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Flying Trousers, Long Range Development Unit, RAF

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1994/0328/U

These flying trousers were produced for the RAF’s Long Range Development Unit whose Vickers Wellesleys set a long-distance flight record flying direct from Egypt to Australia in November 1938.

Flying Trousers, Long Range Development Unit, RAF | 1994/0328/U, © RAF Museum

Pilot's flying badge of Sergeant Robert Bayley

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1943 {cg}, In Storage, X008-9474

Pilot's wings badge that Sergeant Robert Bayley gave to his wife as a memento of him, on which he has written on the reverse 'With all my love to my beloved wife from your adoring husband'.

Pilot's flying badge of Sergeant Robert Bayley | X008-9474, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Fordson Sussex fitted with a Wild Balloon Winch

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938-1945, London, Hangar Five, 1995/0886/V

Balloons were an important deterrent to low-level attack, usually sited on the approach to important targets. If an aircraft hit the balloon's cable, it would then be cut by explosive links, which in turn activated two parachutes. These would rapidly slow the aircraft, forcing it to stall and crash.

Six-wheeled dark grey metal vehicle with wire cage behind the driver's cab, © RAF Museum

Flying Jacket Liner, Long Range Development Unit, RAF

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1994/0329/U

This flying jacket liner was produced for the RAF’s Long Range Development Unit whose Vickers Wellesleys set a long-distance flight record flying direct from Egypt to Australia in November 1938.

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Flying Jacket, Long Range Development Unit RAF

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1994/0327/U

This flying jacket was produced for the RAF’s Long Range Development Unit whose Vickers Wellesleys set a long-distance flight record flying direct from Egypt to Australia in November 1938.

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RAF Ensign

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1994/0325/Y

This RAF ensign was carried in a Vickers Wellesley aircraft of the Long Range Development Unit during its non-stop 48-hour flight between Ismailia in Egypt and Darwin in Australia in November 1938.

A light blue ensign in a brown frame, RAF roundel and Union Jack, RAF Museum / RAFM

Medal bar of Warrant Officer Michael Moloney

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1963, In Storage, X008-8795

Warrant Officer Michael Joseph Moloney was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945 and Long Service Medal for his RAF service. Maloney was a volunteer from the Irish Republic.

Medal Bar of two gold stars and three round silver medals on coloured ribbons, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

1939-1945 Star of Sergeant Charles Alfred Hilder

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1944, In Storage, X008-8797

The ribbon is not attached to Sergeant Charles Alfred Hilder's 1939-1945 Star because it was awarded posthumously.

Gold Star and a ribbon of three equally sized bars of colour, light blue, red and dark blue, RAF Museum

13mm, MG131

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, In Storage, In Storage, 71/O/132

The Maschinengewehr 131 or MG131 was a heavy machinegun in service with the Luftwaffe form 1940 until 1945. Small and lightweight, it was less than 60% of the weight of the comparable US 0.5in Browning Machinegun.

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Fishplate from Halifax III HX339

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1944, London, Hangar Five, 1998/0182/A

This fishplate (part of an aircraft's structure that holds two elements together) came from Halifax III HX339, and includes a 20mm round from a Messerschmitt Bf 109.

Fishplate from Halifax III HX339 | 1998/0182/A, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

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