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Other Ranks' Ptn 1912 RNAS Jacket

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 65/U/271

Dark blue, single-breasted, serge, four button jacket with turn-over collar and small lapels. Straight flapped, inset pockets in skirts, no vent at rear. Two small buttons, vertically, at each cuff. All buttons black horn with crowned fouled anchor.

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Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Officer's No 1 Jacket, Ptn 1908

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 1988/0738/U

Single-breasted, khaki jacket with rounded opening in the skirt for wearing of kilt and sporran. Roll-step collar and lapels, four flap and button pockets, the breast pockets pleated, the skirt pockets of bellows type shaped to accommodate the opening in the skirt. The waist fitted with brass hooks for wear with a Sam Browne. Shoulder straps plain. Bronze Regimental Collar badges. False pointed cuffs encircled by one pale khaki, chevron lace and the cuff carries two embroidered rank pips for a Lieutenant.

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Officers Sporran, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, X003-7331

Badger head sporran on a red leather pouch.

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Winch

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 72/R/705

Large circular geared reel containing copper wire and cast iron sinker weight. Manually operated with braking device and fitted mounting frame.

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Other Ranks' RFC Jacket, Ptn 1914

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 82/U/664

Khaki serge jacket with lapel extending fully to right shoulder and fastening with concealed horn buttons; shoulder straps and horizontal, inset pockets with flaps all fastened with visible, small horn buttons. No tabs on cuffs. The fall part of the collar closes edge to edge with hooks and eyes. The front lower opening fitted with a press stud to keep it closed across the upper legs. The sleeves, chest and shoulders lined, but the lower part unlined. Short vent at centre rear.

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Military Cross

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 1997/0326/D

Silver cross with splayed ends bearing a crown at each end. The centre of the cross overlaid with a facetted cross with a central monogram GR. Plain single link suspender from a plain bar. Ribbon - white, purple, white equal stripes.

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Type P1470 Magneto

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 75/E/837

Rectangular rounded body with the front face having an (anti-clockwise) manually wound handle fitted in the centre. Four mounting holes and points fitted in the rear. Bakelite terminals screwed into either with carbon brushes at the ends.

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RAF Switchbox No. 8

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 1994/0543/A

Rectangular box fitted with eight on/off toggle switches in the face and a wooden base.

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Royal Aircraft Factory BE2b (Replica)

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 1992/0382/A

The BE2b was a very stable aircraft. On 26 April 1915, in the First World War, 2nd Lt William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse attacked Courtrai Railway Station, Cambrai, Northern France flying BE2b No. 687. Dropping a 100lb bomb he was fatally wounded by ground fire but managed to fly home, and was awarded the first Victoria Cross for an aerial action.

Biplane with white body and wings and wooden struts, © RAF Museum

Aircraft Model (Trench Art)

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Two, 1994/0361/C

Miniature model biplane made from "8x51mm Lebel Mle 1886D" cartridge and strips of light alloy, engraved wings, propeller, and wheels. FRANCE 1916 BALKANS 1918 across tailplane.

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