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Webbing Belt
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1987/1957/U
This canvas webbing belt has been blancoed white. While white webbing was normally reserved for special occasions it also formed part of the standard uniform of the RAF Police.
RAF, Type G Oxygen Mask
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Five, 82/U/834
The Type G Oxygen Mask was introduced during 1942 and remained the RAF’s standard mask for the rest of the war and into the immediate post-war period.
Armband of an Orderly Officer
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 80/U/1477
Being Orderly Officer was a daily duty for officers of Flight Lieutenant rank or below. It involved various tasks including supervision of guards and saluting the raising and lowering of the RAF ensign.
WRAF Technician Servicing a Helicopter at Shawbury by Boyd & Evans, crayon on paper
Fine Art, London, Art Gallery, Hangar Three, FA00495
Fionnuala Boyd and Les Evans work inter-dependently as an artistic partnership, at times drawing on the same leaves of paper to realise a shared vision. Photography is central to their practice. In the studio, when away from the subject, they based their drawings on photographs, and today photography is their main medium.
Tapestry depicting an Avro Vulcan
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1996/0244/C
Hand embroidered coloured tapestry depicting an RAF Avro Vulcan aircraft flying in the clouds.
RAF Flying Badge of a Radio Observer
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 83/U/140
As the Second World War progressed the Observer's badge was slowly phased out, replaced by an Aircrew Brevet, first introduced for Air Gunners. Each speciality was represented by the letters of their trade. This Brevet is for a Radio Observer and was worn by operators of the new radar devices being fitted to aircraft of the time.
IFOR Badge
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-6223
During the 1990s the RAF would undertake both offensive and peacekeeping role in the Balkans. The Implementation Force (IFOR) was a NATO-led peace-keeping force which operated in the former Yugoslavian provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Gloves of an Officer
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-3578
With the adoption of the blue grey uniform in 1919 the colour of the Service Dress gloves remained brown as a reminder of the RAF's origins with the Royal Flying Corps.
Aircrew Helmet Mark 2A
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1988/1347/U
The first protective helmet to have integrated communications, the Mk 2 series had a weighted bar which would force the visor down to protect the face in the event of a cockpit ejection.
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