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Jigsaw Puzzle of H2S Display
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 73/K/552
By assembling jigsaw puzzles like this one of Oslo Fjord in Norway, RAF navigators learned to recognise places from the way they were displayed on H2S ground mapping radar screens.
Desert DPM Combat Hat
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-1135
Desert Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) was quickly rushed into production when British forces were sent to the Arabian Gulf ahead of the 1991 Gulf War.
Aircrew Helmet Mk 10
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1996/0412/U
The Aircrew Lightweight Protective Helmet Assembly (ALPHA) is made by Helmet Integrated Systems Ltd.
P-51 Mustang Canopy
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 71/A/508
Canopy rail from a P-51 Mustang flown by Captain Howard ‘Pete’ Wiggins, who joined the USAAF in 1942. As part of the US Army 8th Air Force, Howard Wiggins flew fighter aircraft such as P-51 Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbolts on bomber escort missions from bases in the UK.
Lightweight Gymnastic Club
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 71/Z/271
Exercises with Indian clubs such as the one shown here were popular in the early twentieth century.
US Air Force Flying Helmet Type P-4A
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-4422
Squadron Leader Maurice Morley wore this flying helmet during his exchange posting to the US Air Force (USAF) in the late 1950s, during which he flew F-102A Delta Dagger interceptors.
Hat badge of the Royal Air Force Nursing Service, 1918
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1987/1213/U
The Royal Air Force Temporary Nursing Service was established in June 1918. Princess Mary became the Service’s patron in 1923 and it has been known ever since as Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS).
Combat Helmet of a Vehicle Crewman
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1996/0437/U
The RAF has operated armoured fighting vehicles in a number of roles and conflicts.
Portable Oxygen Cylinder, RAF, Mk IB
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 1993/0158/U
Portable Oxygen Cylinders allowed aircrew to disconnect from the aircraft’s main oxygen supply and move around the aircraft.
Distinguished Flying Cross of Flight Lieutenant John Hunter Coghlan
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 79/D/1932
John Coghlan was a successful fighter pilot during the early days of the Second World War and destroyed at least six German aircraft. The citation for his DFC, awarded during the Battle of Britain on 30 July 1940, stated ‘at all times he has shown the greatest initiative and courage …’.
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