmet Mark 6A

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X005-6263

During 2006, while UK forces were serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, an improved version of the Mk 6 helmet was introduced. This offered better ballistic protection and was recognisable by the change from a green to a black helmet shell.

Domed hard nylon ground combat helmet covered in a sand-coloured camouflage fabric, © RAF Museum

British Aerospace SRAAM

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Four, 1987/0073/M

As a result of the Vietnam War, which highlighted the need for positive visual identification of targets before missile launch, a new need for a Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (AAM) was created.

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Trojan 4x2 Light Van

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1924-1935, London, Hangar One, 71/V/789

The Trojan light van was introduced by the RAF in 1924 as a cheap replacement for the Ford Model T vans of the First World War.

Trojan 5cwt Van, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Control Column Grip

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1987/1430/A

Spade shaped control column tops were a common feature of British aircraft designs from the 1920s right through to the 1950s.

Semi-circular leather handle with metal lower half and two levers, © RAF Museum

Field Service Cap of an Officer

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1990/1135/U

After major uniform reforms in 1972, the Field Service cap was retained as an alternative to the beret or Service Dress cap that was worn with No. 2 Working Dress Uniform.

Blue grey fabric cap with two metal buttons at front and metal badge on left side, © RAF Museum

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