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Flying Helmet Mark I

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1917-1930, London, Hangar One, X002-6497

The original RAF flying helmet. This pattern of helmet was first issued to the Royal Flying Corps in 1916 and continued in service with the RAF into the 1930s.

Soft brown leather fur-lined helmet with chinstrap and upturned fur peak, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

Siskin Aircraft Fabric

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1930, London, Hangar One, 79/Y/936

Squadron emblems frequently refer back to a period in their history. The Cross of Lorraine adopted by No. 41 Squadron was taken from the arms of the French town of St Omer where the squadron was based during the First World War.

Rectangular fabric with complex red cross topped with golden crown, © RAF Museum / RAF Museum

MKVA Pressure Head

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1935, London, Hangar One, X004-1282

It is fundamentally important to know an aircraft's speed through the air. This can be achieved by the use of a Pressure Head.

Black metal y-shaped frame with two protruding silver tubes, RAF Museum

Ki-Gass Engine Priming Pump

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1945, London, Hangar One, X005-2723

Prior to starting, piston engines require fuel to be fed to the cylinders. This can be done by hand-turning the propeller or by the use of a priming pump.

Brass coloured tube topped with a circular plug with Ki Gass inscription, © RAF Museum

Operations Plotting Stand

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1950, London, Hangar One, X005-5739

Plotting rooms were vital to the defence of the UK. Information gathered from radar and the Observer Corps was collected together so defensive measures could be co-ordinated.

Freestanding metal frame topped with paper square with large letter B, © RAF Museum

Liberty Pennant

Aircraft & Exhibits, SEP 1946, London, Hangar One, X005-5722

Many nations have gone out of their way to show their gratitude towards RAF personnel who fought to liberate them.

Triangular cloth flag with Union Jack motif, © RAF Museum

Mikoyan Mig 17 Recognition Model

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1960-Circa 1980, London, Hangar One, X004-6150

Recognition of potential enemy aircraft – as well as your own – is a vital skill learned by RAF personnel. Scale models were useful tools as they could be studied from every conceivable angle.

Stylised white plastic model of aircraft, © RAF Museum

Ground Servicing, Blue Steel Missile, Mk. 1

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1962-1969, London, Hangar One, 71/O/379

Yellow painted servicing trolley for Blue Steel nuclear missile.

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RAF 50th Anniversary Air Show Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, 14 JUN 1968, London, Hangar One, 1991/0539/C

The RAF does like to mark an anniversary. One of the main events to mark the 50th anniversary of the RAF in 1968 was the Jubilee Air Show at RAF Abingdon. It included many of the airframes now in the collection of the RAF Museum's collection.

White circular badge with light blue cross and black lettering, © RAF Museum

Skynet 2B

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1973-1974, London, Hangar One, 79/R/141

Skynet 2B, represented here by this qualification model, was an important advance in military communications satellite technology for the UK when it was introduced in the 1970s.

Silver and gold cylindrical spacecraft two meters long and two meters wide with small conical projection at one end, © RAF Museum