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Beret of Other Ranks

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 80/U/1399

In 1948 the beret replaced the Field Service cap as the standard headgear for No. 2 Working Dress uniform.

Blue grey beret with RAF badge at front, © RAF Museum

RAF Police Shoulder Tab

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-0288

In their role of protecting personnel and ensuring the rule of military law is upheld within the station, the RAF police find themselves with a task that is not always fully appreciated by other members of the Air Force.

Two identical navy cloth badges with horizontal red stripe with navy lettering RAFP, © RAF Museum

Service Dress Cap of a Chaplain

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 68/U/131

Chaplains wear the same blue grey service dress cap as other RAF officers but the eagle and laurel badge is replaced by the winged cross of the RAF Chaplaincy.

Blue grey fabric peaked cap with decorative cloth band and strap and winged badge at front, © RAF Museum

Operation GRANBY Badge

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-5352

GRANBY was the operational name given to the response by UK forces to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and the subsequent Gulf War of 1991.

Circular yellow cloth badge with cartoon camel and inscription reading Bye Bye Saddam, © RAF Museum

Aircrew Helmet Mark 4A

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1996/0427/U

Introduced during the early 1980s, the Mk 4 series was used widely.

Dark green hard-shell helmet with eye visor covered in dark material and metal microphone arm, © RAF Museum

RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team Helmet

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 71/U/996

Since 1965 the RAF Falcons have been stunning crowds with their combination of free-fall and close formation parachute displays.

Bright orange hard shell crash-helmet, with cheek flaps and chinstrap, © RAF Museum

Service Dress Cap of a Warrant Officer

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, X004-7286

Bearing a striking resemblance to the cap worn by Other Ranks, the Warrant Officer's cap can be distinguished by the metal eagle, crown and laurel leaf badge which echoes the embroidered badge worn by commissioned officers.

Blue grey fabric cap, with decorative cloth band and strap with a metal crown, eagle and palm leaf badge, © RAF Museum

RAF Bomb Disposal Helmet

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 1992/0818/U

Bombs can bury themselves deep in the ground, needing a shaft to be dug to reach them. When this was required, members of RAF bomb disposal teams would wear protective mining equipment like this helmet.

Hardened dark leather protective helmet with white lettering on sides, © RAF Museum

Mountain Climbing Helmet

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 73/U/463

The RAF Mountain Rescue Service can trace its origins back to a unit established during 1942 which was trained and equipped to reach crash sites in the Welsh mountains. While its original purpose was to recover military personnel, the Mountain Rescue Service has spent most of its operational life providing aid to civilians.

Bright blue brimless hard crash helmet with nylon chinstraps, © RAF Museum

Helmet of an Aerial Erector

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 72/U/924

Aerial Erectors construct and maintain communication infrastructure. This can involve climbing towers as high as 100 metres (328 feet).

Hard, yellow protective helmet with small brim and chinstrap, © RAF Museum