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RAF Type B flying helmet, John Hannah

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, London, Hangar Five, 82/U/787

John Hannah was wearing this flying helmet on the operation of 15 September 1940 when he won his Victoria Cross.

RAF Type B flying helmet, John Hannah | 82/U/787, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Women's Royal Air Force, Officers Gold Mess Dress Handbag

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Six, X003-0982

RAF personnel are issued with a variety of uniforms to be worn on specific occasions. Mess Dress is the most formal wear worn at special dinners and events.

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Flying Gauntlet, RAF, 1943 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 69/U/447

The 1943 Pattern Flying Gauntlets dispensed with the zip opening of earlier models. They were designed to be worn with pain or electrically heated inner gloves.

RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Bomb Power Type NE 209A Overpressure Measuring Device.

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Four, 84/I/98

Type as would have been used by Royal Observer Corp (ROC) for taking readings in the event of a nuclear attack on the UK.

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Flying Wire Acorn

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 83/A/811

Flying wires, which can be seen connecting a biplane's wings, serve two purposes. They support the weight of the wings when on the ground and hold the wings in place when flying.

Elongated chrome egg with large slot along one side, © RAF Museum

Flying Boot, RAF, 1941 Pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1993/0148/U

The tendency for the 1940 Pattern Flying boot to fall off when parachuting from an aircraft led to a quick redesign incorporating a leather buckle to the bottom of the near identical 1941 Pattern Boot.

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Flying Helmet Type D

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 79/U/448

The Type D was the standard helmet issued in tropical climates during the 1940s. It followed the pattern of the Type C helmet but substituted cotton drill for leather and added a neck flap.

White cotton helmet with cylindrical black plastic headphones with leads fixed to sides, © RAF Museum

Royal Armoured Corps Mk. 2 Combat Helmet

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1945-1980s, Cosford, Hangar Four, X004-1188

Steel helmet shell fitted with a removable padded liner and chin strap.

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Fairey Delta 2

Aircraft & Exhibits, FEB 1956-SEP 1967, Cosford, Hangar Two, 85/A/10

In the late 1940s Britain was trailing far behind in supersonic aircraft design. To try to retrieve matters the Ministry of Supply issued a specification for a supersonic research aircraft, and Fairey set about meeting this with a delta-winged aircraft designed for investigation into flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds.

Fairey FD2 on display at RAFM Cosford., © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Napier Lion VII

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1927-1965, London, Hangar Three/Four, 65/E/1098

The Napier Lion VII was a racing version of the popular Lion engine, used widely in the 1920s. The VII powered racing aircraft as well as record breaking land and sea vehicles.

Napier Lion VII | 65/E/1098, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

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