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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.
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.
Window Bundle
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 78/R/302
The modern day equivalent is known by the American code name Chaff.
RAF Cricket Cap
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 83/U/409
Sporting activities, especially team games, have always been encouraged in the Royal Air Force.
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
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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