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Flying Helmet Type B

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 77/U/636

Similar in shape to the 1930 Pattern flying helmet, the most recognisable feature of the Type B was the large zipped covers housing the telephone receivers.

Soft brown leather helmet with chinstrap and large leather headphone domes over ears, © RAF Museum

Brass Button Stick

Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Two, 70/U/749

Brass buttons were fitted to RAF uniforms into the 1960s. They required daily polishing to maintain the standard of appearance required of RAF recruits.

Rectangle of brass with a large slot in the middle, © RAF Museum

Window Bundle

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 78/R/302

The modern day equivalent is known by the American code name Chaff.

Beige cardboard and paper stack with string handle, © RAF Museum

RAF Cricket Cap

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 83/U/409

Sporting activities, especially team games, have always been encouraged in the Royal Air Force.

Soft sports cap in red and white alternate segments, © RAF Museum

Air Gunner badge, 1923 pattern

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1987/1492/U

Unofficial sample Air Gunner badge used on Blue Grey Dress and Khaki Drill Uniform

On a rectangular patch of dark blue Melton with rounded top corners, a winged bullet in pale blue embroidery., RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAF Museum

RAF Trade Physical Training Instructor Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X005-4509

The badge of the Physical Training Instructor depicts three arms wielding Indian Clubs.

Circular brass badge formed of three arms holding exercise clubs with letters PTI in the centre, © RAF Museum

Study for 'Take Off': Stirling Bomber Cockpit by Dame Laura Knight, charcoal and watercolour on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA01208

This detailed study represents the interior of a Stirling Bomber aircraft. It is one of many preparatory works, drawn on large sheets of paper, which Dame Laura Knight made for the painting ‘Take Off’ (1943, Imperial War Museums).

Study for 'Take Off': Stirling Bomber Cockpit by Dame Laura Knight, charcoal and watercolour on paper, 1943, The artist's estate and Bridgeman Images / RAF Museum

Medal Bar of 6, Squadron Leader Walter Henry Park

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 79/D/2131

Walter Henry Park joined the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, earning the Military Cross in 1917. His Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded for operations in North Russia in 1919 and the Bar for operations in Kurdistan in 1922.

6 metal medals suspended on a bar by coloured silk ribbons, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAFM/Iain Duncan

Evening Bag

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X005-5050

Wives and sweethearts of serving personnel often wear an item of clothing or jewellery decorated with, or in the shape of, RAF wings to show they have someone dear to them in the service.

Pure-shaped bag with gold strap and fabric body, © RAF Museum

Hucks Starter

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, X008-0999

Most aircraft engines had to be started by swinging the propeller by hand until Captain Bentfield Hucks invented the Hucks Starter just after the First World War. It could start engines more quickly and with less risk of accidents.

Open top four wheeled vehicle with long raised shaft projecting from the front, RAF Museum

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