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Flying Trousers, Long Range Development Unit, RAF

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1994/0328/U

These flying trousers were produced for the RAF’s Long Range Development Unit whose Vickers Wellesleys set a long-distance flight record flying direct from Egypt to Australia in November 1938.

Flying Trousers, Long Range Development Unit, RAF | 1994/0328/U, © RAF Museum

Short Stirling Tail Wheel Unit

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1943 {cg}, Cosford, Hangar Three, 1994/1359/A

The Stirling was so large that, uniquely amongst British heavy bombers of the Second World War, it had a twin tail wheel assembly.

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Flying Jacket, Long Range Development Unit RAF

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1994/0327/U

This flying jacket was produced for the RAF’s Long Range Development Unit whose Vickers Wellesleys set a long-distance flight record flying direct from Egypt to Australia in November 1938.

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Napier Dagger VIII

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938-1968, London, Hangar Three/Four, 68/E/36

955 hp twenty-four cylinder vertically opposed H shaped aero engine as fitted to the Handley Page Hereford.

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RAF Ensign

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1994/0325/Y

This RAF ensign was carried in a Vickers Wellesley aircraft of the Long Range Development Unit during its non-stop 48-hour flight between Ismailia in Egypt and Darwin in Australia in November 1938.

A light blue ensign in a brown frame, RAF roundel and Union Jack, RAF Museum / RAFM

Flying Jacket Liner, Long Range Development Unit, RAF

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1938, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1994/0329/U

This flying jacket liner was produced for the RAF’s Long Range Development Unit whose Vickers Wellesleys set a long-distance flight record flying direct from Egypt to Australia in November 1938.

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Fordson Model N Tractor

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939, London, Hangar Five, X003-2265

The Fordson agricultural tractor was introduced into RAF service during the 1930s when the increasing size and weight of aircraft often required mechanical assistance to move them.

Fordson Model N Tractor | X003-2265, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

Plotting Block, Friendly Forces

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, Cosford, Hangar Two, X008-4179

Plotting blocks and counters were used in Operations Rooms in the Second World War and particularly in the Battle of Britain to track the movements of incoming formations of enemy aircraft.

Wooden triangular prism-shaped block displaying numbers over two rows, with a metal rod topped by a yellow card, © RAF Museum

Plotting Block, Hostile Raid

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939-1945, London, Hangar Five, X002-6552

Plotting blocks and counters were used in Operations Rooms in the Second World War and particularly in the Battle of Britain to track the movements of incoming formations of enemy aircraft.

Wooden triangular prism-shaped block displaying numbers over two rows: ‘809’ on yellow cards and ‘30+’ on blue cards, © RAF Museum

Parachute Fabric from the final flight of Pilot Officer William Meade Lindsley Fiske

Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940, In Storage, 78/C/1209

Fragment of charred silk parachute framed with written history and press cutting of Pilot Officer William Meade Lindsley (Billy) Fiske's funeral.

piece of burnt parachute, a newspaper clipping, descriptive caption and note on donation inside a frame, RAF Museum

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