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Imperial Airways cap badge
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 77/U/111
Commercial air lines, such as Imperial Airways, established strong corporate identities by introducing uniform for their crew that resembled RAF uniforms.
Medal Bar of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Andrew Henry Humphrey, GCB, OBE, DFC, AFC and Two Bars
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1988/0611/D
Sir Andrew Humphrey had a long and distinguished career in the RAF, beginning at RAF College Cranwell in 1939 as a Flight Cadet. He became Chief of the Air Staff in 1974 and was later promoted to Marshal of the Royal Air Force.
Working Cap of Women's Royal Air Force Domestic Staff
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 77/U/244
The Women's Royal Air Force of 1918 offered a wide variety of jobs from domestic service to clerical and technical roles.
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.
Medical Officer's Collar Badge, Ptn 1918
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1988/0432/U
Medical officers in the RAF can be distinguished by their collar badges depicting the twin entwined serpents and winged staff of the Caduceus of Mercury.
Medal Bar of Wing Commander Alan Geoffrey Page, DSO, DFC and Bar
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, X003-6855
Geoffrey Page was badly burned when he was shot down while attacking a German bomber formation over the English Channel on 12 August 1940 during the Battle of Britain.
Medals of Corporal Ernest Gladstone Reeves
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, X001-2415
The details of where Corporal Reeves served and what his role was are not known, other than that he worked as groundcrew during the Battle of Britain. He represents ‘the Many’ who supported ‘the Few’, without whom the Battle could not have been won.
Uniform Jacket of Baron Dowding of Bentley Priory
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 71/U/1224
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding was Air Officer Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. This jacket is typical of those worn by officers in 1940 and bears Sir Hugh Dowding’s medal ribbons, pilot’s brevet and rank tapes. It was bequeathed to the Museum after his death in 1970.
Service Dress Cap of Other Ranks
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 80/U/1357
The wearing of Other Ranks' Service Dress caps was suspended in 1939 for the duration of the Second World War. They were only reintroduced in 1952.
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